Business travel

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.

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.