Business travel

A new codeshare agreement between Malaysia Airlines and Australia's Qantas offers passengers enhanced connections between Malaysia, Australia and Southeast Asia.

From 8 January, the Optimum offer will include all the advantages of the Business 1ère with enhanced customer service. It will even become an Optimum Plus class on the Paris-Lyon route, with a catering service at the seat.

With Allegris, Lufthansa is ushering in a new era for business travellers, with a new experience in every class of travel. The goal: The Perfect Match.

As with Ouigo TGVs, seat numbering on Inoui TGVs will change from 2 to 3 digits between now and the introduction of the Winter service on 14 December.

Air Canada is extending its baggage tracking service to several transatlantic destinations. This service has already been available for two years in North America. 

Opening in 2019, the Eklo Bordeaux hotel has been extended with two new buildings housing 76 additional rooms, three meeting rooms and a bar-restaurant with a guinguette feel.

In London, the Radisson RED brand is bringing its lifestyle touch to the stands of Twickenham rugby stadium, with a 150-room hotel designed for meetings and events.

A route operated by Delta Air Lines since 1991, Brussels-New York JFK will disappear from the airline's timetable next January. It will eventually be replaced by a daily service between Brussels and Atlanta.

The explosion in costs at Vienna airport and the increase in passenger tax in Austria are turning low-cost carriers away from the Austrian capital.

In anticipation of the advent in 2026 of a European digital wallet storing identity documents and means of payment, Amadeus and Lufthansa have tested this solution, which paves the way for seamless travel.

Opened this summer in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, the Hotel Belinda plunges travellers into a seventies atmosphere, that of the Cloclo years.

Transavia France has announced the opening of sales for its 2026 summer programme. In addition to a number of new features, the low-cost carrier is reducing capacity on the three domestic routes it has taken over from Air France.

Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico will have to terminate their partnership agreement. This order from the Trump administration is partly in response to what the US government considers to be discrimination by Mexico against US carriers.

The disruption caused by the strike on 18 September is becoming clearer: the RATP is forecasting disruption to traffic throughout the network, while the SNCF is predicting difficulties in the regions. On the other hand, TGV traffic and traffic in the French skies should be close to normal.

The IHG group will open a new hotel in France in 2026, with a Crowne Plaza expected to open near Disneyland Paris, with 250 rooms and a large MICE area.

Marriott and Lufthansa are linking their Bonvoy and Miles&More loyalty programmes through a special partnership.

Emirates Airlines' Premium Economy cabin has just been opened up to members of the Skywards frequent flyer programme, who can use their rewards in the new cabin.

With the opening of Moxy Belfast City, Marriott's lifestyle brand has passed the 100-hotel mark in the EMEA region. And there's more to come.

A single customer account for business and personal travel, simplified accounting management: SNCF Connect, the all-in-one sustainable mobility service designed and developed by SNCF Connect & Tech, recently unveiled new pro features and a dedicated Pro Area accessible from the customer account. To find out more, the SNCF Connect teams will be meeting business travel professionals at the IFTM trade fair.

The rise in taxes on air transport and the strikes in July have had an impact on business at Marseille airport, where growth in passenger traffic has moderated over the months.