sustainable development

Following on from Paris CDG airport last March, Eklo has set up shop near another popular stop-off point for business travellers: Montpellier's Saint-Roch station. Located just opposite the station, five minutes from Place de la Comédie, the new hotel from the business and lifestyle chain...

Do you see a positive trend in business travel since last year? P.-O. Bard - There has been no real change. The level is still lower than it was in 2019, even though our activity is now slightly recovering. This trend shows that the corporate market is quite dynamic. The...

EasyJet has become the first airline in the world to sign a contract with Airbus for its carbon reduction initiative. Available as part of Airbus' Carbon Capture offering, the technology uses Direct Air Carbon Capture and Storage (DACCS) to provide airlines with carbon-neutral air...

There are areas where it's better to get along than compete. The future of the planet is certainly one of them. Already members of the Sustainability Hotel Alliance, five of the world's largest groups have decided to go one step further by joining forces to accelerate the shift towards...

Updated on 11 October at 2pm Ranked fifth in the GDS-Index last year, Bordeaux is back where it was in 2021, in ninth place. A disappointment? Not necessarily, as Bordeaux's score has risen from 85.10 to 87.10, reflecting the city's growing commitment to a sustainable tourism strategy...

It's a bit like the philosopher's stone of the modern travel manager, the grail of the responsible business traveller... At least if the promising description "Stay or Go" is anything to go by. On the eve of the IFTM Top Resa event, The Treep is pulling out all the stops in the field of responsible mobility with the launch of...

AccorInvest, B&B Hotels, the Barrière group, Louvre Hotels and Radisson, which plans to equip all its European hotels with recharging stations by 2025: the number of solutions adapted to the rise of electric vehicles (EVs) is increasing in the hotel industry. But this trend is not unique to France and Europe. In the United States, Hilton has just announced...

Victory. This is the name of the muse chosen by Uber for Business to play the lead role in its latest white paper. Perhaps this will also be the feeling of corporate customers after following in the footsteps of this business traveller who intends to reconcile international mobility with respect for the environment. Without sacrificing the fluidity of...

How is Navan doing in the French market? Zahir Abdelouhab - Navan France currently employs around fifty people in Paris. However, we also have customers in the provinces and in Monaco. And we regularly have to travel to meet local needs. What is the profile of your customers, and...

Cathay Pacific is offering its customers a new contemporary range of vegan dishes, developed in collaboration with VEDA by Ovolo, Hong Kong's leading vegan restaurant. The collaboration enhances the wellness dining options available to Cathay Pacific customers. Passengers in Premium Economy and...

The voco brand, one of the most dynamic within the IHG group, is not only counting on the conversion of existing hotels, one of the key vectors for its development. Witness its new hotel in the Science Park in Exeter, UK. Expected to open in 2024, it will be the first hotel...

There's all the talk about the environment, the good sustainable resolutions... and then there's the reality of habits in the business world. According to a study carried out by Emburse in the UK - and spotted by BTN Europe - the gap is still far too wide. The specialist in the optimisation of...

Updated on 13/07 at 10am The SNCF is continuing to secure its supply of sustainable electricity. A few days after announcing its launch in the production of energy from photovoltaic panels, the railway company is unveiling a partnership with the Compagnie Nationale du Rhône (CNR). This is the biggest power purchase agreement ever signed in France...

Owners of electric vehicles can only rejoice: the number of recharging points available in hotel car parks is growing all the time. Recently, the Radisson group, one of the most active in e-mobility, announced a new partnership with PowerGo to accelerate the deployment of these...

If you want something done right, do it yourself. Spurred on by the sudden surge in energy prices following the crisis in Ukraine, and driven by eco-responsible issues, the SNCF has decided to become a solar energy producer. To this end, the rail group has launched SNCF Renouvelables, a new subsidiary dedicated to the installation of...

Just as the hotel industry is working to roll out recharging solutions, so, logically, the car hire industry is supporting the electrification of their fleets by equipping themselves with suitable charging points. This is a prerequisite for speeding up the rental of electric vehicles. Radisson, B&B: new recharging solutions in...

The Radisson Group is stepping up the deployment of recharging solutions for electric vehicles. Committed to e-mobility, the hotelier has already been a partner of Allego since 2021, with the aim of equipping all its hotels in Europe with appropriate charging stations by 2025. The first ultra-fast recharging solution was installed at the Radisson Blu in Frankfurt last year...

It was expected, but now it's confirmed: VoloCity flying taxis will be taking to the skies over Paris for the 2024 Olympic Games. A commercial launch for the general public that will also be a world first. Volocopter, the German group behind the VoloCity project, made the announcement at the Paris Air Show in the company of its partners,...

On the sidelines of the Paris Air Show, which has been celebrating the airline industry and its efforts to reduce carbon emissions throughout the week, a number of people are speaking out against this rhetoric and the marketing measures adopted. UFC-Que Choisir, CLCV and 20 other member associations of the European Consumers' Organisation (BEUC) are even lodging a complaint with the European Commission...

It's the next logical step for a destination that wants to demonstrate its commitment to eco-responsibility. Already ISO 9001 (Quality) and ISO 18788 (Safety and Security) certified from 2019, the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès de Cannes was awarded the ISO 20121 (Responsible Events) label last year. These prerequisites now enable it to achieve the...