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.

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...

Hotels: all roads lead to Vienna

The Hoxton and Anantara today, yesterday lyf, voco or DoubleTree, Hampton by Hilton soon: new hotels galore in Vienna.

Hilton sedentarises its lifestyle offering with NoMad

By acquiring a majority stake in the Sydell group, Hilton will roll out a new luxury and lifestyle brand, NoMad, further strengthening its offering in this segment.

Cybernews: airline apps are very chatty...

Research site Cybernews.com has analysed the applications of 14 airlines. With worrying results, according to the site.

Radisson: AI to create innovative event experiences

Immersive platform, machine for generating innovative event experiences: the Radisson group is banking on AI for its MICE offering.

Very Nice Mama Shelter

Mama Shelter is bringing its lifestyle spirit to the Côte d'Azur with a hotel in Nice, due to open in June. On the programme: rooftop, swimming pool and meeting rooms.

Korean Air selects Airbus A350s for its long-haul fleet

Korean Air passengers on international routes will in future be travelling on Airbus A350s. The airline has ordered 33 of these aircraft.