teleworking

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...

Office telephony is going hybrid, as demonstrated by the new Zoom Phone Appliances range unveiled on 9 June by the rising star in remote communications. The range is based on terminals from Poly and Yealink - other suppliers are expected soon - and aims to "facilitate collaboration by blurring the lines between...

Best Western is expanding its myWO coworking brand at the same time as these spaces dedicated to mobile working are gradually reopening. After opening on 19 May with a capacity of 35 %, capacity will be increased to 65 % from 9 June. To coincide with the reopening, the hotel group has launched...

And that's two for Startway in Marseille. Within a few weeks of each other, this coworking specialist will have opened two spaces in the city. As is often the case with Startway, whose partner is the La Poste group, one of these developments involves the conversion of dedicated premises into new-generation workspaces. In...

Will business travel to Africa quickly return to its pre-Covid form? Despite advances in vaccination, the shadow of PCR tests, quarantines and closed borders continues to haunt short business trips to the continent. It's an uncertainty that struck as early as 4 March 2020...

South Africa, the continent's leading economic power, had barely recovered from a first deadly wave of the pandemic last year when it was faced with a new acceleration in infections, accompanied by an unfortunate coincidence: the 501Y.V2 variant of Covid 19, discovered by local scientists, was immediately dubbed the "South African variant"...

Emmanuel Macron therefore spoke at 8pm on Wednesday to announce the reconfinement of French territory from the morning of Sunday 3 April, and for four weeks. The measures announced on 18 April for 16 départements - which have since been extended to three additional départements - are therefore being applied across the board. Starting with the ban on inter-regional travel,...

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...

HRS recently announced the launch of a sustainable hotel booking initiative. Does the subject of CSR seem more topical than ever within companies? Emmanuel Ebray - Indeed. Whether it's with a customer or a prospect, with a company or an institution, I never have a single exchange...

Return to the office or stay at home? Between these two options, some people choose... not to choose. That's where all those third places come in, which have blossomed in recent years with the rise of coworking. After all, teleworking doesn't mean "home office", and some players in the business travel industry...

It is almost a year since the teleworking revolution revolutionised the professional and personal environment of a majority of employees. No longer able to travel, business travellers have been forced to go entirely virtual for their meetings and events. At the end of this very special year, what conclusions can we draw from an experience that was unprecedented for many? A...

With Wi-Fi available even on trains and planes, ever more powerful telephones and a wide choice of videoconferencing solutions, it's been a few years now that new technologies seem to be powerful enough to allow you to work from almost anywhere. So this year has been a real-life test to see whether or not this trend can be...

How has the widespread use of teleworking worked out in your company? Pierre Sangrones - I've been working in human resources at AXA in Brussels for three years. The HR department management committee is made up of a small cross-functional team, which also manages certain transformation projects. AXA is a forerunner...

How do you view the spread of teleworking, which existed long before the health crisis? Michel Font - Teleworking was a fundamental trend, and there was a demand for it among employees. On the other hand, the technological tools were struggling to establish themselves. There was a profusion of solutions with which everything...

Patrick Mendes has been in charge of Accor's international sales for some time, before taking over as head of the hotel group's operations in Latin America. He is now heading up a new division which, for the first time, brings together the Sales, Distribution, Marketing and Loyalty divisions. As part of his duties, Patrick Mendes also oversees the eight regional hubs recently created by Accor...

Faced with the rise of teleworking and the increasing use of virtual meetings, technology players are taking steps to improve employee productivity and maintain a link, albeit virtual, between employees. The launch of Microsoft Viva was made official on 4 February. This new tool integrates with Microsoft 365 and Teams...

Hyatt is offering its hotels as an alternative second home to all those who can work remotely for long periods, particularly digital nomads. With its new 'Towards New Horizons' offer...

How has your Group's business evolved over the last few months? Christophe Burckart - There have been three phases. During the first period of confinement, we obviously experienced a drop in the number of visitors to our centres, as well as in our marketing activities. At the same time, we supported many of our customers by putting in place...

How do you see the Meetings & Events market in 2021? Arnaud Katz - The Meetings & Events market will undoubtedly gradually regain its strength, as the need to get back together will be paramount after the year we've just had. There is a deep-seated desire in the market to get back on its feet, both...

Coworking and business centre operators, like all sectors, are being affected by the economic crisis, and are putting the spotlight on their flexible offerings that are just as suited to this period of crisis as they are to new nomadic working habits. Bird Office advocates teleworking in coworking mode In response to changing demand, Bird Office is rethinking its positioning by...