Business travel

The Radisson group is accelerating its growth in Africa and the Middle East, with a presence in Morocco set to be doubled, new hotels in Nigeria, and the start of operations in Gambia and Pakistan.

With its first trains due this year, the Railcoop cooperative has gone into liquidation due to difficulties in finding new capital to pay off its debts.

Vueling continues to eliminate routes from Orly under pressure from the competition. The low-cost airline is now offering only 32 destinations this summer, compared with more than 50 by 2022.

Toulouse airport has seen easyJet set off for two new top business destinations in Europe.

Any resemblance to real events is far from coincidental. Planes that are too heavy, trains that are too wide, disaster seminars, stations or airports with no passengers: we take a deep dive into all these mishaps in the world of travel.

Marco Caposciutti, Chairman of Trenitalia France, outlines the Italian company's objectives for its new Pro offer, growth drive and Paris-Geneva route.

Since January 2023, the ADP Group and the Direction de la Police aux Frontières (Border Police) have been using instruments to measure waiting times at border control points. The results for 2023 have just been made public. And they are not as bad as some might think!

Air France-KLM is inaugurating a new Air&Rail terminal at Brussels-Midi station for passengers departing from Amsterdam Schiphol and Paris CDG.

With a new Novotel near the railway station and another in the pipeline in the HafenCity district alongside an ibis Styles, Accor is strengthening its offering in Hamburg.

Business travellers taking the train to Germany can breathe a sigh of relief. An agreement between Deutsche Bahn and the drivers' union has put an end to strikes, at least for two years...

Austrian Airlines staff will be on strike for 36 hours on 28 and 29 March. Some 400 flights will be cancelled.

Recent problems with certain United Airlines aircraft have prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to step up its surveillance of the company.

Ennismore is continuing to develop lifestyle establishments in Dubai with the future Delano hotel, pending Mama Shelter and other projects.

Business travellers, customers of the Italian airline between Paris and Lyon, can now benefit from special fares with the Serenità Pro offer as well as a dedicated portal to manage their bookings.

At the end of March, Luxembourg-based Luxair will be inaugurating three weekly frequencies to Manchester, followed by flights to Brac in Croatia in May.

According to Nikkei Asia magazine, Japan is working to reduce the time spent by travellers entering the country to one minute. A test programme is currently underway at Tokyo Haneda airport, the main gateway for French business travellers.

The convalescence of French airports continued in 2023, according to the Union des Aéroports Français. However, despite a 14.2% increase in passenger traffic between 2022 and 2023, only five of the 20 major metropolitan airports exceeded 2019 levels.

IHG is teaming up with Hainan Airlines to offer hotel experiences to the Chinese airline's business passengers.

lyf, Somerset, Citadines: the Ascott group is rolling out its brands in Vienna, each with its own character, but all aimed at business stays. Take a look at these new establishments.

Low-cost carrier Ryanair is complaining about a possible increase in airport taxes in Bordeaux. And, as usual, is threatening to close its base, which would mean the airport losing several dozen routes...