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Air France flights have been suspended since 7 August due to the coup d'état in Niger, and will not be resuming any time soon, at least not before the end of September. The French airline has renewed the suspension of its four weekly flights to Niamey. This suspension also affects services to Mali and...

Ilios International has just announced that it has raised €1 million to continue its development and strengthen its position in the security and assistance market. Can you tell us more about the origins of your company? Thibault Janin - Security risks have evolved, which is why we need to change things. We don't...

So which destinations are the safest to travel to? Every year, different players take part in this exercise, using different methodologies and on different scales. The latest ranking was published in the UK by Which? based on data from STC. Several criteria were combined, including the risk of...

The Numbeo index is updated twice a year and provides a snapshot of crime in cities. Numbeo explains its method. It is based on the answers given by respondents. Responses are rated on a scale of -2 (very negative) to 2 (very positive). The figures are weighted over 36...

On the one hand, China is reopening its borders to international travellers, while on the other, the abandonment of the zero covid policy is leading to a spectacular rebound in the pandemic. Could the health situation in China have a major new impact on travel? Xavier Carn - The reopening of the borders marks a turning point in the zero covid...

Travelling by plane also means having to put up with the inconvenience of security rules for hand luggage checks. The requirement to limit liquid containers to 100 ml and to remove all electronic devices from hand luggage seems unavoidable. And yet... In Japan, for example, it has been a long time since...

International SOS has published the 2023 update of its map highlighting the level of security and medical risk in countries around the world. Unsurprisingly, Ukraine has moved up to the "extreme" risk level. "The security crisis in Ukraine has clearly been significant and has...

Remote working, business stays that extend into leisure city breaks: if you listen to many players in the tourism industry, particularly hoteliers, these trends are becoming fairly commonplace in the workplace. But the widespread use of nomadic working means that employees are left wondering how their company can support them in terms of security. BCD and...

ISO 20121, ISO 14001, ISO 9001: the travel industry has recently become accustomed to seeing the proliferation of eco-responsible standards in the MICE sector. This time, the ISO 31030 standard tackles a completely different form of responsibility, that of companies' duty to protect. Driven by the pandemic, driven by the...

Security is undoubtedly one of the main criteria of choice for business travellers to Africa. With this in mind, eight Accor Group establishments, all owned by the Kasada investment fund, have just announced that they have obtained Safehotels certification, one of the world's leading hotel safety and security certifications. "The...

With crisis after crisis, it's hard to predict what the future will bring. But TripActions has tried its hand at the exercise, surveying nearly 400 French business travellers and other decision-makers in the sector. According to the newcomer to the French market, the results were fairly positive, with the conclusion that...

The pandemic brought the curtain down on the world's major congresses for almost two years. But with the positive developments in the health climate, the veil is gradually being lifted on these key events for an entire sector. The Mobile World Congress, the first major event to be organised in this post-covid era, will bring together in Barcelona, from...

The traditional back-to-school event for buyers and travel managers, Univ'AirPlus was held on Thursday 9 September. This was the first time that the event had been organised virtually, due to the uncertainties surrounding the pandemic and the desire of the corporate payments specialist to ensure that it actually took place. The theme of this fifteenth edition was...

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...

Teleworking, contactless technologies: the pandemic has given a major boost to digital technology. But teleconsultations have also gradually become part of everyday life, along with confinements and travel restrictions. Remote medical assistance makes even more sense when travelling, especially over long periods of time....

Will Belarus become even more isolated than it is at present? One of the last Communist-style dictatorships in Europe has already been hit by international sanctions from the European Union and other Western nations. But the hijacking of a Ryanair plane by military forces and secret services is a new step...

Taking care of business travellers and their safety: the leitmotif of travel management has never seemed so crucial. A study published by BCD Travel confirms this, if confirmation were needed. Among the priorities cited by the travel managers questioned last April, the duty of care ranks first. For 99%...

How have your customers' requirements changed since the start of the Covid 19 crisis? Cécile Caplin - The Covid crisis has brought with it a host of travel restrictions and the complexity of all movements and travel, both personal and professional. Overall, since March last year, we've entered a period of...

Some parts of the world, notably China and the Middle East, are showing positive signs in terms of hotel activity. What is the outlook for Europe? David Kelly - As the roll-out of vaccination accelerates and travel restrictions are eased, we do see travel demand picking up...

The future of travel is on the move. And while we know that the road ahead will be a long one, Singapore is already showing the way. Buoyed by the success of its sanitary measures, the Asian hub intends to take in its wake all the players likely to shape the travel of tomorrow, and with it the organisation of MICE events...