sustainable development

Less frequent but longer stays: this is one of the expected developments in post-Covid business travel. What many observers predicted is actually happening. Hotel reservation specialist HRS, among others, has noted this, with long stays of 8 to 13 nights accounting for 39.2 % of bookings for...

The Radisson Group is doing more than offsetting the organisation of meetings and events in these hotels. In more than 400 hotels in its portfolio, it even intends to make their carbon footprint negative through its "Carbon Negative. Planet Positive" initiative. For meetings booked between 18 October 2021 and 31 January 2022 and taking place in the...

How are you approaching this recovery? Pierre-Olivier Bard - We're gradually coming out of the crisis. We were in a good financial position before the pandemic, which enabled us to get through the period without too many setbacks, while remaining independent in our choices and decisions. So, while short-time working helped us a great deal to...

A few weeks after rebranding - and rethinking - its mobile application, RATP is adding new urban mobility options. Users can now book an electric scooter, thanks to the agreement signed with Tier, unveiled last June. [link-block prefix="Also worth reading:" post="110631"] The diversification of RATP's mobile offering has already been illustrated...

In the race to decarbonise air transport, hydrogen seems to be gaining a head start over the other solutions being considered, notably electric aircraft. The implementation of the industrial conditions necessary for the deployment of these aircraft, expected by 2035, is accelerating. Airbus, Air Liquide and Vinci Airports have just provided another example. [link-block prefix="A...

It's official as of 15 September: Bird Office is expanding its toolbox for the MICE market. Thanks to its partnership with the GoodPlanet Foundation, Bird Office can now offer organisers a brand new carbon calculator. The aim is to put a precise figure on the environmental impact of each event, backed up by an algorithm. All in...

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...

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is undoubtedly one of the major issues for the future of business travel. And if it is to be properly managed, it requires accurate information to help managers steer their travel policies accordingly. As far as hotel reservations are concerned, one of the main players, HRS, presented its...

Admittedly, not everything is rosy in the current business travel landscape, but business travel today is a little 'greener' than it used to be. At least, that's what a study recently published by the Business Travel Show Europe suggests. The London-based business travel event surveyed more than 300 travel buyers in...

Things are moving ahead for green mobility. It is continuing to expand as the players involved in its growth resolve one of the main obstacles to the development of electric vehicles: the wider deployment of recharging solutions. A few weeks after the announcement of a partnership between TotalEnergies and Uber in France,...

Just a 50-minute drive from Paris and thirty minutes from Roissy airport, Royaumont Abbey is not just a cultural and artistic centre dedicated to dance and music. Founded in 1228 by Louis IX, the future Saint-Louis, it is also a major venue for seminars and events. This activity...

Where do French companies stand on the road to ecomobility? What are the obstacles slowing down the transition to greener travel? What impact has the crisis had on the commitment of senior executives? These were the main questions addressed by the webinar organised by OpinionWay on Tuesday. The online conference was based...

The transition to sustainable mobility is gathering pace. The oil group Total recently gave concrete form to its energy transformation, focusing on less oil and more electricity and gas, by renaming itself TotalEnergies. For its part, Uber has already unveiled ambitious targets in this area: zero diesel vehicles by 2024, 50% electric vehicles, etc.

Air transport is no longer conceivable without respect for the environment. Singapore Airlines is no exception to this rule: the group, which includes SIA, Scoot and SIA Cargo, has confirmed its commitment to achieving zero net carbon emissions by 2050, reinforcing its long-standing strategy of commitment to decarbonisation and...

From one edition to the next, this is undoubtedly one of the great showcases of the VivaTech trade fair, this flurry of futuristic inventions heralding the imminent arrival of flying taxis in the skies over major cities, as well as autonomous cars and soon even... houses in the clouds. Start-up Hover City, for example, has invented 'mobile' real estate. And all at the whim of...

175 years of the Paris-Brussels route, 25 candles for the Thalys company, but also - and this is much more topical for business travellers - an increase in frequencies after a year and a half of sluggish activity: June is a month of celebrations for the Franco-Belgian carrier, a subsidiary of...

World Environment Day 2021, on 5 June, gave hoteliers the opportunity to demonstrate their ambitions in terms of sustainable development. While Hilton announced last week that it would be rolling out its carbon-neutral meetings in Europe by offsetting their footprint, IHG took advantage of the event to...

Sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF for short. This subject is very topical, with Air France's first long-haul flight between Paris and Montreal using 16 % of sustainable fuel alongside conventional paraffin. This avoided 20 tonnes of CO2 emissions. [link-block prefix="Also worth reading:" post="109857"] While...

It's sure to be the next guest of honour at corporate meetings and major conferences. Sustainable development is taking pride of place in the MICE sector, and will undoubtedly play a key role in its recovery after the long wait caused by the pandemic. Companies are becoming more and more involved in...