Business travel

From the first kilometre of a business trip right through to arrival at the destination, business travellers and travel managers alike need to be kept abreast of the constant changes in business travel: new air services, business classes, loyalty programmesservices railway companies in trains or stationsoffers taxis or VTC for professionals...(see more)

Not forgetting the new players in the collaborative economy and the technology sector... Daily monitoring of these developments to ensure that business travel is ever safer, more comfortable and more sustainable, in business destinations in France and abroad.

Interview with : Andrew Budiman, Managing Director France Singapore Airlines

Andrew Budiman is the General Manager of Singapore Airlines in France. Present in the French capital for just over a year, he arrives at...

Car hire: Sixt launches SmartStart in France

The smoothness of the user journey is one of the strategic issues that car rental companies have been working on for several years now. Sixt has just played...

Thalys introduces free Wi-Fi

Free, widespread, faster and secure: the new Wi-Fi rolled out by Thalys over the past few days has plenty to appeal to the many business travellers who...

Montpellier: the airport asserts its ambitions

"The TGV derailed our growth for over a decade. But we are back on a growth trajectory": Pascal...

Munich: the airport goes on the offensive

Its success borders on the insolent... Opened in 1992, Munich airport has seen one of the strongest growth rates in Europe: from some seven million passengers a year at its beginnings, Munich now sees more than 40 million passengers a year pass through its doors.

Mövenpick to the power of three in Qatar

The third Qatari hotel in the Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts catalogue is opening its doors on 1st May, replacing the Grand Heritage Hotel...

New SkyTeam lounge in Dubai... while waiting for Beijing

A fifth SkyTeam lounge has just opened its doors at Dubai airport. At the end of the year, the airline alliance will open another lounge in...

Budget hotels: budget-conscious and cosy chic

In the past, a budget hotel was a practical stopover, but a little boring. By calling on the services of designers, brands have been able to add contemporary touches. At the same time, this style of hotel has become a style in itself.

These new entrants are shaking things up

Accommodation, transport, meetings: the world of business travel is attracting new players, often from the consumer sector and the collaborative economy. What remains to be done is to define the conditions under which they can be integrated into the rational management of business travel.

A declaration of love and a promise of services: a new start for Paris...

"Paris vous aime": two months to the day after Valentine's Day, those in charge of the Parisian airports are therefore sending a declaration...

CNPA report: car rental on "a platter".

Following the "new lease of life" that had boosted the short-term rental market in France in 2014, the stagnation recorded during the financial year...

"We're opening a Yotel at Paris CDG in July": interview with...

Yotel has just announced that it will be opening an 80-bedroom cabin hotel in terminal 2E at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport on 1 July. Jo Berrington, the brand's marketing director, talks about this concept, inspired by Japanese-style capsule hotels, which is both upmarket and suited to major international hubs and the urban centres of major cities.

Toronto: Brussels Airlines' first Canadian destination

Originally scheduled for the Easter weekend, Brussels Airlines' inaugural flight to Toronto therefore finally took place last Thursday....

Hop! Air France: the Navette gets a facelift...

Inevitably, his arrival somewhat overshadowed, at least partially, the event to which journalists had been invited on the first floor of the Eiffel Tower. Inevitably,...

AccorHotels is moving into luxury apartment rentals by buying...

AccorHotels announced on Tuesday that it had acquired onefinestay, a luxury version of Airbnb's flat rental platform, for €148 million.

Philippine Airlines to expand its Economy Premium network in 2017

Philippine Airlines will be the second ASEAN airline to introduce a premium economy class. Adopted by a number of North-East...

Marriott and Starwood soon in Cuba: two inaugurations planned in...

On the fringes of Barack Obama's historic trip to Cuba, two American hotel groups – or rather should one say just one, since they are...

Moxy opens its doors at Munich airport

Moxy opened a hotel near Munich Airport in March. Located five minutes from the Bavarian hub, the hotel offers 252 rooms that are very...

JAL redesigns the Business class of its Boeing B777-200s

Japan Airlines' Boeing B777-200ER aircraft, intended for medium-haul international routes, will gradually feature the new JAL Sky Suite business cabins, already...

Okko Hotels set to double in size in France

Located five minutes from the Palais des Festivals, the property designed by Patrick Norguet has 125 rooms and all the "basics" of the offering...