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    An essential companion for business travellers, the smartphone and the mobile applications it contains are designed to make business travel smoother and more intuitive. Being alerted by your airline or its agency business trips in the event of unforeseen circumstances, or change hotel or flight bookings on the way to a meeting. meeting have become the norm. Just as the videoconferencing or the event hybrid... (see more)

    A regular update on the latest innovations in smartphones, PCs and other video-conferencing tools, to keep you up to date with the tools of business travel 2.0.

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    Airlines

    Marseille airport goes Wi-Fi

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    Marseille airport has recently introduced a free Wi-Fi connection, with 20 minutes' free access.

    Trains

    Sabre Rail SNCF: rail bookings in the age of the...

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    On 12 June, Sabre presented its new Sabre Rail SNCF graphical interface, which gives rail reservations a facelift by combining simplicity and efficiency. Available since April 2013 in its pilot version, the new tool will notably lead to the disappearance of ATB printers.

    DR
    Meetings and events

    Group Corner: the new group booking tool

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    A new hotel booking tool has arrived on the Web: GroupCorner is aimed specifically at group bookings, for meetings, seminars and corporate events, as well as associations and other leisure groups.

    Hotels

    HRS-Accor agreement for business travel

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    Accor and HRS Group are strengthening their global partnership through a new strategic agreement covering both the leisure and corporate segments.

    DR
    Hotels

    Away on business by Accor: business travel as simple as...

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    On 30 May, Accor unveiled its new "Away on business by Accor" technology service: an iPad application dedicated to business travellers, making it easier to book hotels and manage business trips. The aim is to make business travel "user-friendly".

    Airlines

    EasyJet tests mobile boarding passes in Nice

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    EasyJet is currently trialling its new mobile boarding pass, which business travellers can download directly onto their smartphone via the easyJet application. The trial is being rolled out at six European airports, including Nice in France.

    Hotels

    Free Internet at IHG for loyal business travellers

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    IHG is giving its loyalty programme a new boost, with free Internet access soon to be available in all the group's establishments.

    Hotels

    First mobile application for Golden Tulip

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    Golden Tulip hotels are entering the mobile world with the launch of their first application, which allows guests to make a reservation, geo-locate the hotel or access detailed information about the establishment.
    DR
    Hotels

    According to HRS, mobile is taking over hotel reservations

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    HRS has confirmed the boom in mobile technologies in the world of business travel, announcing that it doubled its sales in the mobile booking segment in 2012. What's more, the number of 'mobinauts' is set to exceed the number of internet users by 2014, according to the leading business travel booking company.
    Airlines

    Air France-KLM: new web showcase for Flying Blue

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    Air France is giving its frequent flyer programme a facelift with the launch of a new version of the Flying Blue website, designed to offer business travellers better navigation.
    DR
    City transport

    Le Cab: a new player in business travel in Paris

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    A new service dedicated to the mobility of business travellers has been operating in Paris since February. As its name suggests, the Cab offers services similar to those provided by taxis, but with a strong argument: a fixed fare, set before the journey to avoid any nasty surprises.
    Tech and travelers’ apps

    Concur acquires conTgo technology for business travel

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    ConTgo, which specialises in geolocation and communication tools for the business travel industry, has just been acquired by Concur, which is expanding its range of mobile functions for business travel.
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    Tech and travelers’ apps

    KDS Neo: business travel 3.0, it's here!

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    The third KDS Now event, held on 31 January, was marked by the launch of two new products for business travel professionals: Flex T&E and, above all, KDS Neo, a new door-to-door booking platform that stands out for its ease of use, response time and the variety of information it offers.
    DR
    Tech and travelers’ apps

    Interview with Dean Forbes, CEO of KDS

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    The KDS Now event organised on 31 January brought together the key players in the business travel industry in Paris. The specialist in technological solutions for business travel took the opportunity to present its new KDS Neo product, capable of instantly displaying and booking every stage of a business trip, and anticipating the total cost incurred. Dean Forbes, CEO of KDS, gives his vision of the new product, and more generally of the business travel market and its evolution.
    Incentive programs

    Monte-Carlo SBM: New Meetings & Incentives website

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    Pursuing its objective of international digital development, the Monte-Carlo SBM Group is now equipped with a new website dedicated to MICE.

    Hotels

    Last-minute business travel with Hot Hotels

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    A new application is entering the online booking market: Hot Hotels is focusing on last-minute business trips, offering accommodation for the same evening until 3am.
    DR
    City transport

    London: the Wi-Fi taxi

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    London taxis will soon be offering a significant added value for business travellers: free Wi-Fi is due to be introduced in March.
    Hotels

    The Accor Club goes mobile with Passbook

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    The Accor group's loyalty programme, Le Club, is going mobile by integrating with the "FidMe" and "Passbook" applications. Business travellers can now centralise their customer information on their smartphone, which becomes their new loyalty card.
    Trains

    Capitaine Train dreams of competing with Voyages-SNCF.com

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    The world of online agencies has a new player in the shape of Capitaine Train. Specialising, as its name suggests, in the sale of train tickets, this young start-up, which has already sold over 100,000 tickets, has no intention of spreading its wings by offering anything other than rail services.
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    Hotels

    CWT Hotel Intel: new evaluation site for business travellers

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    Carlson Wagonlit Travel is launching a new website dedicated to business travellers, designed to encourage feedback while guaranteeing compliance with travel policy.
    Varenne Entreprises