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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Combien de fois avez-vous changé d'agence de voyages d'affaires en espérant que cette fois, tout serait réglé ? La démonstration se passe bien, les conseillers sont avenants, et six mois plus tard il manque encore quelque chose. L'outil que les voyageurs boudent. Ou le support qui met deux jours à répondre à un…

Navan has published its 2026 Business Travel Barometer, based on its own booking data. In France, rail accounts for 85.6 % of domestic business journeys. This figure places the country fifth in Europe, behind Belgium (99.8 %), the Netherlands (99.6 %), Switzerland (97.8 %) and the United Kingdom (91.1 %),…

FCM Travel announced on August 4th a conversational booking feature integrated into FCM Booking, its proprietary platform. The traveller describes their request in natural language and receives proposals from Sam, FCM's artificial intelligence layer, built from their profile, travel history and policy...

As agreements aiming to build bridges between the business travel ecosystem and AI agents multiply, via the MCP protocol, BCD Travel is opting for a strategy of investment and partnership. The TMC had already joined forces with SkyLink to recruit an AI-based travel assistant, and with Oversee to automate…

The MCP (Model Context Protocol) is gradually becoming the gateway between business travel tools and AI assistants. Perk achieved this milestone in mid-July for its travel & expense and MICE modules, following CDS

One in two business travellers who applied for a visa in the past year reported encountering a difficulty: being refused within the timeframe, incurring extra costs to expedite their application, or being reimbursed by their company. This is according to a survey commissioned by Perk of 8,000

"Travel is a very seasonal activity, but the divergence between business and leisure observed in the first half of this year was more pronounced than in the past." This observation comes from Aurélien Nolf, Chief Financial Officer at Navan. It is part of the publication of the Navan Business Travel Benchmark (BTB),…

MCP, for "Model Context Protocol": here is the new acronym that business travel players are going to have to familiarise themselves with. This type of connector, based on an open protocol, now acts as a bridge between business tools and the "wonderful world" of agentic AI. And now it's Perk's turn to enter...

Navan is advancing its position in the hotel sector. Last March, the TMC unveiled a new infrastructure for its hotel catalogue. The objective: to bring more clarity and choice for business travellers. Today, the travel agency is taking a new step by joining forces with a major player in the market. Navan is set to become the...

At the halfway point of the 2026 financial year, with the summer holidays fast approaching, the ranking of the main business destinations is becoming clearer. Navan has just released its league table for France and on an international scale, based on bookings made between January 2025 and April 2026. For 2025, the national podium was made up of Paris,...

Booking travel through natural language conversation, detecting reservations that are off policy or anomalous transactions: the new suite of AI-driven tools presented by Navan gives substance to the desires of the TMC, which recently entered the Nasdaq. Namely, to build "the business travel infrastructure..."

Amex GBT's journey is increasingly resembling a strange game of Monopoly. After making headlines in business travel with its various actions – notably CWT – and their potential impact on maintaining competition, the TMC is moving to the other side of the transaction. This time, it's to...

Following a rethink of its hotel catalogue infrastructure, Navan is now turning its attention to a sensitive point in corporate travel policy: transaction verification. The TMC is launching an audit engine which, thanks to AI, is intended to scrutinise business travel expenses and protect the company from the various risks it faces…

“A 70 % increase in room rate options”: Navan’s new promise is sure to catch the attention of business travellers. TMC has overhauled its inventory infrastructure – with the help of AI, of course – to “solve the accommodation sector’s most persistent challenge: inconsistent information…”

The acquisition of its major competitor, CWT, and a major partnership with another major business travel player, SAP Concur, for the launch and ongoing roll-out of the joint Complete solution: the year 2025 could not have been more significant for American Express Global Business Travel (GBT). A profitable year too,...

Given the current climate, it's hard to 'sell the dream' when it comes to travel... So we welcome the seductive promises unveiled on 2 March by Navan with Navan Edge. "This is the breakthrough that will leave the rest of the travel industry behind us for good," says Ilan Twig, CTO and co-founder of Navan Edge.

In an international context that is unstable to say the least, BCD Travel is sending a reassuring message to the business travel ecosystem. TMC has formed a new partnership aimed at strengthening traveller security. And Riskline has been chosen to manage this highly strategic dossier. "Travel risk management requires...

Almost five years after its acquisition by what was then known as TripActions, Reed & Mackay is about to enter a new phase of integration within parent company Navan. As the TMC reports, from 29 January "all new Navan Group business travel sales will be conducted under a single Navan brand...

Spain, Portugal, France: this is the trifecta for MICE in 2026, according to forecasts unveiled on 3 December by FCM Travel. Organisers of major business events are particularly keen on Malaga, Marbella, Madrid and Barcelona. These destinations benefit from their potential in terms of infrastructure, their accessibility by air and their...

Is American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) considering putting itself up for sale? This comes just three months after completing the acquisition of its rival CWT - for 540 million dollars - and a few weeks after announcing a strategic partnership with Concur for the deployment of a joint solution with Concur, called Complete. This...