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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.

    Hotels

    Booking: hotels in the firing line

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    Unlike air travel, hotels are still a difficult budget item for companies to understand. But the joint efforts of travel agencies, technology suppliers and travel managers are paving the way for optimisation. By Arnaud Deltenre

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    Airlines

    New timing for check-in at Air Canada

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    Air Canada is increasing the check-in deadline from Wednesday 10 April: business travellers must now present themselves 45 minutes before departure.
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    Airlines

    Iberia and COCEF sign agreement for Spanish business travellers

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    On Tuesday 9 April, Iberia and the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in France (COCEF) signed a partnership agreement guaranteeing access to preferential fares for COCEF members. The agreement enables business travellers from member companies to benefit from discounts of between 15% and 50% on flights operated by Iberia and its subsidiaries, in addition to various VIP advantages for business customers.
    Airlines

    Dubai: a terminal dedicated to the Airbus A380

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    With the world's largest fleet of Airbus A380s, it's only logical that Emirates should offer its customers a dedicated space for this giant of the skies, which can carry up to 500 passengers.

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    Hotels

    Big Apple welcomes a new Holliday Inn

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    The Holliday Inn brand is expanding in New York: business travellers in the Big Apple now have access to the new Holiday Inn NYC - Lower East Side hotel.
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    Airlines

    First take-off for Pegasus Asia: Orly, St-Etienne, awaiting Marseille

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    The new Pegasus Asia airline began operations on 21 March. French business travellers can now fly from Paris Orly to Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) via Istanbul. St Etienne and soon Marseille are also on the programme.
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    Hotels

    Vienna: Kempinski moves into the Hansen Palace

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    Hotelier Kempinski recently celebrated the opening of its new Austrian address, housed in an emblematic building: the Palais Hansen.
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    Hotels

    Free Internet: a must for business customers

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    Free Internet access is now considered a basic hotel service. At least in the eyes of business travellers: a clientele which, in one case out of two, would immediately eliminate an establishment charging for network access, according to a YouGov Plc study for InterContinental Hotels Group.

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    Free Internet at IHG for loyal business travellers

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    IHG is giving its loyalty programme a new boost, with free Internet access soon to be available in all the group's establishments.

    Mama Shelter Lyon
    Hotels

    Mama Shelter: a new warm and stylish shelter in Lyon

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    "No city can boast of being trendy unless it has a Mama Shelter". It's a phrase that could be emblazoned on the pediments of cities across France and beyond. And Lyon, after Paris, Marseille and Istanbul - for a few weeks now - but before Bordeaux and Los Angeles, can now pride itself on being part of this very contemporary academy cemented by a philosophy: creating social links around designer accommodation at a low price, all enhanced by the talent of Philippe Starck and the energy of the Trigano family.
    Airlines

    Iraq: two new business routes for Qatar Airways

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    Qatar will soon be adding two new destinations to its Iraqi catalogue: business travellers will be able to reach Basra and Suleymanyah via Doha from summer 2013.
    Hotels

    First mobile application for Golden Tulip

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    Golden Tulip hotels are entering the mobile world with the launch of their first application, which allows guests to make a reservation, geo-locate the hotel or access detailed information about the establishment.
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    Hotels

    According to HRS, mobile is taking over hotel reservations

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    HRS has confirmed the boom in mobile technologies in the world of business travel, announcing that it doubled its sales in the mobile booking segment in 2012. What's more, the number of 'mobinauts' is set to exceed the number of internet users by 2014, according to the leading business travel booking company.
    Radisson Blu Hotel, Nantes
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    The new nights of business hotel heritage

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    From Nantes to Lyon, Strasbourg to Marseille, the major hotel chains are investing in historic monuments that have been converted into business hotels, offering an original setting for business travellers: from the old hospital to the courthouse, via the prison...

    Airlines

    Pegasus launches seven new destinations and arrives in Spain

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    Pegasus Airlines will be flying to seven new destinations this summer, including two international business cities: Barcelona and Nuremberg.
    Airlines

    Air France-KLM: new web showcase for Flying Blue

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    Air France is giving its frequent flyer programme a facelift with the launch of a new version of the Flying Blue website, designed to offer business travellers better navigation.
    Hotels

    Interview with Alain Ferracani: Alain Ferracani, Vice-President Sales & Marketing, Ascott Group

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    The first Citadines Suites will open its doors in Paris on 25 March, close to the Palais Royal. Alain Ferracani, Vice-President of Sales & Marketing at Ascott, takes this opportunity to talk about the Group's latest developments, its strategy and its short and medium-term plans.

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    Hotels

    Eight new Best Westerns for France

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    Best Western has registered eight new arrivals in its French network, including three in the Paris region.

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    City transport

    Le Cab: a new player in business travel in Paris

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    A new service dedicated to the mobility of business travellers has been operating in Paris since February. As its name suggests, the Cab offers services similar to those provided by taxis, but with a strong argument: a fixed fare, set before the journey to avoid any nasty surprises.
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    SAS launches Nice-Göteborg in summer 2013

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    Scandinavian Airlines is expanding its French schedule with a new seasonal service between Nice and Göteborg.
    Varenne Entreprises