Business travel

The US Department of Transportation has forced the hand of airlines refusing to reimburse passengers for flights cancelled during Covid.

Star Alliance has just adopted Timatic AutoCheck, IATA's new-generation travel documentation and verification system that simplifies the formalities involved in entering a country.

Wojo and Worklib: these two players in the flexible workspace sector, both close to Accor, have had their services integrated into the ALL loyalty programme. With cross-fertilisation of benefits for users.

The Marriott group is continuing its expansion in France, with ten hotels expected by 2025 in major cities and secondary towns such as Lyon, Lille, Nice, Annecy and Dijon.

While the war in Ukraine has led to a temporary halt to air traffic in the country due to security risks, it has also benefited neighbouring countries. Particularly Moldova, the new air hub for its eastern neighbour. And it's likely to remain a hub for business travellers for a long time to come.

Midnight Trains, a start-up set up in 2020 to develop high-quality night trains between Europe's major cities, has not found the funding it needs to continue its project.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) estimates that passenger numbers should flirt with 5 billion, while net profits should exceed 30 billion dollars. At the same time, the average ticket price is on a downward trend.

Mandarin Oriental has just opened a second luxury hotel in London, in the Mayfair district. Another inauguration is in Muscat, in the Sultanate of Oman.

The national carrier Thai Airways International is speeding up the rebuilding of its European network, taking advantage of the simplified conditions for entry into Thailand. Milan, Oslo and Brussels are all on the airline's schedule.

The premium VTC platform LeCab has acquired its competitor Marcel, both of which specialise in business travel.

The B&B Hotels group has inaugurated its first B&B Home establishment in Saint Ouen, focusing not only on long stays but also on localism and sustainability.

The future of rail ticketing in Europe will be unified thanks to OSDM, a standard system for selling train tickets online. Sweden is the first country in Europe to sell single tickets using this system, which will start to become widespread at the end of 2024.

The Normandy, Pays de la Loire and Centre Val de Loire regions will be trialling this single travel pass between now and the end of 2024, as a prelude to nationwide roll-out in a year's time.

With the inauguration of the Sofitel Shanghai North Bund, the Accor group has reached the 700-hotel mark in the Greater China region. And no doubt many more in the future.

High ambitions for development on the one hand, low-carbon trajectory on the other: easyHotel intends to build on its brand awareness to accelerate its growth in Europe.

Sustained demand, hotels suitable for hosting all types of events, technology: the Hyatt group takes stock of the MICE market in the EMEA region.

USAC-CGT has called a strike from 31 May to 7 June to oppose "the destruction of the public service" resulting from the measures in the text signed on 25 April by several unions and the DGAC.

The regional airline Air Antilles has received its Air Transport Certificate, the last step before resuming flights between the islands of Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin in June.

Newton Offices is strengthening its offering in major French cities with a hybrid workplace near Toulouse Matabiau station.

Air France is offering passengers in its Air France La Première class an exceptional new route at Paris-CDG. They will be ready just in time for the Olympic Games.