Business travel

Philippines Airlines (PAL) has no alternative but to reposition itself as a premium carrier in the face of increasing competition from low-cost carriers - particularly Cebu Pacific on long-haul routes - and the growing presence of Gulf carriers in Manila. This begins with the renewal of the Philippine national carrier's long-haul fleet.

As part of its ambitious digital plan, AccorHotels is offering SMEs and SMIs a new online booking platform, integrating travel policy management, centralised payment and monthly invoicing. This platform has been developed in collaboration with the Gekko group.

Is it really possible to combine culinary delights with air travel? In response to passenger demand for quality, airlines are going all out. With real gourmet menus in high contribution class... and sometimes even in economy class!

This summer, the Ascott group, world leader in the residential hotel market with its Citadines, Ascott and Somerset brands, entered into a joint venture with the Qatar Investment Authority to create a €600 million real estate fund dedicated to development in Europe and Asia.

The most beautiful airports in the world? It's all a question of subjectivity... Should we focus on the architecture, the atmosphere or the services? Probably a bit of all of the above.

Federico Gonzalez Tejera is CEO of the NH Hotels Group, and describes the ambitions of the group's various brands, particularly in France. 

Air France intends to speed up its transformation by initiating an "alternative restructuring plan" to enable it to "accelerate the turnaround". Negotiations between management and the unions have failed, and the unions are calling for strike action from 5 October. 

Thomas Dubus, Chairman of Strasbourg Airport's Management Board, looks back over recent events at the Alsatian hub, and gives an initial assessment of the 2015 financial year. Interview. 

The annual results of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) highlight the sound financial health of the airlines. Last year, they posted record profits totalling 16.4 billion dollars for traffic of 3.3 billion passengers. 

David Gégot, Vice President France at Air Canada, talks about the airline's strategy for the French market, ahead of Air Canada's arrival in Lyon in 2016.

Lufthansa made it official this week that it would be introducing high-speed Internet access on short and medium-haul flights from 2016.

Already present in New York, and soon in Miami and San Francisco, the low-cost high-tech brand inspired by Japanese capsule hotels is...

The SNCF is taking the mystery out of the new seat that will soon be available in First Class on its TGV high-speed trains: a larger swivel chair with a host of "trendy" features such as USB ports, designed to make business travellers even more comfortable.

Anaemic economic growth, high inflation and a devalued local currency: all these factors are contributing to the slowdown in air transport in Brazil, particularly on domestic routes. 

On 24 September, the Radisson Blu Boulogne is celebrating its 10th anniversary in collaboration with Agence Neovent. This 4-star hotel is ideally located in the heart of the Paris Ouest business district, close to the Parc des Princes football stadium, Roland Garros, the major convention and exhibition centres and the capital's emblematic monuments.

The Luxury Collection continues to expand worldwide. The Starwood Hotels group brand has convinced several European hotel owners to join it. 

Lufthansa is giving its long-haul fleet a facelift: the German airline has successfully completed "the biggest refurbishment programme in its history", enabling it to offer a brand new Business Class on board its 106 long-haul aircraft, in addition to refurbishments in First and Economy, and pending the development of the new Premium Class.

HRS is stepping up its technological drive by adding new business travel functions to its iHotel HRS application. At the same time, the acquisition of a stake in the Berlin start-up conichi, which specialises in beacon technologies, opens up new prospects for the business travel hotel specialist.

On 13 December, Dortmund will become the sixth German destination on the Thalys network. The rail company will soon be linking Paris to Dortmund three times a day.

Launch of new routes, code-share agreements, network expansion: Peter Wiesner, Senior Vice President Network Management at Bangkok Airways, takes a detailed look at the airline's strategy.