Business travel

On 20 December, Thalys is preparing to activate the security gates recommended by the government. The Lille and Paris-Gare du Nord stations will be affected. 

"Easyjet has continued to develop its services while retaining the low-cost DNA that has made it a success over the past 20 years.

On 7 December, MagicEvent unveiled its new Magic Travel Manager tool, which integrates the reservation tool into the workings of the company and business travel.

Singapore Airlines' Premium Economy is now available daily from Paris. A new argument for the airline with French business travellers.

With the announcement of its takeover of Fairmont Raffles, the French hotel group has established itself as a major player in the luxury hotel sector.

In June 2016, Air France will launch two new routes directly targeting the business travel market. The airline will connect Orly airport with New York JFK airport on a daily basis, and will fly to Tehran from Paris-CDG.

Museums no longer have a monopoly on art. Major hotels around the world have discovered that they have a collector's soul, and welcome works by the greatest names of yesterday and today to their residences.

Regus has announced the opening of four new business centres in Grenoble.

The upturn in the French air transport industry, including the national carrier Air France, was confirmed in 2015. And, as is generally the case, aviation activity is a harbinger of economic growth... so this is a highly positive sign!

On 3 December, Etihad Airways Chairman James Hogan inaugurated a brand new First and Business Lounge in Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) in New York. This is the airline's second lounge inauguration in the US market, after Dulles International Airport in Washington, DC.

Between acquisitions and renovations, the Singaporean groups Ascott and Frasers Hospitality, world leaders in the long-stay segment, are demonstrating the dynamism of the live-in flat concept. 

Two new Radisson Blu restaurants are due to open in the coming months in Istanbul and Moscow.  

Early next year, a floating hotel on the Seine is set to welcome its first guests.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) and the Lufthansa Group signed a strategic partnership agreement in November which will enable the two airline groups to operate the Europe-Singapore routes as a joint venture. 

Originally scheduled for 13 December, the launch by Thalys of the service between Paris and Dortmund has been postponed to spring 2016. The eighth...

"Business travellers are looking for experiential luxury".

"Every season there are new clashes and a different atmosphere".

Vilified for being one of the world's most polluting sectors, air transport has nonetheless been constantly adapting and innovating over the last two decades to reduce its environmental impact. The results are more than noticeable.

Next spring, the low-cost airline will offer services to Marseille, Barcelona, Venice and Berlin from Bordeaux-Mérignac.

TravelerCar, the French specialist in car hire between travellers, has strengthened its position with the acquisition of its competitor Carnomise.