Business travel

Two new 'air' features have significantly enhanced the functionalities offered by TripNavigator, the booking tool offered by Egencia. Within a few days of each other, the business travel agency has integrated both flight booking and the personalised information offered by the Routehappy platform.

Frequent Flyer Travel Paris is taking on a new dimension in the hotel business by joining the prestigious Virtuoso network, which is repositioning the business travel agency in the upmarket segment.

The Aigle Azur App is now available on smartphones and tablets, embodying the airline's new digital strategy.

Malaysia Airlines has just unveiled the new Business Class that will equip its A330-300 aircraft, with a configuration designed to offer more space to business travellers.

The DGAC has published the 2014 - 2015 annual results of its "National Air Passenger Survey": an instructive document, which provides a clearer picture of the profile of travellers departing from French airports.

The Lufthansa group is continuing its direct distribution strategy with the launch of the "Book on Google" function, simplifying bookings via Google Flights.

EasyJet will be flying the Lyon-Copenhagen route on 16 April, making it the 37th route out of Lyon.

The Hôtel Barrière Le Normandy Deauville is preparing to close its doors temporarily from 1 November 2015 to 29 April 2016. The prestigious establishment will use this time to complete the renovation work that has been carried out in stages over the last five years.

The new face of the Mercure Lyon Centre Château Perrache hotel was unveiled a few days ago, following several months of renovation.

The Paris-Gothenburg route will start operating this evening with Scandinavian Airlines, which will operate 4 direct flights a week from Paris-Charles de Gaulle.

British Airways has just announced the launch of a new route between London and Biarritz, which will take off on 1 May 2016.

The Hotel de la Paix, one of Geneva's most emblematic addresses, is preparing to become a 'partner' establishment of the Ritz-Carlton group at the end of the year. Until it officially becomes the Ritz Carlton, Hotel de la Paix Genève in December 2016, once its transformation is complete.

The arrival of the Airbus A350 at Finnish flag carrier Finnair offers the carrier the opportunity to pursue a clear positioning on the Europe-Asia route. This is the analysis given by Javier Roig, Finnair's Sales Director for Southern Europe in Paris.

Hervé Kozar, Executive Vice President Commercial at Transavia, explains the growth of the low-cost carrier on the French market, and details some of the projects that should enable the airline to increase the share of business travel in its customer base.

The technological experience has become a key component of seminars. As a result, hoteliers are obliged to surprise participants with the very latest equipment, from interactive screens to sufficient bandwidth to support the proliferation of mobile tools.

The arrival in 2016 of two Boeing 787-800 Dreamliner aircraft will enable Air Austral to expand its network and open a non-stop route between Paris and Dzaoudzi, in Mayotte, as explained by Marie Joseph Malé, Chairman of the airline.

"WiFi quality has clearly become a criterion of choice".

"Ultra-fast development

The Holiday Inn Paris Gare de l'Est reopened in the summer, completely renovated and, above all, rejuvenated with a contemporary design by Axel Schoenert architects.

Vietnam Airlines put its new Airbus A350-900 into service on the Paris-Vietnam route on 1 October, becoming the first airline to serve France with the French aircraft manufacturer's latest aircraft. Nguyen Quoc Phuong, General Manager of Vietnam Airlines for France and Europe, explains the advantages that this will bring for the airline in terms of market share gains.