Business travel

An Oceania hotel in a former bank, a new Hilton in the business district, past and future renovations: an overview of the changing hotel scene in Lille.

Rozenn Branellec Dumon, Managing Director of Oceania Hotels, presents the latest news from her group, including a new hotel in Lille that has transformed the headquarters of the Scalbert-Dupont bank, planned openings in Lyon and Paris, and a family-run group that is extending its reach beyond its native Brittany.

Financed by the State and operated by SNCF Voyageurs, 50 new, modern and comfortable trains will be running between now and 2029 on the Paris-Orléans-Limoges-Toulouse, Paris-Clermont-Ferrand and Bordeaux-Marseille lines.

Danish railways have seen an increase in traffic in 2024. And it is investing 6 billion euros in new trains, due this year.

Air Austral's 50th anniversary is an opportunity for the Réunion-based airline to unveil a renovated business lounge at its Saint-Denis hub.

French air transport grew in the 1st quarter. But a slowdown is looming, perhaps due to the rise in the solidarity tax...

Business Class will be making a comeback on the Scandinavian airline SAS's European offer next autumn, replacing the hybrid product that is the current SAS Plus Class. With a more upmarket culinary offer.

The carrier is renovating its trains, expanding its fleet, serving new stations and increasing its frequencies so that its low-cost trains will account for 30% of its TGV offer by 2030.

Business travellers will soon be able to access a selection of Canal+ programmes to pass the time during an Air France long-haul flight.

Negotiations between SNCF management and the CGT and Sud Rail unions have so far failed to reach agreement on better management of timetables and a €100 per month increase in bonuses demanded by staff.

From October 2025, the Lufthansa Group will introduce the "Click to Pay" online payment option on the websites of Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines, in cooperation with Visa.

The British platform for selling train and bus tickets is buying its competitor Trenes.com with the aim of developing its sales through technological contributions and marketing support.

American Airlines is to give its mobile application a facelift. The new version will be of particular benefit to members of the AAdvantage frequent flyer programme.

Trenitalia, which is expanding its frequencies and routes in France, has signed a distribution agreement with the Amadeus platform to enable its business and leisure tickets to be sold in virtually all French travel agencies.

Etihad has just announced that it will be strengthening its presence at Paris CDG from Abu Dhabi next winter with four additional weekly flights between the two cities from February, using Airbus A321neoLR aircraft.

Richard Hyde, CEO of Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH), shares the latest news from his group, including the 600 hotel mark and future developments, a partnership with Hilton and a new loyalty programme.

United Airlines and Archer have now teamed up to launch an air taxi network in New York, linking the heart of Manhattan with neighbouring airports using Midnight aircraft.

Oman Air, which is due to join the oneworld alliance at the end of June, is expanding its European network with the launch of flights to Amsterdam and more flights to London Heathrow.

LATAM Airlines has launched a major investment to welcome business travellers in brand new or completely refurbished lounges.

The Iberia Plus frequent flyer programme became Club Iberia Plus on 1 April, making it more attractive to its members by adding new features.