Business travel

July was a busy month for easyJet: the airline's traffic grew by more than 9%.

Oman Air's business lounge has a new look at Muscat airport. The airline has just completed the renovation of this lounge, which was inaugurated in 2010. 

Urban residences are moving upmarket and are very popular for business assignments lasting several months. Through their increasingly contemporary services and décor, they are striving to make time seem as short as possible for business travellers far from home.

Lufthansa is stepping up initiatives aimed at its business travel customers. The German airline has just inaugurated a new business catering service on long-haul flights. In anticipation of the inauguration of a new terminal at Munich airport, which will double the number of lounges at the Bavarian hub.

While more and more airlines are succumbing to the charms of Premium Economy, how do they intend to attract passengers to travel in Business and First? By sublimating their offer, by always going for the highest quality. A successful gamble.

Airbnb is clearly targeting the business travel market. Enriched with tools that will enable travel managers to track their travellers, its Business Travel programme is available globally, after winning over more than 250 companies in the United States.

The American airline is launching a private jet upgrade to satisfy its most loyal customers.

The Finnish airline is offering two new services to business passengers departing from Paris CDG: valet parking and chauffeur-driven transfers.

Under the Regent banner when it opened in 2007, the Grand Hôtel de Bordeaux is about to embark on a new life as an independent hotel and member of Leading Hotels of the World.

Hilton Worldwide, the world's largest group; the merger of China's number two and number five hotels, which now have their sights set on the Starwood group: there's a lot going on among the world's leading hotel groups.

New York's LaGuardia airport, notorious for its poor state of repair, is to undergo a gigantic renovation project, the Governor of New York has announced. The entire project is expected to cost four billion dollars.

Carlson Wagonlit Travel and the GBTA Foundation (Global Business Travel Association) have published their 2016 Global Business Travel Price Forecast report. The study highlights the relative stability of fares, particularly in the European market.

Eurostar posted record results for the second quarter of 2015, marked in particular by very good results from business customers.

Summer is smiling on Bordeaux airport, which has been racking up record numbers of passengers since June.

Certify, the Travel & Expense specialist, has just published its traditional SpendSmart report. The quarterly report, which examines business travellers' expense accounts, confirms the advent of the "sharing economy" in business travel. For the first time, Uber expenditure has exceeded that generated by taxis. 

Delta is preparing to make the seasonal flight between Paris CDG and Boston Logan a permanent service from 25 October. 

Icelandair is preparing to offer a year-round link between Iceland and Belgium, by continuing the Brussels-Reykjavík route, which will soon operate all year round.

The Melia group recently opened a new hotel in Milan, and has big ambitions for the French business travel market. Maria Zarraluqui, Managing Director of Development at Melia Hotels International, talks about these projects and the hotel group's strategy for meeting the new expectations of business travellers. Interview with Maria Zarraluqui.

Thalys has just opened the doors of its first lounge in Paris, the Thalys Lounge&More, which welcomes business travellers in a building next to the Gare du Nord. Ideal for optimising the wait before departure, relaxing or even organising a meeting just a few metres from Europe's largest station.