Business travel

Air France-KLM has signed an agreement with the European Union's Aviation Safety Agency to be the test group for the European in-flight emissions label, offering travellers precise data at the time of booking.

The AirHelp awards have been unveiled. It shows an improvement in the performance of French airports. However, they are still far from the top places.

A vast lobby with designer furniture, a rooftop skybar and affordable rooms: the Motel One chain is adding an attractive address next to the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles pavilions.

Heathrow is to benefit from a major investment plan that will mark the most significant transformation of the London airport for more than a decade.

By abandoning a difficult market like Abu Dhabi, low-cost carrier Wizz Air will be able to concentrate more on its natural markets of Central and Eastern Europe.

Brussels Airport will finally benefit from high-speed rail links in 2026. But it will be with Germany...

The Spanish group Barcelo is making its entry into France by taking over a hotel close to Paris, in the heart of the Levallois-Perret business district, with 338 rooms and a vast MICE area.

As part of its expansion, the Minor Hotels group will be launching four brands, with two luxury and premium 'collections', as well as a new luxury brand and a budget brand.

Mama Shelter is coming to Switzerland this summer with its first address in Zurich, revisiting an iconic hotel in the city with 178 rooms and several meeting and event rooms.

Virgin Atlantic is launching a major upmarket programme covering all aspects of travel, with a particular focus on premium classes and digital.

Always on the lookout for the money it needs to reduce the abysmal deficit in public accounts, the Bayrou government has come up with nothing better than... taxing air transport again in the 2026 budget proposals.

The aviation consultancy Cirium has published its ranking of airlines according to their carbon emissions. The report is favourable to the low-cost airline model.

Sharjah, then Hyderabad and Hanoi. Ethiopian Airlines is continuing to strengthen its Addis Ababa hub and is emerging as a reliable alternative for travellers wishing to reach Asia from Europe.

The first French address of the Locke brand of apartment hotels, Jardin de Verre offers a lifestyle version of long stays.

The Kombo comparator estimates that the Italian company is disrupting the market on this route, forcing SNCF to lower its prices by 33% in the second half of June and 13% in the first half of July. The study also confirms Ouigo's increasingly high fares.

Traffic was disrupted at Marseille airport on Tuesday 8 July. A fire has forced the hub to suspend operations. Trains are also affected.

The airline industry could be affected by a new tax, targeting business and first classes, as well as private jets.

London's St. Pancras station has teamed up with Eurostar to expand its passenger handling facilities in preparation for a sharp rise in traffic with London. With the SNCF subsidiary but also the possible arrival of new competitors from 2029.

From a luxurious Waldorf Astoria in Helsinki to airport hotels for Hilton Garden Inn and openings for Hilton and Conrad, the American group is expecting new business hotels in the near future.

Kactus is adding another string to its bow: hotel reservations for group travel to trade fairs or training courses, without any additional services.