Business Traveller

1 week ago | businesstraveller.com | Mark Caswell

Accor has announced plans to rebrand the current Fairmont Peace Hotel under its luxury Raffles portfolio. The landmark Shanghai property was built by British businessman and hotelier Sir Victor Sassoon and first opened as the Cathay Hotel in 1929. It has been owned by the Jinjiang Group since 1984, and as we reported back in 2010 the hotel has been trading as the Fairmont Peace Hotel in recent years.

1 week ago | businesstraveller.com | Mark Caswell

Eurowings is to launch a new business class seat designed for its longer medium-haul routes. The new Premium BIZ seat from Italian manufacturer Geven will be in addition to the carrier’s existing BIZclass option of extra legroom and the middle seat being kept free. The seat will debut on one of Eurowings’ A320neos from November (bookable from August), with eight seats in a 2-2 layout.

1 week ago | businesstraveller.com | Hannah Brandler

Eurostar has reopened its Premier lounge in Paris, featuring refreshed design by Chris Bagot Architects. Located outside Paris Gare du Nord, the lounge is designed for passengers travelling on continental routes across the Eurostar network – open to Eurostar Premier passengers, as well as Carte Blanche and Etoile members of the Club Eurostar loyalty programme.

1 week ago | businesstraveller.com | Mark Caswell

Fancy winning five million Etihad Guest miles? Well, if you can fly to all 15 of the carrier’s new destinations within the next 12 months then you might just stand a chance. Etihad is embarking on a significant expansion programme in 2025, with ten new routes announced in November last year alone.

1 week ago | businesstraveller.com | Mark Caswell

Emirates Skywards and Marriott Bonvoy have expanded their partnership to enable the conversion of miles into points. Members can now convert three Skywards Miles into two Marriott Bonvoy points, with a minimum conversion requirement of 3,000 miles. This adds to the existing ability to convert three Marriott Bonvoy points into one Skywards miles, with a bonus of 5,000 miles for every 60,000 points converted.