Louvre Hotels launches mobile check-in
Louvre Hotels is breaking new ground in the budget hotel market by introducing the "easy Check-In/Out" service a few days ago, allowing guests to check in using their smartphone.
Best Western surfs broadband meetings
The Best Western network has seen a significant increase in the number of meetings and events held in its hotels, thanks in no small part to the free Wi-Fi available throughout the network.
Sabre signs with TravelSky for business travel in China
GDS Sabre has just signed an agreement with its Chinese counterpart TravelSky, which should enable it to facilitate business travel in one of the world's major markets.
Trivago index: Paris takes off, Athens plummets
The trivago Hotel Price Index (tHPI) published on 14 June shows a significant increase in rates in Paris (+10%) in June compared with the same period in 2011.
Thalys switches to "Platinium +" for frequent business travellers
Thalys is launching the "Platinium +" Card: a new top-of-the-range status designed to reward the most nomadic professionals - from 100 journeys a year - with various advantages to improve business travel throughout the year.
Accor conquers the East: first Mercure hotel in...
On Wednesday 13 June, Accor inaugurated its first Mercure hotel in Russia, kicking off the group's plans to expand eastwards.
A good month for airports in the South-West of France in May
Toulouse and Bordeaux airports successively announced higher figures for May.
AirBaltic launches mobile check-in
Business travellers can now take advantage of a new mobile check-in service launched by airBaltic on 13 June.
ATRA Ranking 2012: Air France in the top 10 of...
ATRA, an air transport rating agency, has just published its international ranking of the safest airlines, including Air France-KLM.
Indonesia plans 45 new airports
Indonesia intends to support its economic growth by expanding its air capacity, particularly to cater for foreign business travellers. In all, no fewer than 45 new airports are due to open over the next ten years.
Carlson Rezidor has big plans for India: 100 hotels by 2015
A new Radisson Blu hotel has opened in Nagpur, expanding Carlson Rezidor's already solid presence in India. A market where the hotel group still has room for manoeuvre, which it intends to exploit in the short term.
Méridien gets off to a flying start in Algeria
The inauguration of the Meridien Oran Hotel & Convention Centre at the beginning of June marks the arrival of the top-of-the-range brand in Algeria.
Sri Lankan Airlines to strengthen Oneworld
Sri Lankan Airlines will join the Oneworld alliance at the end of 2013.
Chengdu awaits the Mandarin Oriental
Mandarin Oriental will soon be opening a new hotel in China, in Chengdu, in the west of the country. The hotel will cater for the fast-growing business clientele in Sichuan province and for MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Convention, Event) events.
Silence is golden with Eurostar: new spaces for the...
Eurostar has just announced the introduction of the first "Silent Spaces" on board its trains, which will be available to business travellers from mid-September 2012.
Europcar steps up the pace on mobile: new mobile application
Europcar is launching a new mobile application for iPhone and Android, designed to make it easier for mobile professionals to hire vehicles.
Waldorf Astoria takes on China
The Hilton Group is continuing to expand in the Chinese market, where no fewer than five hotels under the Waldorf Astoria banner are planned between now and 2016.
Mövenpick goes Chinese
Mövenpick is also launching its Chinese brand to win the favour of a booming market: Riu Xiang has become the Swiss hotelier's new showcase in the Middle Kingdom.
Rezidor power 4 in Tunisia
Rezidor will open a fourth hotel in Tunisia in autumn 2013: the 234-room Park Inn by Radisson Sousse.
First Heathrow-Vancouver flight for Virgin
On 25 May, Virgin Atlantic and its Chairman Richard Branson inaugurated the airline's first flight between London Heathrow airport and Vancouver.
