Business travel

Train patronage in France rose by 6% last year, driven by TERs, the Olympic Games and the rise of Trenitalia and Renfe. All this was achieved with a moderate rise in prices last year.

The consortium building the CDG Express has announced the start-up date for its 20-minute services between Gare de l'Est station and terminal 2 at Paris-CDG airport.

Iberia is to invest €6 billion in its Flight Plan 2030, which sets out its strategy for the coming years, including a consolidation of its long-haul offering. 

A large number of airlines are temporarily suspending their flights to the Middle East. At the same time, the authorities have assured us that the hubs at Doha, Abu Dhabi and Dubai are open again. However, major delays are to be expected. 

In view of the current situation, Air France has decided to suspend its daily flights to Dubai and Riyadh until Tuesday, while extending the suspension of services to Tel Aviv until 14 July.

Accor added around twenty new hotels to its portfolio in France in the first half of the year, notably under the Mercure, greet and Handwritten Collection brands.

The "Connect France" initiative, the fruit of a partnership between Air France and ADP, is designed to strengthen the Paris CDG hub. The aim is to make it a centre of excellence for travellers.

The Holiday Inn brand will be making its debut in Senegal in 2027 with a hotel expected to be built in Diamniadio, the fast-growing new town near Dakar and Blaise Diagne airport.

35 years after its beginnings in Brest, B&B Hotels is now one of Europe's leading budget hotels. Flashback on this success story and a look ahead to its new ambitions.

The Skytrax World Airline Awards 2025 named Qatar Airways the best airline in the world, while Air France was crowned best Western European airline.

For Ali Tounsi, Africa by air has enormous potential, both in terms of resources and demographics. But the continent has to contend with a local air transport system that is still unable to free itself from its colonial past and political influences to build efficient hubs linking the entire continent.

EasyJet has just revealed the routes it will be operating from the winter timetable in France, with new routes to the UK in particular.

For the first time this May, passenger numbers at Orly and Paris CDG airports exceeded the 2019 level. This result can be attributed to the Orly hub.

RockyPop, Grand Juste, Amista: each in their own way embodying a hotel industry in tune with the times, new establishments are expected in Marseille this summer.

Despite successive air attacks in the conflict between Iran and Israel, air traffic is gradually returning to normal in the Near and Middle East, particularly in Amman and Beirut. However, many airlines have suspended services to Tel Aviv.

A 25Hours in a new business park, a luxurious Sofitel Legend near the Grand Egyptian Museum, another Mövenpick expected: Cairo is attracting projects from the Accor group.

By 2027, the InterContinental brand will have set up shop in Manchester, in one of the country's tallest towers, with a hotel featuring extensive meeting space.

Italian railway company Trenitalia began services between the two cities on Sunday, with 4 round trips a day.

Political events in Los Angeles have overshadowed a major breakthrough for travellers: the opening of an underground station near the airport, which had been awaited for decades.

The Israeli strikes against Iran have led to a further closure of airspace in the Near and Middle East, forcing airlines to use alternative routes. With the possible delays and cancellations that this implies.