Business travel

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.

Asian low-cost carrier AirAsia is once again considering a return to Europe. But it would do so via a new hub in the Middle East. The aim is to begin operations by the end of the year. 

Park Hyatt back in Tokyo and arriving in Johannesburg, the debut of the Thompson brand in Asia, Andaz in Shanghai and Bangkok: the Hyatt group is expanding its range of luxury and lifestyle hotels.

The Air France-KLM Group has announced that it will begin the process of acquiring a majority stake in SAS. The Group currently holds 19.9 % of the Scandinavian airline's capital.

American Airlines is set to expand its presence in Miami by almost doubling its lounge capacity.

Oman Air is strengthening its presence in Europe this winter. A consequence of its recent entry into the oneworld alliance. 

Car rental company Europcar is shutting down its shared mobility services in France, Spain and Italy. Operating costs are deemed to be too high.

Lifestyle brand The Hoxton is taking centre stage in Edinburgh, transforming a collection of 11 townhouses into a 214-room hotel, complete with meeting and event facilities.