health

The news was like a patch of blue sky in a storm. Yesterday morning, Pfizer and BionTech laboratories revealed that the anti-covid vaccine they have been working on since March has produced more than encouraging results. The clinical trial began at the end of July and involved 43,580 participants of all ages, genders and...

Faced with the restrictions on travel imposed by the confinement, SNCF is reviewing its programme. The rail company will be significantly reducing its offer, which will be limited to 30% of the usual service on the TGV network from 5 November. The high-speed offer therefore remains more substantial than what was put in place at the time...

As expected, on Wednesday evening Emmanuel Macron announced a curfew from 9pm to 6am in nine major cities to curb the circulation of the virus and deal with the health situation. The Ile-de-France, Grenoble, Lille, Lyon, Saint-Etienne, Aix-Marseille, Montpellier, Toulouse and Rouen are affected by these new measures and the ban on going out at night...

This watch hides its secrets behind its stainless steel case. A simple push on the side crown reveals the data on the small digital display at the top of its sapphire crystal-protected dial. The ScanWatch is the latest connected watch from Withings. The...

When it comes to planning a trip, travellers today have two major concerns. Could borders suddenly close during the trip? Or could the ticket finally be cancelled for lack of passengers? Fortunately, the Paris Orly-Berlin Tegel flight offered by easyJet on 11 August will not be one of them. Back on 23 July, the British low-cost carrier confirmed...

At a time of health crisis, the American specialist in connected watches focused more on sports performance is unveiling a new premium watch geared towards health, and which is even designed to monitor Covid. This is Fitbit's way of highlighting the advantages of this smartwatch, which is packed with sensors capable of...

International SOS surveyed more than 1,000 professionals responsible for the health, safety and well-being of their employees, whose responses have been compiled in the "Return to Operations" study. According to the survey, a large majority of professionals fear the disruption caused by a possible second wave of...

Will the health crisis drive business travellers away from VTCs, or on the contrary encourage this form of urban mobility? A study published on 15 June by Kapten - the VTC platform formerly known as Chauffeur Privé and about to be renamed Free Now - opts for the more favourable option. According to the survey...

Reassuring business travellers: this is the challenge that all those involved in business travel have set themselves in order to revive a business that has been at a standstill for many weeks. Following in the footsteps of the big names in the hotel and events sectors, Europcar has now turned to Bureau Veritas to help it implement a...

The process of decontamination is gathering pace in Europe, with many EU countries announcing the gradual lifting of the restrictions that had brought travel to a complete standstill for more than two months. Italy announced the return of travellers on 3 June, the first country not to ask for certificates of non-contamination, contenting itself with a declaration...

Accor has entered into a partnership with the insurer AXA to offer medical assistance in its 5,000 hotels worldwide. From next July, the hotel group's customers will be able to access the medical services offered by AXA Partners, AXA's international entity specialising in assistance services, travel insurance and credit insurance. Travellers will benefit from AXA's innovative...

More and more health measures are being taken in the airline industry, both to curb the Covid-19 pandemic and to reassure travellers. A few days ago, Air France launched systematic screening of passengers before boarding, using infrared thermometers. And back in April, Etihad Airways announced that it was testing a new technology...

Since 15 May, the Spanish authorities have imposed a 14-day quarantine on all new arrivals to the country. An understandable measure, given the trauma caused by the pandemic on the Iberian peninsula, but one that is worrying some players in the travel industry. "Don't make the slow recovery even more difficult by imposing...

Emirates is to resume service to Paris. From 22 May, the airline will resume operations between Paris CDG and Dubai. Three flights a week are planned for this resumption phase. Announcing the resumption of operations on Wednesday, the airline's management said: "Passengers will not be affected by the...

Information updated on 15 July Following the example of the conflict between the United States and China at the beginning of June, air links between France and the Middle Kingdom are going through a period of turbulence... Generally speaking, the logic is the same: a problem of reciprocity that the authorities are allegedly not respecting...

Unsurprisingly, the Air France-KLM group's balance sheet, examined on 6 May by the group's Board of Directors, has been shaken by the Covid-19 effect. According to the figures unveiled by the airline group, operating income of €815 million is €529 million down on the previous year, a decline "entirely due to the impact of the Covid...

It's this week's bad news. Airports Association International (ACI) has just revised its traffic forecasts for 2020. And the picture is even bleaker. Airports Council International (ACI) World has published an updated model showing the worsening economic impact on the global airport industry. The predicted impacts and prolonged effects of...

What concrete physical measures will be taken to comply with health and social safety distances, and are they the same in France and Switzerland? Matthias Suhr - Our absolute priority is to protect the health of our passengers and employees by adapting our operating procedures appropriately. EuroAirport complies...

All passengers arriving in Austria must present a health certificate showing a negative result to the Covid 19 test (no more than 4 days old). Since Monday 4 May, passengers who so wish have been able to undergo a so-called "PCR" test directly at Vienna International Airport - quick and simple, and the result is...

Will the conference and seminar business pick up as expected after the summer? Philippe Augier - For the moment, all events have either been cancelled or postponed. Will events be able to resume in September? A lot will depend on the health conditions in which the events can be organised. At present, we have no visibility. However, the health aspect...