Business travel

Crowne Plaza is offering a new flagship hotel in New York, illustrating the transformation of the predominantly business-focused brand: the Crowne Plaza Manhattan Times Square.

The updated list, airline by airline, of cancelled flights in September to the Near and Middle East.

A 24-hour national strike will disrupt all trains, buses, trams and metros in the Netherlands this Wednesday 9 September, with a direct impact on international Eurostar, ICE and Nightjet services.

A casualty on the line occurring on Tuesday at around 7am near Fresnoy-le-Luat (Oise) is causing severe disruption to the LGV Nord high-speed line, leading to delays of up to four hours on TGV and Eurostar services between Paris, Lille, London, Brussels and Amsterdam.

The Radisson Blu Medlock is part of the event-led transformation of Manchester City's stadium, the Etihad Campus, featuring a hotel with over 400 rooms that takes advantage of all the venue's meeting and event facilities.

Hundreds of thousands of travellers are currently stranded in Indonesia or abroad, due to the fallout of ash following the eruption of the Anak Krakatau volcano between Java and Sumatra, which forced the authorities to close seven airports, including Jakarta. Traffic nevertheless resumed this Tuesday morning.

Hilton, Novotel, Mercure, Best Western: YouGov BrandIndex analysis shows that certain hotel brands are better regarded by business travellers than leisure ones.

A Deutsche Bahn ICE now connects Cologne to Antwerp with a stop at Brussels Airport, offering a new air-rail connection in cooperation with Brussels Airlines.

IWG is opening two spaces in Paris, an HQ in the 20th arrondissement and a Regus Porte d'Italie, following a record first half of the year with 728 global signings.

Air Canada is preparing a major international push for the summer of 2027. The Canadian airline has announced its largest intercontinental expansion to date, featuring five new international destinations and seven new routes departing from its three Canadian hubs.

Uber and Wayve have launched autonomous (though supervised) robotaxi trips in London. A UK first.

Hilton has broken the 100-hotel barrier in Turkey with a Hilton hotel ideally located for business travel, directly opposite Istanbul Airport.

A strike is expected to affect a significant number of Volotea flights departing from France this Friday and throughout the weekend.

Air Canada now allows the free transport of three mobility aids per customer and tracks their loading via its app, as part of its accessibility plan.

The drone threats brandished by Ukrainian President Zelenskyy are going to affect the flight paths of certain airlines, particularly Chinese ones, to Europe.

Despite a German government more favourable to aviation, the country's air transport continues to decline according to the German Aviation Association, which has analysed this winter's schedule.

Velvet, the future high-speed rail company for the Great West, has secured its railway undertaking licence and can thus continue preparing for its commercial launch scheduled in two years' time.

The Hyatt Regency brand will soon take over the Hotel Palace Berlin, strengthening its offer for business travellers in the German capital.

Swiss will open two new Business and Senator lounges in the first quarter of 2027 due to the reconstruction of Pier A at Zurich Airport.

Qatar Airways is bolstering its corporate offering for Beyond Business members, who can now convert their Qrewards into Uber credits for their travel.