hotel reservation

Attracting SMEs. In view of the business that these medium-sized companies were able to bring to hoteliers during the pandemic, more than one group has (re)discovered the benefits of supporting this clientele through offers calibrated to meet their expectations, such as Marriott Bonvoy Business Ready or Accor Business Offer Auto-Enrol. For its part,...

The time is probably not so far off when booking meetings online and in real time will be commonplace. Each of the major hotel groups is exploring solutions aimed at providing a simple, practical way of seamlessly managing relations between establishments and meeting organisers. In...

CDS Groupe has just announced its integration into the Cytric solution from Amadeus. Why was this essential? Ziad Minkara - CDS needs to respond to its integration into the world of online booking tools. We are publishers of totally agnostic solutions, which can be integrated into any online booking tool. In this context,...

Business travellers around the world are still paying more and more for their accommodation. While hotel rates have started to rise above 2019 levels fairly quickly, American Express GBT is forecasting a widespread increase for the coming year. Its Hotel Monitor 2024 report estimates the evolution of...

In addition to the sharp rise in hotel rates in Paris, should business travellers expect a new tax hike in the near future? As part of an agreement between the French government and Île-de-France Mobilités on the financing of the Paris region's transport system for the period 2024-2031, the taxe de séjour...

Choose a room with a view, select two beds rather than a double, opt for lounge access: the IHG Group website is enriching the booking experience for travellers. This evolution takes advantage of next-generation cloud solutions, notably through IHG's partnership with Amadeus. "We are setting a new standard...

Specialising in business hotel reservations, CDS Groupe is continuing its expansion in Europe with the acquisition of the German business portal CRC (Corporate Rate Club). The takeover of this player, which was launched in 2002 and offers services ranging from hotel reservations to payment, and which will continue to operate independently, creates a new market...

The European section of the 2023 Cvent Travel Managers report is based on the testimonies of some 600 managers in six European markets. In addition to France, the UK, Germany, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands were also surveyed. And, unsurprisingly, after having focused on health issues during the crisis, the control of...

The aim of the new agreement unveiled by CWT on 11 May is to combine the flexibility of Booking with the service of a global TMC. The business travel agency has joined forces with the business travel arm of the platform, Booking.com for Business, to enhance hotel bookings with a duty of care component. The launch of this...

The long-awaited possibility of easily organising small meetings online is no longer so far away. The Radisson group has recently enhanced its meetings offering with the launch of a real-time booking platform. Called Book it easy, this solution is designed to simplify the lives of organisers by offering them a fast and simple process...

In conjunction with the GBTA Europe conference in Brussels and the first Sustainability Summit, GBTA and HRS unveiled the results of a study carried out last summer in three markets: Europe, the United States and Canada. The aim of the study was to identify the importance attached to sustainable development in travel programmes, and in particular in the...

In mid-spring, CDS Groupe announced the acquisition of Rydoo's travel business. What were the reasons for this takeover? Ziad Minkara - When Rydoo Travel & Expense decided to separate itself from its travel business in order to remain focused on expense, we entered into discussions, convinced as we were that...

Hcorpo launches a new tool in the business travel ecosystem. On 20 July, the business hotel specialist announced the launch of H-Board, defined as "a business analysis tool enabling companies to take control of their hotel expenditure". Designed for travel managers and travel buyers, H-Board is intended to...

If there is one area of travel that has regained strength and vigour recently, it is undoubtedly meetings and events. The professionals are unanimous on this point, with volumes well above those of 2019, and some at historic levels. Among them, Bird Office noted that, in the month of...

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...

A few days after announcing the acquisition of Rydoo's Travel business, CDS Group is strengthening its core corporate hotel booking business by opening up to Amadeus Value Hotels content. The aggregator developed by Amadeus represents a range of more than 500,000 establishments around the world, which travel agencies will now be able to...

A sign of the sector's "rapid recovery": that's how the management of CDS interprets the major manoeuvres underway in the business travel sector in recent weeks. The French business hotel marketplace has now acquired Rydoo's travel business. The former...

In view of the results recently announced by your Group, do you feel that the worst of the crisis is now behind you? Markus Keller - We are confident that the recovery is here. We're still anticipating a tighter monitoring of our business over the next six or twelve months, so we're keeping a close eye on things...

Hoteliers have seen it for themselves in recent months: as soon as confinements and other restrictive measures were relaxed, small and medium-sized businesses were the first to return to business travel. This is no doubt why Accor has launched a booking solution specially designed for small and medium-sized businesses.

Initially dedicated to navigation, Here WeGo is extending its range of possibilities. On 5 January, at the CES 2022 event, the mobile application announced the addition of new travel-related functions. From the first quarter of 2022, Here WeGo will be adding new building blocks to its range of services...