Business travel

The Tribute Portfolio collection offers a new hotel in Paris, near the Nord and Est stations, completely renovated to become part of the Marriott group.

Almost absent in the Dominican Republic, the Accor group is filling this gap with several development agreements, particularly for large MICE hotels and airport hotels.

Bryan Foong, CEO of Malaysia Airlines, provides an overview of the company's news, particularly the service to Paris CDG from Kuala Lumpur.

Brussels Airlines will connect Brussels to Cairo up to five times a week starting March 29, 2027, and will add flights to Nice for the summer season.

On October 16, Vinci Airports laid the foundation stone for the new Terminal 2 at Lyon-Saint Exupéry, expected to be completed by 2029, as part of a 380 million euro plan over seven years conditional on an agreement with the state.

Hilton is accelerating its growth in Northern Europe by signing a development agreement with the Scandic group. Its first project is a Hilton hotel near Copenhagen Airport.

Air France strengthens its cooperation with Air Côte d'Ivoire through a reciprocal code-sharing agreement.

This national mobilization day, which could have a significant impact on TGV, Intercités and TER traffic, will take place the day before the inaugural journey of the M TGV between Paris and Marseille.

The sluggish growth of French air transport translates into a negative traffic estimate for Parisian airports.

Bordeaux Airport is launching the construction of a 70 million euro central building between halls A and B, which will house security, waiting areas, shops and baggage delivery services by the end of 2029.

In the summer of 2027, easyJet will open two routes from La Rochelle, to Nice from April 9 and to Southampton from May 29, each with two flights per week.

In 2027, Deutsche Bahn will improve its service with France switching to 6 daily return trips as well as an additional connection to Munich.

Éléonore Roger-Martin, Director of Sales France at Delta Air Lines, explains the evolution of the market towards the United States, the negotiations between companies and the adjustments to the flight schedule.

The 5th generation TGV designed by Alstom will begin commercial operation in a few days; the inaugural journey between Paris and Marseille is scheduled for November 6.

Air Canada launches Embarq, a free self-service platform that allows SMEs and associations to manage, track and monetize their business travel.

Accor’s ALL program opens a new chapter by adopting the «Stay for more» signature, highlighting a loyalty strategy that is more emotional than transactional. In this context, a B2B segment dedicated to SMEs will be launched next year.

The German airline Lufthansa will finally become the main shareholder of the national carrier TAP Air Portugal with a stake of 44.9%, edging out Air France-KLM on the pole.

The cascade cancellation of flights this week at the Riyadh International Airport following three attacks – one of which also affected the Dammam airport – is deepening the crisis in air transport in the region, forcing international airlines to reconsider resuming their flights.

The Rennes Bretagne airport will host two seasonal easyJet routes to Milan-Malpensa and London-Luton in 2027, each operated with two direct flights per week.

Hotel Indigo, one of IHG's lifestyle brands, has opened its 200th property, doubling its park since 2019, in addition to 134 ongoing projects.