Business travel

With the inauguration of the Newton Offices Sophia Antipolis site, the regional flexible workspace specialist is adding 6,000 m² to its catalogue, in a strategic area for corporate customers.

Hilton and United Airlines have both announced new advances for their visually impaired and wheelchair-bound customers.

Marriott is launching Connect Responsibly worldwide, a programme to measure the environmental impact of events in conjunction with carbon offset projects.

Attractive rates for stopover evenings at The Originals, a MICE department at Eklo: hotel groups are making eyes at the business clientele.

Montpellier-Brussels, Marseille-Athens, Strasbourg-Istanbul: these are just some of the new services unveiled by Transavia to boost connectivity in the French regions.

The new cabins unveiled by Delta Air Lines will be visible in 2025 on international routes operated by Airbus A350. But the first passengers will be able to enjoy them on several Boeing 757s before the end of the year on domestic and short international routes.

To mark the launch of the new Belaroïa identity in Montpellier, Pascal Donat, Chairman of the Valotel group, spoke to Voyages d'Affaires about his ambitions for the brand and his other projects, notably Maison ELLE.

The Valotel group has just celebrated the launch of a new brand at the Belaroïa hotel, opposite Montpellier station.

Two Six Senses hotels in Milan and on Lake Como for IHG, seven new hotels planned by the Radisson group: Italy is a land of growth for hotel groups.

London City Airport, long regarded as the "airport for business travellers", is struggling to return to its pre-pandemic levels. This is due to the gradual disappearance of day trips.

Pharrell Williams is investing in the luxury hotel sector in Paris with the acquisition of the Saint James & Albany hotel, in partnership with Omnam and Mohari Hospitality.

The difficulty in obtaining spare parts for the Rolls Royce engines on its Boeing aircraft has forced British Airways to sacrifice part of its long-haul routes. This includes the long-awaited reopening of its route to Kuala Lumpur.

A memorandum of understanding signed on 8 October between Trenitalia and the Skyteam alliance will enable air and rail passengers to combine air and rail tickets and use and earn miles through the various frequent flyer programmes.

As part of the harmonisation of its offer, from 4 November Eurostar will be offering a single meal card across its entire network in Premier class.

Soazig Drais, Minor Hotels' Development Director for France, explains the group's growth objectives in this key market, following the opening of three NH hotels in Paris and an Anantara in Nice.

Tesla has unveiled two electric vehicle pilot projects, Cybercab and Robovan, designed to take autonomous mobility for individual and group travel to a new level.

The Franco-Swiss company Lyria has teamed up with specialist Moment to offer a new free digital experience via its portal on board its TGVs.

At a time when business aviation is often the subject of criticism, a round table brought together Vistajet and its partners Bombardier, Fraser Yachts and Benetti Yachts. There was a lot of talk about service and the sector in general.

Brit Hotel is strengthening its offering for business travellers, expanding its network, upgrading its product range and launching a new website dedicated to seminars.

The impact that the drastic increase in air taxes can have on the activity of a major sector of the economy is particularly visible in Germany. Voyages d'Affaires takes a closer look at the malaise affecting the entire air transport sector in this country...