Business travel

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.

Critics be damned. Paris CDG airport is ranked sixth in the Skytrax 2024 list of the world's best airports. That makes it number 1 in Europe...

Mandarin Oriental will move to Rome in 2026, in a complex of ten historic villas transformed into an urban retreat with 108 exclusive rooms and suites.

The future rail operator Kevin Speed has had its framework agreement with SNCF Réseau validated by the French transport regulator, the Autorité de régulation des transports, with a view to operating its low-cost and omnibus ilisto TGVs on weekdays between Paris and Lyon, Lille and Strasbourg.

The new airline avianca returns to Paris at the beginning of July with five weekly flights to Bogota from Paris-CDG.

From 11 June 2024, Air France will be offering new concierge services at Paris-Charles de Gaulle to welcome and assist its customers at every stage of their journey through the airport.

Loyal Choice Hotels customers can now exchange their points for Flying Blue Miles within the Air France-KLM frequent flyer programme.

The fruit of the metamorphosis of the Pleyel Tower in Saint-Denis, the H4 Hotel Paris Pleyel aims to establish itself as one of the leading MICE hotels in the Paris region, with its huge convention centre.

With the launch of flights to Denver and Las Vegas this autumn, Ireland's Aer Lingus is operating the largest North Atlantic network in its history.

Hilton marks the European debut of its new Spark budget brand and the Malta debut of DoubleTree, with a MICE-focused hotel.

Antwerp, Belfast, Budapest: after making its debut in Cannes, IHG's Staybridge Suites extended-stay brand is continuing its expansion in Europe.

What seemed utopian a decade ago could become a reality: Spain and Morocco are working on a rail link between Madrid and Casablanca via a tunnel under the Mediterranean.

The French government has ordered 28 Intercités trains to improve rail services on the Paris-Clermont and Paris-Limoges-Toulouse routes by 2027. The Toulouse-Bordeaux TGV line is scheduled for 2032.

Salvador de Bahia in Brazil, Malé in the Maldives and Kiruna in Sweden: these three destinations will be part of Air France's winter schedule on departure from Paris. And more.

Flydubai in Basel-Mulhouse and Gulf Air in Geneva: Switzerland is benefiting from new flights to the Gulf. Airlines that are no longer the exclusive preserve of Zurich.

In view of the violence and the imposition of a state of emergency, air traffic with New Caledonia has been suspended until at least 21 May.