CONNECTED TRAVELLER

The world of business travel is embracing the new habits and customs of a digitalised world.

The Smart Kapp board opens up a whole new world of possibilities for the traditional business meeting, by taking the traditional flipchart out of the spotlight and putting it in a hyper-connected world. 

Aigle Azur is stepping up the pace on the digital front, with the launch of its brand new mobile site, and the integration of a pre-seating option enabling business travellers to choose their seat before their flight. The next step is the arrival of a mobile application, planned for 2015. 

MagicEvent's mobile application now includes a number of practical new services designed to improve the day-to-day lives of business travellers on the move or teams at trade shows. In addition to business accommodation, MagicEvent Services now offers catering, transport and concierge services, which will soon be extended beyond Paris. 

A new type of suitcase has made its appearance in the world of business travel: Bluesmart is like an intelligent suitcase which, when paired with a smartphone, offers a whole new range of practical functions. 

Nice airport has just inaugurated an attractive new service for business travellers: high-speed WiFi connection is now available, free of charge. 

InterContinental Hotels Group has unveiled a new version of Translator App, its instant translation application, dedicated to the new Apple Watch. 

PrivateFly has just launched its mobile application for the French business travel market. Business travellers can now book their private jet on the online booking platform directly from their smartphone.

On Thursday, Concur and Anticip formalised a technological partnership aimed at tracking international business trips and guaranteeing their security.

The SNCF is launching a new mobile application that brings together in a single interface the various functions previously performed by four separate tools. With this new mobile showcase, the rail company is going one step further, adopting a "door-to-door" approach that is relevant to both leisure and business travellers.

 The Global Business Travel Association and Concur have jointly published a White Paper dedicated to the issue of open booking. "The Future of Business Travel Management Solutions" attempts to outline an "ideal solution", while advocating the integration of open booking with new tools.

Of course, contactless payment methods are not yet part of everyday business travel. But that horizon is getting closer. In the meantime, companies are working on efficient, paperless solutions. Our survey.

No need for a translator graduate à at A simple smartphone is all you need to deal with foreign interlocutors or a nonsensical text. Even if it isn't always accurate, machine translation is revolutionising the way in which way of communicating.

Less expensive and more reliable than in its early days, videoconferencing is gaining ground in the workplace. All that remains is to identify the solution best suited to your needs from among the ever-expanding range on offer.

Gone are the lockers full of keys that used to decorate hotel receptions. Today, the key is in the telephone. The newspaper you read on the plane is going paperless. With the advent of connected objects, is travel also about to become virtual? Just put on your high-tech Oculus Rift glasses...

Business travellers in Tokyo now have free Wi-Fi access at 143 stations from 1 December. 

Oculus Rift What do Marriott, Emirates, the Val d'Oise departmental council, Thomas Cook travel agency and the South African Ministry of Tourism have in common?...

The French VTC specialist for corporate customers is preparing to make further investments to attract business travellers, thanks to a €2 million fund-raising round.

In partnership with PressReader, the world leader in digital kiosks, the Accor group will be offering travellers a free press service accessible on their mobile devices.

The joint investments made by Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) and KDS as part of their door-to-door strategy will soon be rewarded by the integration of new functionalities, which should help to improve the CWT Online, powered by KDS door-to-door solution.