Business travel

Japan is one of the few countries where VTC services are virtually unknown. But faced with a shortage of taxis in certain places, the government has decided to open the floodgates to competition more in line with what we see elsewhere in the world!

Under a franchise agreement, IHG is to integrate around one hundred hotels from the Novum Hospitality group to double its size in Germany.

With eleven luxury hotels today and twelve more expected by 2024, the Vignette Collection is set to double in size. Also at IHG, a Kimpton hotel has been announced for Lisbon in 2026.

While Accor is making its development in India one of its priorities, Marriott is strengthening its presence in Poland and Hilton is expanding into Canada.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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!

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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