Business travel

On 17 January, Korean Air announced the imminent arrival of nine new aircraft, including two Airbus A380s.

No more Boeing 787 aircraft are flying in the skies over the world, after the American authorities decided to ground them on 17 January. This exceptional measure follows a series of incidents involving Dreamliners operated by two Japanese airlines.

SNCF will be raising its fares from 24 January: an average increase of 2.3%, which should contribute to the railway company's investments.

On 8 January, Advito published its forecasts for the business travel market in 2013. The Industry Forecast forecasts stable demand over the coming months, with "minimal" changes in transport and accommodation prices.

Air Canada is now offering business travellers new facilities at Roissy-CDG airport. 

A new application is entering the online booking market: Hot Hotels is focusing on last-minute business trips, offering accommodation for the same evening until 3am.

American Airlines is enhancing the service offered to its corporate customers travelling to and from Europe in First and Business class, with the introduction of new products and services.

The inauguration of United's VIP lounge at Chicago O'Hare airport marks the launch of a new concept for United Club, which will be extended to other airports in the United States and internationally.

The Doubletree brand will make its debut on the Irish market in a few weeks' time in Dublin, on the premises of the current Morrison Hotel.

A new booking site dedicated to chauffeur-driven car hire has arrived on the Web: BookMyLimo describes itself as "the 1^era European platform for chauffeur-driven car hire is online".

Alaska Airlines and Aeromexico recently signed a code-share agreement.

Avis has positioned itself to take over Zipcar, the self-service car hire company, and hopes to finalise the acquisition by next spring.

Dubai airport began 2013 with a major inauguration: the new Emirates A380 terminal.

Nice airport has just completed a particularly successful year in 2012, handling no fewer than 11 million passengers - a record for the airport.

London taxis will soon be offering a significant added value for business travellers: free Wi-Fi is due to be introduced in March.

Onomo is expanding in Africa, with the inauguration of a new hotel in Abidjan, the third for the young brand, which aims to eventually have around a hundred establishments.

On 28 December, the Meliá Hotels International group made official a new development project on the German market: an Innside by Meliá hotel is due to open in the first half of 2015 in Aachen.

Finnair is continuing its offensive on the business travel market between Europe and Asia: the airline will be serving two new Asian destinations from 14 June: Hanoi and Xi'an. "The opening of this new destination illustrates the airline's strategy to continue its development towards Asia in the coming months and to double its profits by 2020", according to Finnair.

The Wyndham Hotel Group is launching its first upscale property in Istanbul, with the opening of the Wyndham Istanbul Kalamis Marina.