Business travel

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.

Growth: Myanmar's appeal

It was probably the last major market to remain a terra incognita for air transport. It is now one of the most popular.

New seats for Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines is looking after the comfort of its business travellers by installing new seats on its Boeing aircraft from the start of 2013 on departure from London.

Swissôtel arrives in Dubai: inauguration in 2016

The inauguration of Swissôtel Jadaf Dubai will mark the hotel group's arrival in the business destination in early 2016, just a few minutes from the international airport.

Trivago barometer: Paris hotel industry on a strong upward trend this autumn

The bill for business travel to Paris was particularly high in September, according to the trivago Hotel Price Index (tHPI) published on Friday. The hotel barometer shows an increase of 48%.

Air France: putting customer service first

At the IFTM Top Resa trade fair, Air France reaffirmed its intention to invest several hundred million euros in its product. The aim is to reposition the group's offer at the best level in the world and propose attractive new offers on short and medium-haul routes.

Lufthansa tempted by a low-cost project?

After several months of industrial unrest, Luthansa is considering creating a new low-cost airline, according to the German media.

Thalys revises its Franco-German offer upwards

Thalys is improving the Paris-Cologne-Düsseldorf-Essen route by adding extra timetables from 9 December to guarantee greater flexibility for French and German business travellers.

Slight growth in sight for the US hotel industry according to STR

STR recently published its 2012-2013 forecasts for the US hotel market. The research firm is predicting "modest growth" over the coming months, with a slight increase in supply (+0.9%) and demand (+1.2%) in 2013.

Solid guarantees for the growth of HCorpo

HCorpo has confirmed its growth in the business travel market by announcing that it has raised €5.5 million from FSI Régions, the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations group, and Entrepreneur Venture.

Strong traffic growth at Airlinair

Airlinair published its summer results on 13 September, showing double-digit growth in passenger traffic compared with June, July and August 2011 (+16%).

Finnair flies with Booking.com

Finnair and Booking.com have just formalised a partnership enabling travellers to book their hotel directly from the airline's website.

Ultra-connected American business travellers

Access to an in-flight Internet connection is requested by 80% of American business travellers, according to a study published by the website Fly.com.

Business travellers in need of a routine according to Homewood Suites

A study published this week by Homewood Suites by Hilton deciphers the habits of business travellers, highlighting their attachment to business travel, their priorities and their shortcomings.

Interview with Stéphanie Garnier Stéphanie Garnier, Finnair sales representative in Paris

When it comes to business travel, which new destination in China is Finnair offering?   Stéphanie Garnier: Finnair...

Ecair flies to Paris for business trips to Brazzaville

Congolese flag carrier Ecair has been operating new flights to Paris since 26 August, enabling business travellers to reach Brazzaville three times a week.

Slight rise in Air France-KLM traffic in August

On Friday, the Air France KLM group published its results for August, which showed a slight increase (+0.6%) thanks in particular to the Asian and above all European networks.

Vietnam Airlines takes the TGVAir route

Since 1 January, Vietnam Airlines has joineder September saw the launch of the TGVAir network, bringing business travellers from 19 regional cities closer to the airline.

Lufthansa: 24-hour strike on 7 September, half...

A new strike disrupted Lufthansa operations on Friday 7 September, forcing the German airline to cancel almost half its flights.

A new range of business travel solutions with BTravel

A new player in the business travel sector is entering the French market: BTravel offers a new business travel management solution, integrating hotel, restaurant and meeting room reservations. All within a comprehensive tool, covering content, booking, payment, invoicing and reporting.

Strike spreads at Lufthansa: more than 300 flights cancelled

The strike action initiated by cabin crew has been gaining ground at Lufthansa since it began on Friday in Frankfurt. Berlin and Munich airports are also affected.