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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...

American Express GBT is to overhaul the tools it uses to calculate carbon emissions for its customers. The business travel agency will now be adopting the technology developed by CHOOOSE. This will be integrated into the Neo booking tool. The aim is to gain greater precision and legitimacy, so as to have a greater influence on the choices made by business travellers and the...

Were you surprised by the results of the Air monitor report and its fare forecasts for 2023? Adrien Cannes - The increases in air fares that we have seen this year, particularly over the last five or six months when the recovery has been stronger, were mainly due to a confluence of factors...

Faced with rising fares in the business travel sector, players are trying to get organised. This is particularly true in the air travel sector, where significant increases are expected on a number of strategic business travel routes, as illustrated by the recent Air Monitor 2023 report published by Amex GBT. Its competitor has now...

The "Wellbeing Dashboard" developed by Egencia has been available since December 7th, for all Egencia and American Express GBT clients. It joins and completes the suite of tools linked to sustainable development offered by both Egencia Consulting and American Express Global Business Consulting. And we have to say...

On Thursday, American Express GBT unveiled the results of its Air Monitor 2023. In this annual report, which focuses on the fare trends to be expected over the next twelve months, the TMC is betting on a widespread increase in prices. It's a gamble that can't really be described as daring in the current climate, but it's one that...

Reed & Mackay is banking heavily on the Middle East, and the United Arab Emirates in particular. The business travel agency already opened an office in Dubai in spring 2016. It has now officially set up in Abu Dhabi, more specifically in Masdar City, the eco-city project that is taking shape next to the international airport....

Driven largely by leisure travellers this summer, but also by the upturn in international business travel, the third quarter of 2022 saw hotel groups and airlines report a cascade of excellent results. The figures recently published by American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) give a clearer idea of how the...

Already long-standing partners, business travel agency BCD Travel and GDS Sabre intend to jointly accelerate their technological evolution through joint investment in the development of innovative solutions. "Today marks a new milestone in our partnership, as we mutually commit to contributing to the technological evolution of...

Making it easier to book, validate and modify a business trip: these are the three areas for improvement that the Egencia teams have been looking at when improving the business travel agency's mobile application. Starting with certain basic functionalities - particularly for a travel companion - such as notifications...

On 13 September, Advito, BCD Travel's consulting subsidiary, received the Ecomobility Award organised by the SNCF in the Business Agency category. A well-deserved award, since Advito has developed a specific tool to help companies reduce their carbon emissions in business travel. "The aim is to help customers travel more efficiently", says David...

A few days after organising a round table on opening up rail travel to competition, and on the eve of a major event in the business travel sector, IFTM Top Resa, Trainline is sending out a strong signal to the business travel industry. The booking platform has teamed up with Havas Voyages to make life easier for business travellers when...

Presented in mid-summer by American Express GBT, the solution for managing unforeseen events during business trips has been enhanced with functions tailored to the French domestic market. While the solution, known as Proactive Traveler Care (PTC), is primarily designed to deal with air travel disruptions by recommending alternative flights, it now includes the means to...

In mid-spring, CDS Groupe announced the acquisition of Rydoo's travel business. What were the reasons for this takeover? Ziad Minkara - When Rydoo Travel & Expense decided to separate itself from its travel business in order to remain focused on expense, we entered into discussions, convinced as we were that...

While some have got out their temporary summer gear, business travel professionals are drawing out their calculators. And the least we can say is that the calculations are not good! Or at least the results, and their impact on travel budgets. A few days ago, Travelperk put a figure on inflation...