Business travel

On Wednesday, Korean Air unveiled the new face of its Business cabin, the "Prestige Class". Pending the arrival of a new First Class, expected later this year.

Lufthansa will be launching a new direct flight between Frankfurt and Panama on 16 November.

On Tuesday, SWISS confirmed the launch of a new all-business route between London and New York. Flights from Luton to Newark will begin on 24 April. 

The SNCF is launching a new mobile application that brings together in a single interface the various functions previously performed by four separate tools. With this new mobile showcase, the rail company is going one step further, adopting a "door-to-door" approach that is relevant to both leisure and business travellers.

Germanwings is continuing its offensive on the French business travel market with the launch of a new route between Marseille and Düsseldorf, scheduled for 1 May.

PrivateFly has published its top 20 busiest airports for business aviation in 2014, with a special focus on French hubs. Le Bourget and Nice are on the podium.

The new white paper published by Advito, "Sharing Economy: Does it have a place in your managed travel programme?" looks at a topical issue that is reshuffling the cards in business travel and travel management. By comparing the solutions proposed by the two giants of the sharing economy - Airbnb and Uber, not to mention them by name - with the imperatives of business, the BCD Travel subsidiary points out both the potential and the limits of these new alternatives. 

The Hyatt Hotels Corporation group unveiled its new project on Tuesday: the Hyatt Centric brand will make its debut in summer 2015 in several business destinations - including Paris, New York and Chicago - and will focus on innovation. Its target: "modern explorers", including business travellers. 

Low-cost air travel in Germany is costing passengers more because of the rise of airlines offering a more upmarket service.

The Hilton Paris Opéra hotel has completed its transformation, at the end of a vast renovation plan designed to reconcile the building's historic heritage with the modern comforts expected by business travellers from all over the world.

Transavia is adding new frequencies from Paris Orly and Lyon to Tel Aviv. The new flights will start in spring. 

Finnair is turning to the auction system, offering travellers on the Helsinki-Bangkok route the chance to bid on a possible upgrade, with the winner earning his or her ticket to business class.

Munich Airport recorded the best punctuality rate for 2014, according to the "OAG Punctuality League 2014" ranking published by the aviation statistics specialist. Air Baltic came out on top in the large airline category. 

Helsinki airport will soon be linked to the city centre of the Finnish capital: the future Ring Rail Line, due to open this summer, will contribute to the new ambitions nurtured by the operator Finavia.

International traffic (+3.6%) boosted the TendanCiel results for November (+2.1%), published at Christmas by the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC). 

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Multimodal travel platform GoEuro has published an Accommodation Price Index, comparing prices in the world's main business and leisure destinations, including Airbnb. 

easyJet's operations will be disrupted by strike action on 25 and 26 December. The airline's French network is likely to see a large number of flights cancelled in anticipation of the disruption.

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