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.

Dubai and Emirates roll out the red carpet for the A380

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

2012: a record year for Nice airport

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

London: the Wi-Fi taxi

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

A third Onomo targets business travellers in Abidjan

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.

Meliá sets course for the German border

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 accelerates towards Asia

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.

Wyndham launches top-of-the-range hotel in Istanbul

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

Monarch Airlines: 9th low-cost airline for Bordeaux airport

Monarch Airlines will be arriving at Bordeaux airport on 22 May with the launch of a new route to Birmingham.

IHG combines business travel and well-being: launch of Even Hotels...

The IHG Group has confirmed the launch of the first representative of the Even Hotels brand in New York by the end of 2014: an establishment dedicated to well-being, for a healthier business trip.

Mövenpick on its way to Paris

On 19 December, Mövenpick took over management of the new Mövenpick Hotel Paris Neuilly, the group's first representative in the capital.

UIA en route to Georgia from Paris

Ukraine International Airlines will soon be flying to Batumi, Georgia, from Paris via Kiev.

Madrid awaits its third Innside by Meliá

A third Innside by Meliá is due to open in Madrid in 2014, on the premises of the Hotel Suecia.

Air Tahiti Nui exhibits in Roissy: VIP access for...

Passengers travelling in Business and First Class on the Air Tahiti Nui network now have access to Cathay Pacific's new lounge at Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport.

Four new routes for EasyJet

Easyjet is launching four new routes, including three in France, for business travellers departing from Paris, Nantes and Ajaccio.

 
 

Marseille airport: the 8 millionth passenger lands

Marseille airport welcomed its eight millionth passenger on Friday, from Moscow.

France: Low Cost makes its mark

Against all odds, low-cost airlines have established themselves as major players in French air transport. The model has even been adopted by its former detractors, the so-called "low-cost" airlines. "full service...
By Luc Citrinot

The Accor Club goes mobile with Passbook

The Accor group's loyalty programme, Le Club, is going mobile by integrating with the "FidMe" and "Passbook" applications. Business travellers can now centralise their customer information on their smartphone, which becomes their new loyalty card.

Vueling is entering the hotel industry: the first Vueling Hotels by HC...

A few days after the visit of its Chairman Josep Piqué to Paris, Vueling has announced a new stage in its development: the launch of a new hotel chain, Hoteles Vueling by HC, in partnership with Hoteles Catalonia.

Strengthened agreement between Jet Airways and Etihad

Jet Airways has just signed a new codeshare agreement with Etihad Airways to improve connections between Paris and India via a stopover in Abu Dhabi.

Eva Air expands its programme in Paris

Next year Eva Air will continue to operate a fourth weekly flight between Paris-CDG and Taipei.