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Following the integration of TQ3 Travel Solutions, what does BCD Travel now represent in the global business travel market? BCD Travel is now the world's third-largest business travel network, with a volume of $12 billion. With a presence in 96 countries, BCD Travel employs 12,000 people worldwide and enjoys a highly enviable position on the global business travel market.

What does Warwick represent today? Warwick brings together a collection of more than 40 hotels, fifteen of which are fully owned. Its central reservations office generated sales of 34 million dollars in 2006, an increase of 46.6 %. But the group itself is not very well known, because we didn't want the...

Was 2006 a good year for Mövenpick? Jean-Gabriel Pérès : It was a good year, in line with the trend of the previous three years, which saw our net profit jump by 40 %. With seven new hotels opened in 2007, the Group continues to expand. We were the 114th largest hotel group in the world in 2000, and now we are...

From a specialist in sports travel, you have gradually diversified into commercial and business aviation. What are the results of this diversification? It has positioned us as one of the most active brokers in these new markets, with growth of over 100 %. Commercial and business aviation now account for more than 50 per cent of our business...

Following the integration of Swiss and South African Airways in 2006, what does Star Alliance represent today? François Choquette: In rough terms: 157 countries, 841 airports, 16409 daily flights and 19336 code-shares at the end of 2006. Worldwide, we remain the leading alliance in terms of passengers and destinations, with a share of...

Do tourist offices work today as they did yesterday? Bruno Moerman - No. We are much more proactive. Before, our job was mainly to respond to spontaneous requests for information. Over the years, we have focused more and more on developing the promotion of our respective destinations, in a market...

To celebrate its tenth anniversary, Thalys is beating all its records... Thalys is doing very well. We have carried more than 50 million passengers, including 50 % on the Paris-Brussels route. Over these five years, more than a million passengers have also used Thalys to travel between Roissy-CDG airport and Brussels....

What role does the Fnam play in the French airline industry? Lionel Guérin - Nearly 80 % of the commercial air transport sector. That means 220 companies, 17 billion euros in sales, 120,000 direct jobs and almost 500,000 spin-off jobs. So, logically, we are the industry's main contact with the supervisory authorities and...

You specialise in aircraft charters in Germany, and have been operating in France since 1998. What are your activities in this market? In France, our business is mainly focused on chartering large and medium aircraft for seminars and incentives all over the world. This segment represents 65 % of our turnover....

What role does Le Bourget play in the European business aviation market? Michel de Ronne - It's traditionally said that Le Bourget is Europe's leading airport for business aviation, and the statistics only confirm this reputation. With almost 59,000 movements a year, Le Bourget accounts for almost half of the total...

China and India saw spectacular growth in traffic in 2005. What are the main challenges facing these new markets? Giovanni Bisignani - For China, it is above all a question of adapting to phenomenal growth forecasts. The Chinese government has understood this and is investing in airports. We need to support the...

Why a new airline in the Gulf? Fabrice Ebner - Gone are the days when a single airline, Gulf Air, was divided between four countries and four hubs (Bahrain, Qatar, Abu Dhabi and Muscat). Today, air transport has become the preferred development route for the Emirates, particularly for Abu Dhabi, which is the largest...

One of the main objectives of your CWT 007 development plan is to conquer the SME-SMI market. What does this market represent for Carlson Wagonlit Travel today? Isabelle Koch - Currently, on the European market, we generate more than half our sales with companies whose travel budget does not exceed...