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While some have got out their temporary summer gear, business travel professionals are drawing out their calculators. And the least we can say is that the calculations are not good! Or at least the results, and their impact on travel budgets. A few days ago, Travelperk put a figure on inflation...

How did Hertz cope with the two years of the pandemic? Pascale Roque - Our rental business was affected by the two periods of confinement, even though we were authorised to remain open. However, Hertz was able to retain its BtoB customer base, with a 'commercial vehicle' segment in constant and growing demand, offsetting the decline in the passenger car segment. Today,...

After two years of the pandemic, marked by several confinements and waves of epidemics, the short-term car hire market in France is picking up again. While there has been a noticeable acceleration in the leisure segment, linked to the French people's desire for holidays and the return of international customers, the recovery is still taking time...

The accelerating awareness of environmental issues will undoubtedly have an impact on the development of the market, while for some time now hire companies have been seeing the emergence of more rational and diversified choices when it comes to mobility. "These choices reflect the growing flexibility of our customers in terms of price and type of trip. Business travel...

During the pandemic, rental companies adapted their processes in ways that continue today. The digitalisation of reservations and in-branch services, which began before 2020, has accelerated over the last two years. This digital pathway, where customers skip the trip to the branch counter, has enabled car hire companies to gain in...

After a particularly difficult situation for the size of leased vehicle fleets in 2021, the situation remains tense this year. This is primarily due to the difficulties manufacturers are experiencing in producing vehicles in Europe and around the world because of the shortage of semi-conductors. The vehicles leaving the factories are...

The opening of two Sixt branches in Vancouver and Toronto marks the German car rental company's arrival on the Canadian market. Sixt is thus focusing on two destinations with the greatest potential, where the market is estimated to be worth some €400 million - equivalent to a third of the Italian market, according to Sixt management. The clientele...

It will have cost CWT no less than 100 million dollars to modernise its travel management platform, myCWT. This major investment has resulted in a number of new features that are particularly eagerly awaited by French business travellers. Starting with the booking of train tickets or hire cars, two fundamental needs...

Notilus, a provider of travel and expense management solutions, will soon be in the hands of Cegid. The group founded in 1983 by Jean-Michel Aulas has announced the forthcoming acquisition of the DIMO Software group subsidiary, which offers three main products to businesses: Notilus T&E and Notilus InOne, solutions dedicated...

Car rental company Enterprise is to roll out a car-sharing service for businesses in France, which is already available in the United States and the United Kingdom. Called Car Share, the service helps to reduce CO2 emissions by providing employees with newer, greener vehicles, including a range of cars and vans...

On 28 January in Kuala Lumpur, the AirAsia group unveiled its new identity: Capital A. The name change reflects a new commercial strategy for the carrier. Capital A brings together a wide range of travel and lifestyle activities. A rather unique phenomenon in the...

Car rental company Sixt has joined the number of partners in the ALL - Accor Live Limitless loyalty programme. By reserving a vehicle with Sixt, business travellers who are members of this free membership scheme will be able to earn loyalty points, at the rate of 200 Reward points for every €50 spent, 350 points for every...

How are you approaching this recovery? Pierre-Olivier Bard - We're gradually coming out of the crisis. We were in a good financial position before the pandemic, which enabled us to get through the period without too many setbacks, while remaining independent in our choices and decisions. So, while short-time working helped us a great deal to...

Trains, hotels and hire cars: these three key components of domestic business travel have been brought together in the new Travel offering launched by Notilus. "This is part of our drive to simplify business travel for our users, from preparing their trip to processing their expense claim", said Notilus CEO, Philippe...

At a time when the notions of CSR and sustainable development are at the heart of society's debates, particularly in the field of business travel, the barometer unveiled on Thursday by Expensya and the AFTM highlights another undesirable effect of the crisis: the postponement of business travel in favour of private vehicles and their...

Last March, Enterprise surveyed a thousand French professionals who drive for business reasons. They were ready to get back on the road after months of paralysis. The number of business trips they make has dropped from five to two per month during the pandemic. And four out of ten business travellers are now considering...

The pandemic is taking its toll on the finances of all sectors of the travel industry, which are suffering as a result of border closures and the absence of international travellers. Several major players in the business travel sector - Eurostar on the rail side, La Compagnie on the air side and Hertz on the car rental side - have recently come up with solutions to put things right...

Not all business travel sectors are equal in the face of the health crisis. According to a study published on 1 March by AirPlus, car rental has fared well over the past year. According to data from the "AirPlus Business Travel Index", collected in Belgium, Germany, France, Italy and Spain, the...

How do you see 2021? Guirec Grand-Clément - We'd like to have more visibility. As long as people are not widely vaccinated and business travel is not safe, it will be difficult for business to take off again. Companies will continue to limit the number of staff travelling, and to favour solutions...

How has the Europcar group got through this very special year of 2020? Cédric Douls - Covid arrived in March, after two months that were extremely positive for us in January and February. Then everything collapsed, as it did for everyone else. So it was a question of coping with the situation, with...