Business travel

In addition to the launch of Hyatt Select, a new mid-range brand in the US, Hyatt is supporting the global expansion of Hyatt Centric, which is due to open in Reims this year.

We can do better. This is the underlying message of IATA's report on air safety in 2024. Not least because of the number of fatal accidents.

Marriott remains the world's leading hotel group, ahead of Jin Jiang, Hilton, H World, IHG and Accor, among others. The top ten at the end of 2024 according to Voyages d'Affaires.

The Roissy-Picardie rail link currently under construction will put Amiens 1 hour from Paris airport and provide direct TGV links to Lyon, Marseille and Strasbourg.

The Radisson group is expanding its footprint on the Iberian Peninsula with the opening of a Radisson resort on the island of Tenerife and lifestyle hotels in Malaga and Porto.

Greece will also be paralysed by strike action on 28 February. Air and rail travel will be virtually impossible on Friday.

According to OAG, air fares in Europe remained at least at their 2024 level in the 1st quarter. This is due in particular to continuing difficulties in the supply chain.

Seattle airport is the latest stage in the renovation programme initiated by British Airways in the lounges of its main business destinations.

AirCalin is the latest entrant on the Paris-Bangkok route. The airline offers an excellent Hibiscus business class product that has nothing to envy its competitors on this route, which is very popular with travellers.

Lufthansa is also introducing a baggage collection and delivery service, joining forces with specialist AirPortr.

According to the Bloomberg news agency, Emirates wants to open new routes to China and Indochina. And add two new destinations in Africa as well as a link to Helsinki.

Airports, public transport: strikes are back in the spotlight in Germany. Unfortunately, this could be just the beginning.

The Canadian government has just announced the inauguration, in about ten years' time, of the first 1000 km high-speed line linking the main cities in Eastern Canada. Several French groups, including SNCF Voyageurs and Keolis, are involved in the project.

A new strike is beginning in Belgium, which will disrupt train travel for nine days.

Amsterdam Schiphol confirms its European leadership, having been the second busiest hub in the EU after Paris-CDG. Coincidentally, both are Air France-KLM hubs...

Volocopter is dreaming of a return to the forefront of the flying taxi scene, which could become a reality following an agreement with France's Jet Systems Hélicoptères Services.

Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel has signed a partnership agreement with London St. Pancras Highspeed, operator of the UK's high-speed line, to help increase links between the UK and continental Europe.

The Olympic Games in 2024 and the Rugby World Cup in 2023: these two major events have both played a major role in InExtenso's assessment of the French hotel industry.

Business customers and MICE groups have played their part in the excellent performances reported by hotel groups for 2024.

Vietnam Airlines is boosting its Chinese network with the launch of flights between Ho Chi Minh City and Beijing-Daxing airport. It has also increased frequencies between Hanoi and Beijing-Capital airport.