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.

Finnair's good resolutions for 2016

Finnair approaches 2016 with new ambitions, in the wake of the first A350s put into service by the airline. Bolstered by its...

BTS study: collaborative working divides Travel Management

The marriage between the sharing economy and business travel is not yet consummated, according to a study published this week by the Business Travel...

Deloitte report: French hotel industry penalised by terrorism

In 2015, despite a more positive trend than in previous years, the French hotel industry practically stagnated in terms of results, according to Deloitte In Extenso....

Delta connects European business travel to wifi

In-flight connectivity continues to gather momentum at Delta, which now offers Wi-Fi access on board its transatlantic fleet. The connection...

A humanoid robot on trial at JAL

Japan Airlines is currently testing a new form of passenger assistance. Since 9th February, the NAO robot has been waiting for business travellers at the airport in...

Interview with : Jean-Daniel Guyot, Chairman of Captain Train

Captain Train is today unveiling its new tool, Captain Train for Businessfor business travellers and their travel managers. This is a logical next step for the rail booking platform, which is already associated with Concur, and which currently has 40% of business travellers. Interview with Jean-Daniel Guyot, founder and chairman of Captain Train.

Unprecedented" expansion at Mövenpick

With no fewer than twelve new signings in 2015, Mövenpick has completed a record year, opening a new chapter for the hotel group.

Streaming on board Jet Airways

Jet Airways will soon be incorporating a new in-flight entertainment system: wireless streaming is set to make its debut in the second quarter of 2016. Until then, in-flight connectivity.

Icelandair en route to Orly

Already present at Paris-Charles De Gaulle, Icelandair is strengthening its presence on the French market with the opening of new flights to Reykjavík from Orly. This is both a strategic and symbolic step for the airline, which is celebrating 40 years of service between Iceland and Paris in 2016.

British Airways makes a comeback in Tehran

British Airways made its return to Iran official on 3 February. The airline will operate six flights a week from Heathrow airport, before increasing to daily frequency. 

The O2: a second InterContinental for London

InterContinental London - The O2 has opened its doors to welcome business and leisure travellers to London's Greenwich Peninsula. This is the second InterContinental Hotels & Resorts to open in the UK capital.

TAP's American ambitions on board A330s

Two new aircraft have recently joined the TAP fleet. These Airbus A330-200s should contribute to the development of the Portuguese airline on the US market. 

A new Southampton-Paris CDG flight for Flybe

Flybe has just announced the opening of a new route between Paris and Southampton. Already present on this route from Orly, the airline will soon be flying to Paris-CDG.

Air France: in-flight Wi-Fi tested on short...

Air France has recently been trialling a new service on certain short and medium-haul flights, which has been particularly eagerly awaited by business customers: in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity.

Madrid: 2nd Spanish destination for W

Starwood is due to open a W hotel in Madrid in 2018, the brand's second on the Spanish market. 

2015 results: Aéroports de Lyon can count on international business

Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport welcomed exactly 8,703,354 passengers during 2015, recording slight growth (+2.8 1TP3Q) compared with the previous financial year.

Price Radar Hotel: HRS puts 150 business destinations on the...

HRS Global Hotel Solutions has published its traditional Hotel Price Radar barometer, which compares average prices (including VAT) for hotel nights in 150 cities around the world during 2015.

MorningCroissant sees double in 2016

With a doubling of the workforce and a minimum doubling of our business, MorningCroissant has set itself ambitious goals for 2016, after a very fast-paced 2015. 

A380: Air France becomes a pioneer in Mexico City

The inaugural Paris-Mexico flight on 12 January was distinguished by both its symbolic significance and its strategic dimension. It marked the arrival of the first Airbus A380 in Latin America on a commercial flight, and opened a new chapter in the Mexican history of Air France, whose ambitions have clearly been revised upwards, particularly in the business segment.

Interview with : Pierre Descazeaux, Executive Vice President Market France, Air France-KLM

Air France has become the 1st airline in the world to market the Airbus A380 to Latin America. Pierre Descazeaux, General Manager for the France market, looks back at the symbolic and strategic importance of this launch. Interviewed in Mexico City by Florian Guillemin.