Business travel

Three hotels in Mexico City, including a Mama Shelter this year, and other developments in the United States and Jamaica: Ennismore, Accor's lifestyle hotel subsidiary, is expanding its offering in the Americas.

The Peruvian authorities have just inaugurated the new terminal at Lima's Jorge Chávez airport. The South American hub is about to take on a new dimension.

The launch of the Unscripted brand, growth in Africa, sustained development in the lifestyle segment: the Hyatt group has a wealth of news at the beginning of June.

In August, Reims will be adding a new international brand to its hotel offering with a Hyatt Centric, featuring 155 rooms and 8 meeting rooms.

IATA's Vice President Europe predicts more moderate growth rates for European aviation than elsewhere. This is due to the fact that Europe is constantly penalising aviation by overtaxing it...

IndiGo, Delta Air Lines, Air France-KLM and Virgin Atlantic are to set up a leading partnership linking India to Europe and North America, which could eventually be extended worldwide.

JetBlue and United Airlines are cooperating through the new BlueSky programme, which enables them to coordinate their schedules and establish equivalence on frequent flyer programmes. With a major advantage for United: preparing a comeback at JFK.

Finnair was affected by several strikes at the beginning of May, and will once again be forced to cancel around a hundred flights on 30 May. There may be further action in June.

By 2030, the Flix group intends to offer a low-cost high-speed service to take market share from DB in Germany and move into neighbouring countries in northern Europe.

Eurostar is continuing to harmonise its offer with the complete renovation of the former Thalys lounge in Paris-Nord, which now boasts the décor of an elegant and comfortable Parisian bistro.

Business trips, seminars and conferences: Saint-Etienne has a large majority of business visitors. With venues to match.

At a time when the European Union is debating an overhaul of compensation for flight delays, Flightright and Eurocontrol are studying the airlines and countries most affected. And France is not doing so well.

The Marriott group is launching a new mid-range brand, the Series by Marriott collection, with a global focus but concentrating on hotels that are well established regionally, starting in India.

Vietnamese low-cost carrier Vietjet, which has become the country's leading carrier in terms of passenger numbers, is no longer hiding its ambitions to serve Europe, particularly France.

The lifestyle brand Ruby Hotels, recently acquired by IHG, has unveiled plans for a second hotel in Geneva, based on the conversion of a former bank building.

Sport and fitness, preventive medicine, professional meetings: after Paris, Villa M Marseille is duplicating its wellbeing and business concept in Marseille.

Taxi drivers will continue to mobilise on Monday, particularly around Marseille stations and airport, as well as in Paris.

The European Union has finally agreed on new rules for compensation in the event of flight delays or cancellations. If these amendments to the current rules are adopted, they will work to the disadvantage of travellers.

The winter of 2025-2026 will see an increase in the density of SBB rail services from Basel. Good news for business travellers in the Grand Est region.

Munich continues to be at the heart of Lufthansa's expansion strategy for its 2025/26 winter schedules. Not only with more intercontinental flights, but also with the opening of a First Class lounge and the introduction of the Allegris product on more routes.