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.

Marcel Fuchs, Vice President Europe, United Airlines

Why a renewal of your business and first-class products several years after most other companies? Marcel Fuchs - We went through a...

Royal Silk Thai Airways

Streamlined ground formalities, lounge access, personalised service, space and comfort, refined menus – high-value customers are well looked after: they can generate up to...

Meal trays: gastronomy at 30,000 feet

"Good food and good wine is heaven on earth," said Henri IV. Four centuries later, the sentiment applies just as much to...

TGV trains designed by Christian Lacroix

The new TGV carriages designed by Christian Lacroix: a calm ambience with grey dominating in first class, and more vibrant tones of purple and orange in second class...

Private jets offer top-of-the-range service

For a price scarcely higher than that of a scheduled business-class flight, the private jet offers a top-tier service...

Marc-Pierre Lebault, Sales Director American Express Business Travel

What are the main expectations of business travellers? Marc-Pierre Lebault: Optimising travel time and travel comfort are their two...

Lufthansa Private Jet

Lufthansa Private Jet, a private jet service launched by the German airline, operates flights to a thousand destinations in Europe and Russia....

Railteam: Europe's rail companies make a pact

Last July, the railway companies SNCF, SNCB, Deutsche Bahn, Eurostar UK, NS Hispeed, ÖBB and SBB and their subsidiaries Thalys, Lyria and Alleo...

Thierry Antinori, Vice President Marketing and Sales, Lufthansa

Why is Lufthansa launching its own business aviation product today? Thierry Antinori - Since its launch, we have enjoyed considerable success with our...

Premium car park

For motorists looking to get to Roissy, the adventure doesn't stop behind the airport car park barriers. You still have to find a space, which...

TransEurope express

Since 1993, the structure of expenditure regarding business travel has evolved considerably. Thus, according to the 2007 American Express Business Travel barometer...

Business aviation: private jets rise to the challenge

With a flagging global economy, surging oil and commodity prices, a frantic stock market, and air transport...

The advantages of the TGV

Network expansion, shortened journey times, reduced formalities, direct access to the city centre, adapted timetables... the TGV has obvious advantages for attracting travellers...

Gilles Ménard, Managing Director France of Air Partner

What are the recent developments in business aviation? Gilles Ménard - The profession is experiencing exceptional growth, which is largely due to...

Dominique Patry, Director of International Affairs and Alliances, Air France

What does the transatlantic axis represent for Air France in terms of passengers and revenue? D. P. - The 19 destinations covered by the routes...

Between luxury and palace

The line between luxury hospitality and a palace hotel is a fine one. But not just anyone can claim the latter title. To date, Paris...

Le Meridien Etoile

With the acquisition of the InterContinental and the Le Méridien chain, Starwood Hotels & Resorts has 7,647 rooms and 328 meeting rooms in...

The Royal Monceau brought up to date

Happy ending or new episode in the Royal Monceau soap opera? Bought by the businessman Alexandre Allard, 37 avenue Hoche will ultimately be managed...

Philippe Gaugier, partner in tourism and hotels at Deloitte

How is Paris redrawing its hotel map? Philippe Gaugier - We are moving towards a general standard of upper three-star and four-star hotels. One-star hotels are already no longer seen,...

Romain Avril Investment Director Radisson SAS

Radisson is opening a third property in Paris. How are you going to position it? Romain Avril - It will be a four-star boutique hotel, with a ratio of 20...