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Before looking at the future of Supertripper, can you tell us about its history and mission? Maxime Pialat - Supertripper was created in 2015. Its aim is to combine the best of service and technology for business travel management. We're developing our own technology, a solution that allows travellers to book...

United is resolutely looking to the future, and intends to pave the way for defining the air mobility of tomorrow. With this in mind, a few days ago the company announced its ambition - shared with specialist Archer - to launch a network of aircraft taxis in New York. The aim is to link Manhattan to neighbouring airports by...

Before the summer, Naboo announced its intention to grow externally. Now it's official. The corporate seminar platform has announced the acquisition from the Joy Group of Privateaser for Business (BizMeeting), its Venue Finder site specialising in organising events for groups. Naboo can count on the support of the...

After an abrupt shift to all-teleworking during the recession, the return to the office has not always been smooth sailing either... Many managers are still struggling to find the right balance between the office, the home office and third places. In this context - sometimes chaotic for HR management, but clearly...

How did the worklib project come about, and what are its ambitions? Charles Vestur - Worklib was created in June 2021. Very early on, we received investment from the Accor group, which is a minority shareholder. The Accor group wanted to develop workspaces in its hotels, as is the case...

For several decades now, the Japanese have been in the habit of travelling light. Their solution was to entrust their luggage to carriers who would take it to its destination at a reasonable price. In the mid-1970s, Yamato built its reputation around the Takkyubin concept. In other words, the delivery of...

Can you summarise the status and role of Provence Côte d'Azur Events? Héliéna Brégand - Provence Côte d'Azur Events (PCE) is the regional Convention Bureau, set up as an association, bringing together more than 200 professionals throughout the region, from Avignon to Menton. All the professions are represented: event venues such as palaces, hotels,...

What is the role of French Event Booster? Jeanne Choffé - French Event Booster is an accelerator for several types of player: for start-ups of course, who we help to access the events market, to grow, create jobs and create value for the end user. But we are also innovation partners...

What is the history of ShareGroop's development in France? What role does this market play in the Group's business? Quentin Arnoult - ShareGroop was created in 2015 after our CEO was unable to buy rugby tickets online for himself and friends because he didn't have enough finance to advance the funds. By the time...

When and why did you launch 100 Bagages? Armelle Feumba - I launched 100 Bagages last year, based on my own personal experience: a baggage incident when my wheelchair didn't arrive at its destination. It was very unpleasant, especially as the service wasn't as good as it could have been. That's what prompted me to...

Why did you launch hubtobee? Benoit Rabourdin - We started from a number of observations, in particular the number of times we bump into colleagues by chance, people we rarely see because they're geographically far away, whereas today, with digital technology, we can predict who will be where and when. And...

The launch of a start-up accelerator had been made official by the RATP Group at the end of 2019. It was still necessary to identify the most relevant ideas in the eyes of the group. Since the beginning of February, we have known more about the new start-ups who will be working for six months on six areas of reflection,...

Airlines are making their mark at CES, the technology event held every year in Las Vegas. For this 2020 edition, American Airlines has just announced the launch of an automatic translation service. In the same vein, Delta has played the technology card, with a number of major assets. The CEO of...

As 2019 draws to a close and RATP celebrates its 70th anniversary, the "old lady" of Parisian mobility will be turning its attention to the cradle of the sector's new generations. From January, the first RATP start-up accelerator will be launched. The aim is to support the...

Algorithmic well-being Time zone differences, assembly line meetings, junk food, stress: reconciling business travel with personal balance can be a complex business. Innovation players are working hard on this issue, relying in particular on travellers' best friend, their smartphone. At the 2019 edition of UnivAirPlus, dedicated to the well-being of mobile professionals, the start-up...

The year 2019 clearly marks a milestone for Brussels: thirty years have passed since the creation of the Brussels-Capital Region. These three decades have seen major changes, starting with the development of the European institutions, followed by the demographic boom of the 2000s, the numerous reforms that have helped to attract...

Better travel for less money... Innovation players are mobilising to combine business travel and price optimisation. For some time now, a new trend has been emerging: reverse yield management. While airlines and hoteliers are continually reviewing their rates in line with supply and demand, new tools are attempting to optimise the cost of business travel...

The VivaTech 2019 event, which opened in Paris on Thursday, once again put the spotlight on innovation in the broadest sense, with no fewer than 2,000 start-ups gathered in the 56,000 m² of exhibition space at Porte de Versailles. While the cameras were often focused on the VIP events organised at the Dôme de Paris (Emmanuel...

"Reinventing travel, mobility and logistics" is the aim of BigBlank, the start-up incubator set up by Air France-KLM. A subsidiary of the group, the start-up studio aims to create, from innovative ideas, companies that will meet the future needs of travellers. To achieve this, BigBlank will help entrepreneurs transform their project into a start-up...

How would you describe Fairjungle? Samir Idris - The start-up was created just over a year ago and our service has been available since January. Fairjungle is a B2B platform that enables its customers to make savings on their business travel and rewards thrifty employees. To do this, we define...