Business travel

Relaunched by Accor, the Orient Express brand has just opened its first hotel in Rome. It is a new luxury destination with 93 rooms and suites, as well as several reception areas for exclusive events.

Located between Parc Monceau and Les Batignolles in Paris, La Fondation is laying the foundations for a new urban lifestyle, combining a five-star hotel, offices and a sports club. All designed by a leading name in lifestyle hotels, Roman and Williams.

The Spanish company is continuing its battle with SNCF and the French government by not starting operations on this seasonal route between the pink city and the Catalan capital this month.

Athens will be giving its international airport a new dimension by 2032 with extensive expansion works.

New hotels in France and Germany, expansion on the Iberian peninsula, stadium hotels in the UK: the Radisson group is strengthening its presence in Europe.

China takes pole position in the race for flying taxis. Unmanned vehicles from local manufacturer EHang have been certified to launch commercial flights.

Reginald Otten, easyJet's deputy managing director for France, believes that Air France's withdrawal from Orly will make the carrier even more attractive to business travellers. But the tax increase could derail demand on domestic routes.

The future of the Lutetia is officially in the hands of the Mandarin Oriental group, which is doubling its offering in Paris by taking over management of the Left Bank's only luxury hotel.

The Hilton group is making its Parisian luxury hotel debut with SAX Paris, a prestigious new address on the Left Bank boasting a unique rooftop overlooking the Eiffel Tower.

Bordeaux airport will see easyJet inaugurate two new destinations, two European capitals that should attract business customers.

Despite the increase in the solidarity tax, low-cost carrier Volotea is gaining ground on the French domestic network... to the detriment of important routes to European business destinations.

Between its all-inclusive resorts for seminars and events and its urban luxury and lifestyle hotels, Hyatt offers a wide range of possibilities for business travel in Southern Europe.

Recently reappointed as Chairman of Aéroports de la Côte d'Azur, Franck Goldnadel takes stock of the return of business travellers to Nice, and the issues surrounding the region's connectivity.

TAP Air Portugal has just inaugurated its first lounge outside its home country. Miami airport is the lucky choice...

Four Points Flex by Sheraton in Europe, City Express in the United States: with these two new brands, Marriott aims to strengthen its position in the mid-range hotel sector.

By ordering 18 TGVs from Alstom, Morocco is preparing to extend its high-speed line from Casablanca to Marrakech by 2030.

Driven by an acceleration in the luxury and lifestyle sectors and a focus on its premium brands, the Accor group is showing dynamic growth this year and in 2024.

Los Angeles airport is home to Virgin Atlantic's latest lounge. A Clubhouse of comfort and serenity...

Air Canada reveals its 2025 summer schedule. Unsurprisingly, the airline is reducing capacity to the United States in a tense environment... and increasing frequencies on the Paris-Toronto route.

Intended exclusively for the Lufthansa hub in Munich, the German airline is deploying its Airbus A350-900s to Frankfurt because of the shortage of aircraft.