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From the first kilometre of a business trip right through to arrival at the destination, business travellers and travel managers alike need to be kept abreast of the constant changes in business travel: new air services, business classes, loyalty programmesservices railway companies in trains or stationsoffers taxis or VTC for professionals...(see more)

Not forgetting the new players in the collaborative economy and the technology sector... Daily monitoring of these developments to ensure that business travel is ever safer, more comfortable and more sustainable, in business destinations in France and abroad.

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    Airlines

    Air France rethinks its organisation around customers and results

    The Editor -
    Air France is continuing its transformation by adopting a new organisation, made official on Monday by Alexandre de Juniac, Chairman and CEO of Air France. The cornerstone of the airline's new organisation is a passenger business structured into three hubs: long-haul, medium-haul at Paris-CDG and Paris-Orly, and provincial hubs.
    Hotels

    Southeast Asia: the new designer labels of the Asian tigers

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    Part of a virtuous circle of economic development, South-East Asia is a new beacon for the global hotel industry. From Bangkok to Singapore, Bali to the Philippines, the region is teeming with chic and trendy projects, both in the heart of cities and close to the splendours of eternal Asia.

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    Hotels

    Paris: slight fall in hotel rates according to Trivago

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    The trivago Hotel Price Index (tHPI) published on 12 October shows a moderate fall in rates (-2%) in Paris hotels for the month of October.
    Hotels

    Radisson Blu Boulogne celebrates its new meetings offer

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    Seven years after its inauguration, on 9 October the Radisson Blu Paris Boulogne inaugurated its new facilities for meetings and events, designed to welcome professionals in style and comfort.
    The Howard Johnson Surabaya East
    Hotels

    Wyndham goes on the offensive in India and Indonesia: 16...

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    The Wyndham Hotel Group has announced the signing of new contracts that will lead to the launch of sixteen new hotels, including twelve establishments in the Indian market alone.
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    Airlines

    A studious start to the new year for Air France

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    Air France enjoyed a positive September, with a slight increase in traffic (+0.9%) and a stable load factor of 85.2%.
    Airlines

    Qatar Airways resumes service to Rangoon

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    Qatar Airways resumed flights to Rangoon on 3 October, after four years off the Myanmar radar. The new route to Myanmar demonstrates the country's openness to foreign business travellers.
    Hotels

    Deloitte report: a difficult summer for the French hotel industry

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    Deloitte-In Extenso has published its review of August, which concludes a gloomy summer for the French hotel sector.
    Airlines

    New airport: surprise setback

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    Who would have thought it: a construction site has been delayed in Germany. Worse still, it has been delayed twice. Initially scheduled for October 2011, the opening of Berlin Brandenburg Airport, then postponed until 3 June 2012, has finally been put back by more than ten months for safety reasons!
    Airlines

    New route in France for EasyJet: Bordeaux-Lille in December

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    EasyJet is continuing to expand its coverage of France, announcing the launch of a new route between Bordeaux and Lille, which will be available to business travellers from 2 December.
    Airlines

    3 questions to Jean-Michel Nasse, Sales Director France, Thai Airways

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    What are Thai Airways' plans for the French market? Jean-Michel Nasse – We are preparing for the arrival of the A380...
    Hotels

    Secret Retreats: intimate Asia

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    A new voluntary chain, Secret Retreats specialises in eternal Asia and brings together around thirty small luxury hotels with strong personalities.
    Hotels

    Accor's African ambitions

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    A few weeks after announcing the takeover of one of the jewels of the African hotel industry, the Hôtel Ivioire in Abidjan, by the Sofitel brand, the Accor group has reaffirmed its ambitions for the continent.

    Trains

    Thalys: strike expected on 3 October

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    Pending confirmation of strike action by the SNCB on 3 October, Thalys has preventively closed its sales on this date and is encouraging customers to postpone their travel.

    Hotels

    Hotel residences: the 50,000-apartment mark is passed

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    The number of hotel residences in France continues to grow, and now totals over 50,000 flats or studios in almost 600 residences.

    Hotels

    Growth: Ascott in the running in both London and China

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    Ascott, the specialist in hotel residences, is continuing its growth in the UK with the acquisition of The Cavendish hotel.

    Hotels

    Development: the attraction of Russia

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    The hotel world is looking to the Russia-CIS region, which is still largely under-equipped in terms of international-standard establishments.

    Hotels

    Hotel groups: the breakthrough of Asian chains

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    The chain hotel industry is growing faster where growth is stronger: this is confirmed by the latest MKG Hospitality study on the "global geography of hotel chains".

    Airlines

    Leisure sector: Transavia affirms its strategy within the group...

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    Designed to consolidate Air France's leisure business, Transavia is preparing to strengthen the Group's presence at Orly.

    Airlines

    Finnair, the Europe-Asia specialist

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    With eight million passengers a year, Finnair is still a small airline compared with European mega-carriers such as Air France, British Airways and Lufthansa.

    Varenne Entreprises