Business travel

New air transport rules in Malaysia came into force on 2 September, offering passengers greater protection. Particularly in the event of flight cancellation.

The Thai hotel group Dusit is joining forces with the Generator and Freehand brands. The aim is to expand into Europe and Asia.

A recent interview with Monika Ribar, President of Swiss Federal Railways, sheds light on SBB's international strategy. The conclusion: SBB is not about to leave the Swiss Confederation...

With the return of flights to Manaus in November and the recent opening of Florianopolis, TAP Air Portugal is consolidating its network in Brazil, offering flights to 13 cities in the country.

As Air France-KLM finalised the acquisition of a 19.4% stake in SAS, the Franco-Dutch duo announced it was extending its cooperation with its new Scandinavian subsidiary.

The Hyatt group has announced the acquisition of Standard International, manager of The Standard and Bunkhouse hotels. This new offering will form the basis of Hyatt's new lifestyle hotel group.

Inaugurated on 17 August, but still under construction, the future Indonesian capital has seen the opening of its first hotel, the Swissôtel Nusantara.

Low-cost carrier Ryanair is to cut 20% from its services to Berlin from March 2025. It is also threatening to cut 10% from the rest of Germany in response to soaring air fares.

Air Canada could be faced with a pilots' strike in September. The company is anticipating this by relaxing its cancellation and exchange conditions.

Lufthansa is changing its service to Saudi Arabia this September, abandoning its services to Kuwait and Bahrain.

With 85 rooms and meeting rooms, the Hyatt Place Rouen has just opened its doors in the Ecole buissonnière, an office complex owned by the Matmut Group.

The Hilton Munich Park is to close its doors for four years as part of the transformation of the Tucherpark business complex into a contemporary living space.

The ban on Western European airlines flying over Russia, combined with the weakness of Chinese outbound tourism, is making it less and less attractive to operate flights to China.

World leader, Marriott has just passed the 9,000 hotel mark. This growth will be supported by a new range of residential flats: Sonder by Marriott Bonvoy.

The national carrier Air Sénégal appears to be in a bad way, according to reports in local newspapers. The company, which is heavily in debt, suspended its flights to New York and Cotonou/Douala/Libreville in mid-September.

Attacks between the Israeli defence forces and Hezbollah over the weekend of 24 and 25 August led to the closure of Beirut and Tel Aviv airports for a few hours. Traffic has since resumed, but some airlines are reluctant to return.

Qatar Airways Group has acquired a 25 % stake in Airlink, a major regional airline in South Africa. The first synergies are already being put in place.

Hilton is adding a second address in Europe for its top-of-the-range budget brand Spark by Hilton. For its part, Hampton is landing at Heathrow.

The Voco brand, part of the IHG Group, is part of a project to transform the former post office building in Angers into a hotel, due to open in 2027.

SBB expects the Gotthard Tunnel to be fully operational again for passenger and freight trains from 2 September.