Business travel

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.

Conflict between Iran and Israel: repercussions on traffic...

Iran's attack on Israel on Saturday is having repercussions on air traffic in the Middle East and on Europe-Asia routes.

Lufthansa celebrates its centenary with the inauguration of a conference centre

Lufthansa is to build a new conference centre at Frankfurt airport. The inauguration is scheduled for 2026, to mark the airline's centenary.

Appart'City lands at Paris-CDG

Appart'City has just opened a top-of-the-range urban residence near Paris CDG airport, with 265 flats and meeting rooms.

Nannybag and Safe Bag join forces to keep passengers' luggage...

Start-up Nannybag has entered into a partnership with Safe Bag to make life easier for travellers at Lyon, Nice and Toulouse airports.

Low-cost airlines sweep the board in Europe with new schedules...

The introduction of the IATA summer schedules has led to an increase in the number of air routes in Europe. A boom that is benefiting low-cost carriers in particular. Since 31 March, they have opened 162 routes. With one big winner: Ryanair.

SAF: supply in progress (slow)

The production of sustainable aviation fuel, SAF, is slowly but surely taking off around the world. Here's an overview.

Lufthansa suspends flights to Tehran

The tension between Israel and Iran has raised fears of retaliatory measures for airlines flying in the region. Lufthansa has therefore decided to suspend its flights.

The eternal return of the high-speed train between Kuala Lumpur and...

Launched, delayed, resumed and then finally cancelled, the Malaysian government is bringing back its project for a high-speed train linking Kuala Lumpur to Singapore. But this time it will be financed solely by private capital, and even if it means stopping at the border if Singapore doesn't want to contribute to the project!

Going international: Bruno Balerdi (Toulouse Airport)

Bruno Balerdi, Commercial, Customer and Communications Director at Toulouse Airport, talks about the strategy to boost passenger traffic at the main hub in the south-west of France.

SAS Scandinavian Airlines: SkyTeam membership confirmed for September 1

SAS Scandinavian Airlines has confirmed its official departure from Star Alliance on 31 August 2024. Skyteam will take over from September 1.

IHG: an AI-powered travel companion

IHG will soon offer an intelligent travel planner in its app, based on AI and Google cloud technologies.

Yotel: a hotel for corporate meetings in Geneva

The Yotel brand is continuing its urban expansion with a hotel in Geneva, complemented by a venue, Hygge Place, offering meeting spaces and quality catering.

Accor joins forces with ADEME to accelerate its ecological transition

To help its 1,700 hotels in France make the ecological transition, the Accor group has signed a framework agreement with ADEME.

Hampton by Hilton: 3,000 hotels to celebrate its 40th anniversary

To celebrate its 40th anniversary, the budget brand Hampton by Hilton has passed the 3,000 hotel mark, marking its expansion around the world.

200 destinations this summer from Zurich

Switzerland's largest airport and Swiss's main hub is offering flights to 200 destinations this summer season. These include a particularly busy North Atlantic schedule.

Michelin Guide: after the stars, the Keys

After the best restaurants, the best hotels: the Michelin Guide has just unveiled the 189 French establishments awarded between one and three Keys.

Air France: the new summer menus

Spring is the perfect time for Air France to present its new menus. With a host of Michelin-starred chefs "in the kitchen" for passengers in La Première as well as Business and Premium Economy classes.

O. Cohn (Best Western): "an extensive corporate offering for all...

Olivier Cohn, Managing Director of Best Western France, talks about the latest developments in his network's results, new hotels, corporate offer, CSR and coworking.

Hyatt: a new Grand de Catalogne

Hyatt is launching its Grand Hyatt brand in Barcelona with a major business hotel featuring 465 rooms and 22 meeting rooms.

Abortive birth of a Pass Rail France open to all

The Pass Rail France, inspired by the German Deutschland Ticket to encourage train travel for all, now seems to have been stillborn with its version limited in time and for just one category of the population...