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From the first kilometre of a business trip right through to arrival at the destination, business travellers and travel managers alike need to be kept abreast of the constant changes in business travel: new air services, business classes, loyalty programmesservices railway companies in trains or stationsoffers taxis or VTC for professionals...(see more)

Not forgetting the new players in the collaborative economy and the technology sector... Daily monitoring of these developments to ensure that business travel is ever safer, more comfortable and more sustainable, in business destinations in France and abroad.

    As part of its expansion in Europe, the Moxy brand will be opening a hotel in Annecy by the end of the year.
    Hotels

    Moxy: heading for 100 hotels in Europe

    Arnaud Deltenre -
    Moxy, one of Marriott's lifestyle brands, will soon pass the 100-hotel mark in Europe, with announced openings in Annecy and Nice.
    Volotea
    Airlines

    A new Bordeaux-Barcelona flight with Volotea

    Florian Guillemin -
    Volotea will soon be setting off on the Bordeaux-Barcelona route. The airline will serve no fewer than 32 destinations from Bordeaux airport.
    Airlines

    Eurostar joins Skyteam

    Luc Citrinot -
    Eurostar and the SkyTeam alliance, which includes Air France, have signed an agreement paving the way for integrated air-rail intermodal travel for millions of customers.
    Trains

    Germany to increase Deutschland Ticket fares in 2025

    Luc Citrinot -
    Launched last year, the Deutschland Ticket allows the use of all public transport and regional trains in Germany for 49 euros. But this price will rise to 58 euros in 2025...
    Delta Air Lines Airbus A330 (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)
    Airlines

    Delta Air Lines: a robust 2025 summer schedule, with nothing new...

    Luc Citrinot -
    Delta Airlines will offer the largest flight schedule between Europe and the United States in 2025. However, this growth does not include France.
    It will take 8 hours to travel between Paris and Berlin by ICE3
    Trains

    Paris-Berlin: direct TGV service from 16 December

    Stephane Jaladis -
    SNCF and Deutsche Bahn are partnering to offer a direct daily service between Paris and Berlin, operated by Deutsche Bahn's high-speed trains.
    The Sofitel Cotonou Marina Hotel & Spa, the brand's 16th hotel on the African continent.
    Hotels

    A luxurious Sofitel in Cotonou, an MGallery jewel in Nairobi

    Arnaud Deltenre -
    Sofitel is setting up in Cotonou, with a five-star hotel incorporating a conference centre. The MGallery collection has also set up in the diplomatic quarter of Nairobi.
    The Maison Hamelin hotel, the first representative in Paris of the Handwritten Collection.
    Hotels

    Handwritten: a cocktail of new features for the luxury hotel collection...

    Arnaud Deltenre -
    With a speakeasy-style bar in the Accor Arena and a number of hotel openings in the pipeline, the Accor Group's Handwritten Collection is making its mark.
    The OYO Orlando Airport hotel, one of the 320 establishments already owned by the Indian group in the United States, prior to the announced takeover of Motel 6.
    Hotels

    Indian hotelier Oyo is buying Motel 6, a flagship budget brand in the United States,...

    Arnaud Deltenre -
    Leading Indian hotel chain Oyo is stepping up its expansion in the United States with the announced acquisition of budget chain Motel 6 from Blackstone.
    JetBlue will inaugurate its first two airport lounges at the end of 2025 (DR)
    Airlines

    Business lounges: JetBlue takes the plunge

    Florian Guillemin -
    JetBlue will be taking a further step towards business travellers with the inauguration of its first airport lounges, at two business hubs.
    Lobby of the Radisson RED Berlin Kudamm.
    Hotels

    Radisson: flight bookings and new hotel in Berlin

    Arnaud Deltenre -
    In parallel with the opening of a Radisson RED in Berlin, the Radisson group is adding air ticket booking to its site, in partnership with Etraveli.
    Turkish Airlines
    Airlines

    Interview: Ömer Faruk Sönmez, Vice President Commercial Southern Europe, Turkish Airlines

    Luc Citrinot -
    For Ömer Faruk Sönmez, Vice President Commercial Southern Europe, Turkish Airlines, expanding the network and improving the in-flight product are the priority for the Turkish national airline.
    The World's 50 Best Hotels ranking not only honours the Capella Bangkok (pictured), but also Paris's luxury hotels.
    Hotels

    Best 50 Hotels: Bangkok voted top, Paris rewarded

    Arnaud Deltenre -
    Le Capella Bangkok No. 1, three Parisian hotels in the top 50, Raffles London in the spotlight: the results of the World's 50 Best Hotels ranking.
    The B&B HOTEL Brest Porte de Gouesnou, the group's 400th hotel in France.
    Hotels

    B&B HOTELS: the 400 mark in France, the pass...

    Arnaud Deltenre -
    B&B HOTELS has passed the 400-hotel mark in France, in Brest, where the chain was founded. It is also accelerating its development in the United States, with a new hotel in Miami.
    The distribution of Ouigo via professional booking channels is contributing to the growth of SNCF's business traffic.
    Trains

    SNCF: business travellers back on trains

    Stephane Jaladis -
    SNCF is catching up on its post-Covid traffic shortfall with business customers. A promotion on the Carte Liberté and the opening up of Ouigo distribution are contributing to this.
    The SNCF Connect booking platform is adding new functions aimed at leisure travellers, in particular to make it easier to manage expense claims.
    Trains

    SNCF Connect makes it easier to manage expense claims

    Stephane Jaladis -
    The SNCF Connect booking site is adding a Pro Area and features for managing receipts for business train ticket purchases.
    Air France is redesigning its Premium Economy class, which has become Premium and offers greater comfort.
    Airlines

    Air France: new routes, new Premium class

    Luc Citrinot -
    At the IFTM trade fair, Air France presented its new network and its new Premium class, which will offer greater comfort than the current Premium Economy.
    Airlines

    Air France, pay-meals on the horizon for short-haul flights?

    Luc Citrinot -
    Air France is to test a new formula for reduced inflight services in short-haul economy class. While KLM is seriously considering ending its free service in Europe from 2025...
    CitizenM Boston Back Bay lobby, opened at the beginning of September.
    Hotels

    CitizenM: two new addresses in Boston and Miami

    Arnaud Deltenre -
    CitizenM is continuing to expand in the United States with new hotels in Miami and Boston. At the same time, the lifestyle brand is making its coworking facilities available to everyone.
    The Paris Marais site, one of the first to be converted to the new Mitwit brand.
    Coworking and teleworking

    Mitwit, a unique coworking brand for La Poste

    Arnaud Deltenre -
    La Poste is merging its two subsidiaries Startway and Multiburo to create a single coworking brand, Mitwit. With ambitions to expand in France and Europe.
    Varenne Entreprises