environment

How did you experience the EVP 2021, converted to hybrid? Yorick Charveriat - The teams did a great job. The Meetings & Events division had already organised several virtual events, but following the new restrictions, we had to decide whether or not to continue with this EVP 2021. The participants and panellists were almost...

What are FREENOW's new environmental commitments? Auriane Nirascou - FREENOW is one of the leaders in mobility in Europe and VTC in France, and we are present in 10 countries and 100 cities on the European market. Given our influence, it is therefore our duty to...

Uber is starting 2021 by putting its good resolutions into practice straight away. To achieve the sustainable objectives unveiled a few months earlier - namely 50% electric vehicles by 2025 and the elimination of diesel vehicles from 2024 on the French market - new measures are coming into force. These measures are based on two principles...

60 years ago, they were the pride of Europe. From the end of the 50s to the very beginning of the 80s, TEE (Trans-Europ-Express) trains criss-crossed Europe, a true symbol of night service, luxury and comfort. Some of you may still remember the Mistral on the Paris-Nice line or the Capitole on the Paris-Toulouse line. The...

With reconfinement measures on the increase in Europe, companies have an opportunity to take a step back from their travel policies and improve their CSR performance. With this in mind, new initiatives are emerging on the French market to support this repositioning. Alongside SAP Concur and Green Evénements, the new...

Why did you launch the Treep? Laurent La Rocca - We created the Treep in 2016, positioning ourselves at the time as a mobility service for the general public, with a view to reducing CO2 emissions, with an application that aggregated all low-carbon means of transport. Faced with growing demand from businesses and...

Already integrated into the transport section, to better manage the carbon emissions of flights and trains, the 'sustainable' filter is now making its appearance in the Neo hotel catalogue. American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) announced on 28 October that its business travel and expense management software is now adding a sustainable filter to its hotel catalogue.

As part of its Etihad Greenliner initiative, the Emirati airline formed a strategic partnership with Boeing at the end of 2019. It is now continuing tests with the aircraft manufacturer to accelerate the technological development of a safer and more eco-responsible commercial aircraft. The ecoDemonstrator programme will use a Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner as a test bed...

26 June will mark the reopening of Orly airport, which has been closed since the end of March. Terminal 3 will welcome 130 daily flights instead of the 650 flights on the platform as a whole. Services will be provided to Corsica, a dozen Schengen countries including Portugal and Greece, as well as the French overseas territories, i.e. the...

Is it a bluff or a helping hand for the Minister of the Economy? On 24 May, Bruno Le Maire announced a €7 billion package which, in his words, "is not a blank cheque. We have set Air France profitability conditions, because it's the French people's money...

The announcement of a €7 billion support plan for Air France, made official on 24 April, included a number of quid pro quos, and the environmental aspect was explicitly targeted. Wednesday's comments by Bruno Le Maire confirmed the creditor's demands of the company, emphasising that "this support for Air France is not a condition for the...

How do you see the future of the travel agency and the impact of new technologies such as artificial intelligence? Christophe Renard - Tomorrow's business travel agency will evolve into a content access platform covering the different booking channels. This means moving from the "travel management company" (TMC) to the "travel platform". Harmonisation between the...

As part of its commitment to the environment - and while the Flygskam ("shame of flying") movement originating in Sweden is gaining ground - the government is now taking all the necessary measures to join the virtuous circle of an exemplary State in terms of energy transition. Last Wednesday, a plan was presented to the Ecological Defence Council, including a...

In the coming months, will new technological trends emerge from the R&D capabilities of the major players, or from more agile start-ups? Evantia Giumba - There is a trend towards consolidation in the travel sector. The big players have the resources to invest heavily in technology. But that doesn't mean that...

The Nightjet service, inaugurated in December 2016, continues to expand. The night service operated by ÖBB, Oesterreischiche Bundesbahn (Austrian Federal Railways), is proving to be a real success story for the company, one that is underpinned in particular by Europeans' growing awareness of their environment. According to the OBB, its network of night trains in Europe has...

Where does Airbus stand today? François Caudron - Airbus has been in existence for 50 years. It's been a remarkable journey, because 50 years is not a long time! We were just a concept, but today we are the leader in single-aisle aircraft, with a short-haul market share of 60 %. And on long-haul routes, we fluctuate between 45 % and...

Is it the fear of being lumped together with air transport, recently shaken by the Flygskam movement, the "shame of taking the plane"? In any case, the hotel groups, even if their activity is less singled out for criticism because it is much less polluting, are giving further proof of their commitment to...

According to the latest Business Travel Show survey, climate change is the biggest challenge facing the tourism industry in 2020, while individual buyers are more concerned about cutting costs, which will once again be their biggest issue next year. The Business Travel Show survey, conducted...

The launch of the "Workspace CO2 Emissions" was made official by Egencia on 9 December. The aim is to support companies on their journey towards sustainable business travel. This new tool takes the form of a dashboard calculating the emissions generated by air travel and hotels for each trip. Rail travel will be accounted for at the beginning of the year.

Every year, the Business Travel Show surveys thousands of travellers and travel managers across Europe to identify the issues facing them, their companies and the business travel sector in general. This year, for the first time, sustainable development features in the top 10...