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One giant fades, another awakens... While CWT is set to merge into an ever-expanding Amex GBT entity, another player could well rise to the forefront of the business travel scene. On 2 April, Steve Singh made the acquisition of Direct Travel official. And the founder of Concur did not hesitate to...

A major coup in the world of business travel. The world's leading business travel agency, American Express Global Business Travel (GBT), is acquiring its competitor CWT and, potentially, its 4,000 customers. In other words, the coming together of two heavyweights in the world of business travel, but more generally in the world of travel...

The BCD Travel 2023 Cities & Trends Report was unveiled on 14 March. It takes stock of the habits of European business travellers, and in particular of the most popular business destinations last year. Amsterdam came out on top, ahead of two key business hubs: London and Frankfurt. Paris will have to...

The relationship between American Express Global Business Travel and the Expedia group began with a transaction. The sale of Egencia to TMC in 2021. Three years later, it has taken a completely different turn, based on a mutually beneficial cooperation that also and above all benefits business travellers. "We are...

While several major players in the mobility sector are slowing down or even backing away from the electric car, the latest study published by BCD Travel would seem to confirm their decision... If the business travel agency is to be believed, business travellers are still very reluctant to adopt this option. Of the 919 professionals...

After a 2023 marked by both the gradual return of business travel and widespread inflation, 2024 could be the year of stabilisation. This is the trend that emerges from the Air Monitor 2024 report published on Monday by American Express GBT: "In all regions, fluctuations in fares are expected to stabilise....

From 28 August to 8 September, some 4,400 international athletes will converge on France for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. In the run-up to this major event, American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) is making its contribution to inclusive mobility. On 4 December, Amex GBT unveiled a "new accessibility solution...

It's a trend that has already been identified for several months, and American Express GBT is shedding new light on it: the attitudes generated by the health crisis are prompting companies to bring their staff together more frequently. And the trend is set to continue next year, according to the "Global Meetings & Events Forecast...

In order to fine-tune its yield management system and adapt to more open rail competition on its most profitable lines, SNCF has been moving in successive stages since 26 September to a new booking platform to replace the ageing ResaRail system. Starting with BtoB reservations for...

Business travellers around the world are still paying more and more for their accommodation. While hotel rates have started to rise above 2019 levels fairly quickly, American Express GBT is forecasting a widespread increase for the coming year. Its Hotel Monitor 2024 report estimates the evolution of...

Trainline and Fairjungle are strengthening their partnership with the addition of services from the Swiss, Belgian and Dutch national railways. Through Trainline Partner Solutions, Trainline's BtoB division, the young TMC now benefits from SBB inventories and Benerail, the Belgian-Dutch platform founded in 2003 by SNCB and NS....

How is Navan doing in the French market? Zahir Abdelouhab - Navan France currently employs around fifty people in Paris. However, we also have customers in the provinces and in Monaco. And we regularly have to travel to meet local needs. What is the profile of your customers, and...

By the summer of 2023, CWT will have joined the WhatsApp 'business travel' group. A community that includes the likes of Air France and Amex GBT. That's almost three and a half years after the launch of CWT's messaging service. The famous channel has been added to an offering that already includes the myCWT app,...

The trend will not have escaped the attention of French businesses: 2022 will have been a year of high car hire costs, to say the least. The Ground Monitor report published by American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) confirms this surge in prices. The price study even estimates the increase in car hire prices at +15.4 %....

For many business travellers, the expense claim is still the most daunting stage of a business trip. However, publishers, agencies and all those involved in business travel are investing to ensure a smoother - and above all less time-consuming - experience, with a view to simplifying the reimbursement of travel expenses. To measure the gap...

According to FCM, the world of business travel is returning to the habits it had before the health crisis, with flight frequencies picking up again and hotel occupancy rates approaching the norm. The business travel agency recently published its Global Trends Report, which summarises...

The aim of the new agreement unveiled by CWT on 11 May is to combine the flexibility of Booking with the service of a global TMC. The business travel agency has joined forces with the business travel arm of the platform, Booking.com for Business, to enhance hotel bookings with a duty of care component. The launch of this...

Coincidentally, just two days after an equivalent announcement by American Express Meetings & Events, its competitor CWT is now using its 'metre' trump card on the sustainability issue. On 20 April, CWT Meetings & Events announced the launch of a new carbon footprint calculator dedicated...

How do you feel about the EVP 2023 barometer published this week by Amex GBT? Yorick Charveriat - I see the positive side, because we can feel that business is picking up again. Admittedly, we are not at 2019 levels, but we can rely on a solid recovery. There are many...

Every year, it's a good opportunity to look back over the past few months and consider what the near future might hold for business travel: on Wednesday, American Express GBT organised the 32nd EVP 2023 in Paris. At the same time, it unveiled the results of its Business Travel Barometer. Among the many elements deciphered...