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.

The gastronomic offer, the first step towards the redesign of the classes in Singapore...

SIA has presented its new culinary offering to the general public, a prerequisite for the redesign of its travel cabins that will be presented next November...

The Originals Hotels: MICE growth and new strategic plan

Reformed loyalty program, external growth, dynamic MICE sector: The Originals Hotels has unveiled its new strategic plan for 2031.

South Korea merges its railway companies

The KTX high-speed trains of the Korail company and the SRT trains of the SR operator are merging to offer more frequencies and lower fares.

French air traffic still in chaos

In August, air traffic in France fell by 1%. A worrying trend internationally, with a drop of 1%.4%, particularly sustained in America, Asia and the EU. The reason: the rise in prices since the Iran/United States war, the economic deterioration in France, high taxes on air travel and a weakening purchasing power...

Best train stations in Europe: France tops the list, Germany falls behind

French travelers can smile: the major train stations in France have very good performances in the ranking of the main European train stations in the European Railway Station Index 2026, by the Consumer Choice Center.

Geoffrey Carrage, Finnair: «We have developed a resilience concept...

Geoffrey Carrage, Regional Manager Southern Europe, Finnair explains how the crises the company has faced since 2020 have ultimately built its resilience in a series of difficult circumstances.

Radisson: a future golf resort in Lyon, a new hotel...

In addition to a new Parisian hotel near Gare de l'Est, the Radisson group is launching its Radisson Blu brand in a city resort and golf project on the outskirts of Lyon.

IHG opens the Crowne Plaza Paris Marne-la-Vallée

Near Disneyland Paris, the Crowne Plaza Paris Marne-la-Vallée, which recently joined IHG's business brand portfolio, offers a 250-room MICE hotel with 14 meeting rooms.

Hotels: Amex GBT forecasts rising rates in 2027

In its Hotel Monitor 2027 study, American Express GBT anticipates a noticeable rise in hotel prices in business destinations, for example from +3.1 % to +4.8 % in Paris.

High-speed rail: 50 million more passengers by 2035?

The French Rail Association (AFRA) highlights the obstacles to the opening up of the rail market to competition in France, based on the results of a survey commissioned from Frontier Economics.

European Sleeper will launch a Brussels-Malmö service in April 2028

This overnight rail service will be the fourth operated by the Belgian-Dutch company since its commercial launch in 2023.

Train + Air: all Ouigo services connected to Paris CDG,...

The SNCF Voyageurs Train + Air offer now integrates all TGV Ouigo services serving Paris-CDG for Air France flights. At the same time, KM Malta Airlines is joining the scheme via Paris-CDG and Lyon-Saint-Exupéry.

LOT Polish Airlines is to launch flights on the Paris-Gdansk route

Following Orly-Warsaw, the national carrier LOT is set to open a second regional route from the Parisian airport: Orly-Gdansk will launch for the summer season.

Accor launches ALL Concierge, its conversational AI assistant

Accor is launching ALL Concierge, the first conversational AI assistant deployed on a large scale by a hotel group. Accessible via its website and app as well as WhatsApp and iMessage, it offers a digital experience from hotel search right through to the post-stay stage.

Paris CDG expansion slammed by Transport & Environment

According to the NGO Transport & Environment, expansion projects at Paris CDG, like those at other airports in Europe, run counter to climate targets by increasing traffic volume.

MGallery: a first hotel in New York in 2028

MGallery, Accor's upscale boutique hotel brand, will arrive in New York in 2028 with a 222-room hotel located in Hell's Kitchen, the Ink 48.

TAP Air Portugal is capitalising on the French market

Present at the IFTM trade fair in Paris, Paloma Utrera, TAP Air Portugal's France Director, highlighted the Portuguese airline's positioning on the French market. Without making any major announcements, due to the strategic directions that the airline's future shareholders—Air France-KLM or Lufthansa—will take...

Avoiding contrails, or how to limit global warming

Contrails are just as damaging to the planet as carbon emissions, but avoiding them could delay the global warming caused by aviation by 10 years, according to Transport & Environment.

American Express opens a Centurion Lounge in Amsterdam

American Express has opened a Centurion Lounge at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, making this 550 m² space its 33rd signature lounge for Centurion and Platinum cardmembers.

A. Kittikul (Thai Airways): «France occupies a major place...".

Thai Airways International is doubling down on France with a second daily Boeing 787 flight on the Bangkok-Paris CDG route starting in December, according to Arnuphap Kittikul, European Director for the Thai national carrier.