Interview: Éric Didier, Western Europe Managing Director of Qatar...
Qatar Airways has just added two new flights to its weekly schedule from Paris-CDG. On this occasion, Eric Didier, the airline's Managing Director for Western Europe, takes stock of Qatar Airways' development in France and around the world, on the eve of two major advances: joining the oneworld alliance and the inauguration of the new Doha airport.
Air France up in November
Air France enjoyed an upturn in results in November: the airline saw a slight increase in passenger traffic, as well as in its load factor, thanks to capacity adjustments.
Frequent Flyer Travel Paris steps up the pace in the hotel sector
Frequent Flyer Travel Paris is acquiring additional resources to enhance its hotel offering for business travellers. In particular, the business travel agency has joined forces with three hotel platforms, and is now part of the HotelBook hotel portal.
Preview: HCorpo plays the American Express card
HCorpo is continuing to expand its presence in the world of business travel with the signing of a major partnership with American Express Cartes et Solutions Corporate. The aim is to provide business customers with a new centralised payment solution for hotel expenses, via a dedicated account.
Nantes: Rezidor welcomes business travellers to the courthouse
The new Radisson Blu Nantes hotel has been open to the public since 19 November: an emblematic project for both the Rezidor group and local professionals, who will have seen the former Palais de Justice transformed into a top-of-the-range hotel with a distinctive cachet.
Marseille airport full to capacity in 2012
Marseille airport recorded a healthy increase in passenger traffic in 2012 (+13.9%), while its status as European Capital of Culture should prolong the trend in 2013.
Lyon and Aix-en-Provence: new test destinations for Eurostar
Eurostar is trialling three new French services: Lyon (Part Dieu), Avignon (TGV) and Aix en Provence (TGV) will be linked to London from 4 May to 29 June.
Star Alliance welcomes Shenzhen Airlines
Shenzhen Airlines officially joined the Star Alliance network on 29 November as one of the 27th member of the alliance.
First steps for Ascott in Doha
Ascott is making a big splash in Qatar, with the opening of its first hotel residence in Doha.
Capitaine Train dreams of competing with Voyages-SNCF.com
The world of online agencies has a new player in the shape of Capitaine Train. Specialising, as its name suggests, in the sale of train tickets, this young start-up, which has already sold over 100,000 tickets, has no intention of spreading its wings by offering anything other than rail services.
LOT on its way to Stuttgart for business travellers from Alsace
LOT Polish Airlines is launching a new flight between Stuttgart and Warsaw, which could well be of interest to business travellers from Alsace and north-east France in general.
Marriott asserts its ambitions on the French market
One year after the creation of Mariott Paris Market Sales, Marriott executives met the press in Paris to highlight the role of the French market in the American hotel group's development strategy in Europe. These ambitions are underpinned in particular by the dynamism of the AC and Autograph brands, which in the coming months will contribute to increasing the group's presence in Europe and its proximity to local business travel players.
3 questions to Thomas Dubus, Chairman of the Management Board of the airport of...
Volotea's announcement at the end of October that it would be opening routes to Ajaccio, Bastia, Biarritz and Toulon from Strasbourg in 2013 has raised new hopes for the Alsace airport.
OpenSkies on its way to oneworld
OpenSkies, the British Airways business airline, is preparing to join the oneworld alliance on 1 January.er December as an affiliated company.
Holiday Inn Paris Opéra Grands Boulevards officially opens
The Holiday Inn Paris Opéra Grands Boulevards hotel has officially opened after three years of renovation. It replaces the Hôtel Brébant in the centre of Paris.
Hilton launches Garden Inn in Davos: Switzerland's first destination for...
Hilton Garden Inn is entering the Swiss business travel market with the opening of a new hotel in Davos opposite the congress centre.
Rezidor on Olympic time: Radisson Blu on the road to Sochi
The Rezidor group will be opening its first Radisson Blu hotel in Sochi in 2014: a business hotel that will be riding the wave of the Olympic Games.
A new Holiday Inn for Marseille airport
The Holiday Inn Express Marseille Provence Airport hotel has recently opened its doors to business travellers in Marseille.
CWT Hotel Intel: new evaluation site for business travellers
Carlson Wagonlit Travel is launching a new website dedicated to business travellers, designed to encourage feedback while guaranteeing compliance with travel policy.
Chicago O'Hare tops the list for US airport stress according to Concur
Concur has published its ranking of the most stressful airports in the United States. Chicago O'Hare Airport came top, ahead of Los Angeles International Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.
