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"Happy are those who, like Ulysses...". If the latest CWT survey is to be believed, business travellers are also happy to see new places on their business trips. According to figures recently published by the CWT, the positive aspects of a trip outweigh the negative. Enthusiasm even peaks in the American market,...

At IFTM 2019, visitors are invited to discover the entire myCWT ecosystem, the B2B4E (short for "business to business for employees") platform. The business travel agency's top priority is to help visitors support and mobilise their employees during their business trips to ensure the company's success. Technology and innovation are at the heart...

In the midst of the pre-Brexit political imbroglio, London is nonetheless retaining its power to attract business meetings and events. On the contrary, the destination is even benefiting from the first collateral effects of the announced divorce between the United Kingdom and the European Union. This is the main conclusion to be drawn from the new study published on September 4 by...

Labour unrest, climate change protests, global trade wars, rising oil prices, terrorism: the new Global Travel Forecast paints an anxiety-inducing picture of 2020 in Europe, to say the least... "The risks and confusion have increased in recent months, not least with the threat of escalating trade wars,... The risks and confusion have increased in recent months, not least with the threat of escalating trade wars,...

"Never without my smartphone": this is the cry from the heart relayed on Tuesday by the GBTA, on the occasion of the publication of a new international study. The association polled over 2,000 mobile professionals in partnership with RoomIt by CWT. The results of this survey, compiled in the New Business Traveler Sentiment Index, highlight yet another...

Analysing the business travel landscape, surveying the main players, anticipating tomorrow's major trends, and providing the expertise of the CWT teams: that is the ambition of this first study of its kind devoted by TMC to the French market, entitled "CWT Perspectives France 2019". Some sixty decision-makers took part in the survey to find out...

On 7 February, Pierre Blin, Senior Director, Program Management for CWT France, spoke to Voyages d'Affaires about the recent reorganisation of the business travel agency in France. The interview touched on the departure of Brigitte Nisio, former Director of France, and the prospect of strike action. On reading this interview, the Snepat-FO union...

How would you sum up 2018, and the already busy start to 2019? Pierre Blin - 2018 was a success in terms of customer retention, with a rate that has been rising steadily for three years, but also in terms of acquisitions: we implemented around fifty new customers last year. That's good, if not...

"Managing your business travel reporting as easily as buying a new pair of shoes on the Internet": this is the promise made by Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) at the launch of CWT AnswerIQ. The new tool, unveiled on 13 November, is ambitious indeed. In the window, a stock of...

Earlier this year, Artemis Strategy Group surveyed a total of 2,000 business travellers on behalf of Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), 2,000 professionals operating in the European, American and Asian markets. The aim was to take stock of the use of business credit cards. The results are in: out of 10 travellers with a business credit card,...

Is company data at risk when it travels with business travellers on their business trips? Nothing could be further from the truth, according to a study published on 13 August by CWT on the subject of cybersecurity. According to the business travel agency, only 27% of European professionals say they are sure they will not be...

At a time when a large majority of travel managers (64%) are suffering from a lack of data to calculate the total cost of a business trip - according to a GBTA-CWT survey - Carlson Wagonlit Travel is reacting. On 31 July, the business travel agency announced the launch of a new solution, called CWT Travel Consolidator. This online platform is aimed at...

For some travellers, loyalty is more important than safety. This is the finding of a study conducted by Carlson Wagonlit Travel on 2,000 people and published on 31 May. According to the Travel Management Company (TMC), three out of ten business travellers prefer to disobey the rules set by their company in order to benefit from hotel loyalty programmes....

The age of connectivity clearly has its limits: despite all the tools at their disposal for communicating while on the move, European business travellers rarely keep in touch with their loved ones during a business trip. This is the conclusion to be drawn from a CWT (Carlson Wagonlit Travel) study which surveyed more than 1,900 business travellers...

The exercise has become a must for every player in the business travel industry: polling business travellers, assessing their fears in this chaotic climate, and analysing their relationships with their loved ones during their travels. Carlson Wagonlit Travel has now done the same, publishing the CWT Connected Traveler survey of more than 1,900 people. Not surprisingly,...

"Getting together is priceless" is sometimes heard. Not at all! The latest report from CWT Meetings & Events (CWT M&E) proves just the opposite. Every meeting and every event has a cost, and this is tending to increase, according to Carlson Wagonlit Travel's events division. "On the whole, costs are on the rise for...

As the GBTA Convention returns to Boston from 15 to 19 July, the International Business Travel Association Foundation, in conjunction with Carlson Wagonlit Travel, is publishing its traditional "Global Travel Forecast 2018". This fourth edition, which is available online, forecasts a relatively marked increase in fares for next year, particularly...

Cyber security issues are more than ever at the heart of the debate, as large-scale attacks multiply. A few weeks ago, the WannaCry ransomware had already underlined the urgency of the situation, striking on a global scale. This time, three of the biggest names in the business travel and tourism...

"A revolutionary security offer", "a new benchmark that will serve as a model": when Cindy Fisher talks about the new partnership between CWT Meetings & Events and International SOS, she doesn't mince her words. In any case, the Vice President of CWT Meetings & Events seems convinced of the relevance of this agreement, which is indeed a major step forward for...

The CWT 3.0 strategy unveiled at the end of 2016 by the heads of the business travel agency is taking a rather unexpected turn. While we were expecting CWT to focus on data, mobile or hotels, the agency is finally investing in the urban travel sector. Carlson Wagonlit Travel France...