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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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    Trains

    Snow: SNCF traffic resumes

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    Following the disruption that affected part of the SNCF network on Tuesday, traffic is gradually resuming on Wednesday 13 March. However, almost a thousand passengers had to be accommodated by the SNCF last night.
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    Snow causes "very significant disruptions" on March 13th at...

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    Snow will once again be disrupting business travel in Europe this Wednesday 13 March. In its information bulletin published late on Tuesday afternoon, Thalys is forecasting "very heavy disruption across the entire network".
    City transport

    Berlin: Regus fills up at Shell stations

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    Regus is stepping up a gear on the petrol station front by setting up in 70 Shell sites in Berlin: the first experiment on this scale by the provider of workspaces tailored to business travellers.
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    Airlines

    Finnair on course for American Airlines and IAG joint venture

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    Finnair will join the joint venture created in October 2010 by American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia, opening up new horizons for transatlantic business travellers.
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    American airlines expands its network

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    This summer, American Airlines is launching new routes from its Miami and Dallas/Fort Worth hubs to the United States, Mexico and Brazil.

    Hotels

    Hilton sets up in Myanmar

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    In 2014, the American group will open a hotel in Yangon, the former capital and a major tourist destination in a country that is in the process of opening up, but still has limited hotel capacity.

    Airlines

    A new Emirates lounge in Milan

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    Emirates has just opened its 35th lounge worldwide at Milan Malpensa airport, a VIP area accessible to first and business passengers, as well as to Platinum and Gold members of the Emirates Skywards frequent flyer programme.

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    Airlines

    UIA power 4 between Paris and Moscow

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    Ukraine International Airlines has just increased its flight schedule between Kiev and Moscow, now offering four flights a day between Paris and the Russian capital.
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    Trains

    Amadeus bets on the growth of long-distance rail by 2020

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    Amadeus has published a forward-looking study on the future of the rail sector in Europe, forecasting a significant increase (+21 %) in long-distance traffic between now and 2020, due in particular to the liberalisation of the railways and improvements in infrastructure. France is one of the four markets driving this growth.
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    Hotels

    Chennai, a new business destination for Westin

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    The Starwood group recently inaugurated a new hotel dedicated to business travel in Chennai, becoming the sixth Westin address in India.
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    City transport

    Autolib' on its way to Lyon from 2013

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    The Autolib' service could well be leaving Paris and heading for Lyon. At least, that's what Vincent Bolloré announced this week, even specifying the planned timetable: "before the end of the year" 2013.
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    Airlines

    A new airport for Quito

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    Ecuador has a new hub to welcome international business travellers: the new Quito airport opened its doors on 20 February.
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    Airlines

    British Airways flies to Chengdu, and speeds up in Shanghai

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    British Airways is strengthening its presence in China by introducing a daily frequency between London Heathrow and Shanghai, in addition to the new flight to Chengdu planned for the autumn: two major routes for business travel to Asia.
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    Hotels

    A 17th Melia hotel in Brazil for 2015: Itaboraí

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    The town of Itaboraí, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, will be hosting the 17th Melia hotel in Brazil. The Tryp hotel is due to open in 2015.
    Tony Fernandes (photo FG)
    Airlines

    Air Asia and Tata launch a low-cost airline in India

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    Air Asia aims to launch a new low-cost airline on the Indian market in the last quarter of 2013, in partnership with local giant Tata.

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    Hotels

    Wyndham's breakthrough in Germany: 43 new Grand City...

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    Wyndham has made significant inroads into the European business travel market, with an agreement with Grand City Hotels adding 43 hotels and 5,400 rooms to its portfolio.
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    Interview: Olivier Petit, partner at In Extenso/Deloitte

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    Paris is laughing thanks to its high volume of business, while the French provinces are weeping over their sluggish domestic business: the French hotel industry recorded marked results in 2012. In Extenso/Deloitte forecasts growth of between 1% and 2% in France in 2013, driven by the top end of the market (see table at the bottom of the page).

    Trains

    Thalys stays on course in 2012

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    Despite a slight fall in passenger traffic, Thalys saw its sales increase in 2012 (+2.1%) in a difficult economic climate.
    Airlines

    Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Nigeria: Air France puts the pedal to the metal on...

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    Air France is expanding its flight schedule to three African destinations: Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon and Nigeria, reflecting the region's growing economic appeal.
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    UIA moves to Roissy

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    Ukraine International Airlines is preparing to leave terminal 2B at Roissy-CDG airport for 2D.

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