Business travel

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...

Renfe plans to open a seasonal Barcelona-Toulouse service from the second quarter of 2025 to mid-September. This will be the Spanish airline's 3rd route in France after Marseille-Madrid and Lyon-Barcelona.

The FNAM (Fédération nationale de l'aviation et de ses métiers) and the UAF (Union des aéroports français) are mobilising against the new tax planned by the French government.

In addition to the new ICE line linking Paris to Berlin via Strasbourg, Deutsche Bahn is increasing the number of its international routes with the introduction of new trains.

Always on the lookout for economies of scale, Ryanair hopes to abolish airport check-in altogether by mid-2025.

From Four Points Express to Four Points Flex by Sheraton, Marriott's new mid-range brand in Europe is expanding its network with the addition of Sleeperz hotels in the UK and Zleep in Denmark.

SNCF has announced that the Paris-Orléans line will be suspended from August 2025 to February 2026 due to track renovation work in the Loiret region.

The suspension of Air France flights to Abu Dhabi with the introduction of the winter timetable is accompanied by an increase in frequencies for Etihad.

Introduced in France in April, the Michelin Guide's Clefs awards for hotels are now being extended to other countries, including Germany, Switzerland and the UK.

The Marriott group is strengthening its mid-range offering in the United States by building on the success of the City Express brand, which until now has been present in Latin America.