Business travel

The future low-cost airline that Air France wants to launch in winter 2017 - codenamed "Project Boost" - will be a hybrid between a traditional airline and a low-cost carrier, the equivalent of a simplified service carrier. There are already examples of this in Asia with Silk Air, launched by Singapore Airlines, and in North America with Air Canada Rouge. In Europe too, with an illustrious development: that of Eurowings - formerly Germanwings until last year, and a spin-off from the German airline Lufthansa.

On Thursday, the management of Air France-KLM presented the details of the Trust Together plan. Among the nine strategic pillars, the group will focus in particular on the launch of a new airline which, while not officially low-cost, should return loss-making routes to profitability.

Having spent 16 years working for some of the biggest names in business travel - KDS, KDS, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, KLM - as well as having experience in purchasing, Dick Wissink joined Trainline at the end of September with solid expertise in business travel. The new BtoB Sales Director for Europe shares his vision of the company as it integrates CaptainTrain.

The inauguration of the NH Collection Mexico City Reforma was celebrated at the end of October. Ramón Aragonés, Managing Director of the Group, alongside Regional Director Eduardo Bosch, explains the strategic importance of this new business address. Interviewed in Mexico City by Florian Guillemin.

On 19 October, the managers of NH Hotels and the Mexican authorities celebrated the inauguration of the NH Collection Mexico City Reforma, in the business district of the Mexican capital. The opening of this new hotel will underline the new ambitions of the group and its top-of-the-range brand in the Americas.

Thai Airways International and Singapore Airlines for the Airbus A350, Malaysia Airlines for the Airbus A380: the three airlines are adjusting their strategies to the European aircraft manufacturer's aircraft.

Chinese conglomerate HNA is to take a 25% stake in Hilton Worldwide, just a few months after acquiring Carlson Rezidor and its Radisson Blu and Park Inn brands. This is yet another illustration of the growing power of Chinese hoteliers.

Transformed into hotels, many historic sites tell wonderful stories to business tourists who, for the duration of a seminar, borrow the time machine to discover their rich past. Convents, châteaux or noble residences: organisers are spoilt for choice...

The Spanish airline has just unveiled its Premium Economy cabin - a first for Iberia - which will be introduced from the summer on selected flights to Latin America.

As part of its "be my guest" project, the long-stay chain Adagio has presented a full-scale test of the expected changes to its offering.

The Icelandic low-cost airline is increasing the number of daily flights between Paris and Reykjavik to two in March. This announcement is part of WOW Air's expansion strategy, with new routes and frequencies in Europe and North America.

AccorHotels is enhancing its mobile application with a new service for connecting business travellers in partnership with LinkedIn.

The B&B budget hotel chain is exporting its econochic concept to Spain with the acquisition of 15 establishments from the Spanish group Sidorme.

The budget brand of the Louvre Hotels group has opened its first establishment in China, in the heart of Shanghai's business district.

The SNCF has just invested three million euros in the VTC service Allocab, which is now looking to the international market and plans to "roll out revolutionary offers".

Since the launch of the first Paris-Muscat flight in 2009, Oman Air has continued to grow in strength at Roissy CDG. Having moved to five flights...

Is it possible to anticipate the needs - all the needs - of passengers when when travelling by plane? It's almost a reality nowadays, thanks to the tremendous technology in general, and smartphones in particular. The era of intuitive travel is finally within reach...

China has become one of the high-speed rail giants, investing the equivalent of 50 billion dollars in a decade to connect not...

Urban transport is undergoing a revolution without drivers. Individual cars, shared shuttles, even flying taxis: the future is already here.

Here is a feature that many savvy business travellers must have wished for on the eve of a very early morning take-off: since...