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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.

Evernote-Expensify integration for simplified expense reports

A new service is now available to make it easier to manage expense reports during business trips. You can now link your Evernote and Expensify accounts for better expense management.

iPhone 5: rumours become clearer for 4 October

New information unveiled by a specialist US site predicts that the iPhone 5 will be presented on 4 October in San Francisco.

Amadeus improves access to 9 airlines

Amadeus has signed 9 contracts with low-cost or hybrid airlines, and now distributes content for around 70 low-cost carriers.

Google launches its virtual wallet

It's official: Google is launching its new product, Google Wallet, which lets you pay for purchases using your smartphone.

Hotel.info extends its mobile offering

The Hotel.info website has extended its range of offers to smartphones, with the launch of dedicated applications for Android and Blackberry users.

Expedia hotels lands on the mobile of frequent travellers

The new application developed by Expedia is available on Apple and Android: Expedia Hotels allows business travellers to choose the establishment best suited to their needs, location and budget.

Google Wallet to be launched soon

Google could launch its Google Wallet mobile payment system as early as this week, with the aim of turning the telephone into a new means of payment that is both simple and secure.

Amadeus fined by the US justice system

Amadeus has just been ordered by the US Department of Transportation to pay a hefty fine for failing to comply with code-sharing legibility requirements.

First glitch for Flight Search: Google rectifies the situation

Just a few hours after the official launch of Flight search, Google's new price comparison tool for airline tickets has been launched.

Digital tablets: Qantas' turn

They've definitely become a must-have in the world of business travel. Already widely used on the ground by business customers, digital tablets are proliferating...

EasyJet takes to the digital tablet

Already present on a number of airlines, in particular American Airlines, digital tablets are set to gain ground in the air....

Business cards - Going virtual

With the recent advent of virtual cards and the focus on sustainable development, dematerialised payment solutions are continuing to evolve. As companies seek to rationalise their costs, they are increasingly adopting them.

Meet Catherine Barby, Systra Travel Manager

This joint subsidiary of SNCF and RATP generated sales of nearly €250 million in 2009. Specialising in engineering, its ambition is to become a key player in urban and rail transport.

Telepresence: partnership between Orange and Tata Communications

Orange has signed an interoperability agreement with Tata Communications' Global Meeting Exchange platform.

An SBT at Deloitte. Historical background.

In Deloitte's audit and professional services business, travel is necessary to carry out various client assignments. Until June 2008, a Carlson Wagonlit Travel system processed off-line requests from the 3,000 employees required to travel, who filled in an electronic form.

Technology at the service of travel

Technological products and services are becoming increasingly sophisticated. In travel agencies, GDSs make it easier to organise trips, and in companies, SBTs generate significant savings.

Casio EW-3000V electronic dictionary: Translation and pronunciation

This pocket dictionary with voice output in German, English, Spanish or Italian is the perfect way to improve your pronunciation when travelling abroad....

Interview with Valérie Maidon Valérie Maidon, travel and seminars programme manager at La...

Nearly 30,000 of La Poste's 265,000 employees regularly travel on business, mainly within France. La Poste, which became a public limited company in April 2010, devotes an annual budget of €25 million to travel.

Edge : Seiko Ananta GMT

Not only is Seiko a specialist in top-of-the-range mechanical watches, it also has its own time-regulation system. This...

A must: Rolex Gmt Master II

The GMT Master watches need no introduction. They have been around since 1955 and Rolex has never stopped improving them. The second time zone can be read...