Business travel

With traffic approaching the 30 million passenger mark again in 2023, Vienna airport remains the main air hub in Central and Eastern Europe.

Travel in Germany is likely to be disrupted over the next few days by a major strike.

SNCF carried 122 million passengers last year, an increase of 4% compared with 2022, thanks to the good performance of leisure traffic and the return of business travellers.

After almost three months of interruption, European airlines are getting organised to resume their flights to Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport, particularly from Paris.

SAS Scandinavian airlines is strengthening its presence in Northern Europe for summer 2024 via Copenhagen and Stockholm, its two main hubs.

SNCF Gares & Connexions has developed station assistance for disabled passengers, with a one-stop shop for all services, rather than the 17 contact points it used to have.

10.2 million flights have been recorded for 2023, a volume 10% higher than in 2022 according to Eurocontrol, which is responsible for managing the skies over the continent.

From Shanghai to Auckland, Jaipur to Singapore, the Asia-Pacific region will see a host of new hotels in 2024. Here is a selection of the top 24.

French airports have recorded remarkable growth in 2023, flirting with or even exceeding their 2019 passenger numbers. Including almost 100 million passengers for the Paris airports under the leadership of ADP...

Hilton's Hilton for Business programme includes booking and managing travel programmes, discounted fares and bonus points to appeal to SMEs.

Eklo, Kopster, Kraft, Edgar Suites, and Radisson in the Triangle tower: the hotel offer is growing around the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre.

With Air France-KLM's entry into the capital of SAS Scandinavian Airlines, the Scandinavian airline is initiating synergies with Skyteam on the transatlantic network.

The 2023 results published recently by Frankfurt and London Heathrow airports show a strong recovery, at least compared with 2022.

Bordeaux airport will soon be linked to another business destination, with two flights a week operated by easyJet.

With 61.7 million passengers to be handled by 2023, Schiphol is still well short of its pre-Covid volumes. And the political dithering over capacity is prompting industry players to take action with 10 commitments and a plea...

Travel in the UK is set to be disrupted at the end of January by a call for strike action by train drivers.

The lifestyle brand lyf, part of the Ascott group, is continuing to expand in Asia and Europe, with a new opening announced in Frankfurt. At the same time, the Citadines Lille will become a Residence Inn by Marriott.

Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific is once again in turmoil. The cancellation of a dozen daily flights due to a shortage of pilots has triggered incomprehension among its passengers. The carrier has decided to react quickly to limit the collateral damage.

Rail Europe, one of the leading train ticket booking platforms, now allows travel professionals to create multi-operator itineraries.

From Rabat to Nairobi, Dubai to Doha, a selection of the finest hotels expected in 2024 in Africa and the Middle East.