Business travel

The SNCF is considering upgrading its Business 1ère offer on the strategic Paris-Lyon route in the face of the offensive by its competitor Trenitalia with its Executive class.

Mama Shelter in Singapore and Zurich, 25Hours in Sydney, The Hoxton in Dublin and Edinburgh, Mondrian in Abu Dhabi: here's a look at the lifestyle hotels that Accor and its subsidiary Ennismore are planning for 2025.

The rail company that merged with Thalys carried 19.5 million passengers last year, up 5% year-on-year.

The Huttopia group, which specialises in top-of-the-range camping, is joining forces with Elegancia to accelerate the regional expansion of its Hoscar Cafés-Hotels.

Tunisian airline Nouvelair has unveiled an ambitious programme for the 2025 summer season. With more frequencies to France.

The IHG group will be upgrading the welcome at its Holiday Inn Express hotels with a new-generation lobby concept.

From just over 550 hotels today, the Minor group plans to reach 850 hotels worldwide by the end of 2027. Growth will be achieved by conquering new markets and launching two new brands this year.

Decarbonisation, SAF, tax, air traffic control: the challenges facing air transport were the focus of discussions at BAR France's Annual General Meeting. The guest of honour was Willie Walsh, President of IATA.

Skyteam wants to offer its premium members a more pleasant airport experience. The airline alliance is therefore reviewing the rules governing access to its lounges.

SNCF Voyageurs is also announcing its return to this route from 31 March, with 3 daily rotations. Not all of them are listed on SNCF Connect yet, and sales are not yet open, unlike the Italian company.

Air France is preparing to resume its flights between Paris CDG and Tel Aviv. Transavia will follow suit from Orly.

Buoyed by the CSR policies of hotel groups and the sustainable ambitions of destinations, the Green Key label will record further growth of 45% in 2025.

Strasbourg Entzheim Airport returned to almost pre-Covid levels, with over 1.2 million passengers last year. And it is expecting a good year in 2025, notwithstanding the likely adoption of the increase in air tax.

Trenitalia will resume the Paris-Milan service at the beginning of April with two daily rotations, while the Paris-Marseille service, operating from 15 June, will have 4 round trips each day. The Italian airline will thus be serving France's top three cities from the summer onwards.

Emirates is preparing to expand its services to Madagascar, less than a year after the launch of the Dubai-Antananarivo flight.

Last year, London Heathrow airport broke its traffic record for 2019. And the London hub intends to do it again this year.

Krakow will benefit from two new routes to France and Switzerland. LOT will be launching services from Paris Orly, while Wizz Air will be conquering the bi-national airport of Basel-Mulhouse.

The inauguration of the new terminal at Vilnius airport is approaching. The aim is to double the capacity of the Lithuanian airport.

With a prestigious address right in the heart of Monaco, and an all-encompassing business establishment on the doorstep of the destination, Marriott is in a prime position to take advantage of the ever-growing popularity of Monaco's MICE sector and, above all, to make its own contribution.

The Lufthansa Group's effective acquisition of a 41% stake in ITA makes the Italian carrier the group's sixth airline brand. It also puts Rome Fiumicino on an equal footing with the Brussels, Frankfurt, Munich, Vienna and Zurich hubs.