travel policy
L. Arnoux (Naboo): «The acquisition of Pro-ven accelerates our goal...".
Naboo has just announced the acquisition of Pro-ven in the United Kingdom. Is the acquisition of this venue finder an equivalent of what you could have done in France with the acquisition of Biz Meeting in 2024? Lucie Arnoux – Yes, exactly. Pro-ven has been present in the United Kingdom for twenty years, and has extensive knowledge of the market, with…
The Hilton for Business program improved with new tools
Book for another person, manage changes, increase visibility for employees on the go: the Hilton group is adding new features to its Hilton for Business (H4B) program. Launched in early 2024, this dedicated booking platform for SMEs already included integrated management tools; the new update comes in this…
Naboo unites the needs of organizers and the expectations of management...
«A first for the industry»: this is how Naboo describes the evolution of its platform, which today reconciles those who organize events with those who manage their expenses. A few days after announcing its expansion into the Asia-Pacific region with offices in Singapore and Australia, the technology player is strengthening its presence in the meetings market...
«The service will take on a lot of value with AI»: Maxime...
One year later, what is your assessment of Marietton’s acquisition? Has your vision of this merger remained the same or has it evolved? Maxime Pialat - I am very satisfied. Supertripper follows the same trajectory; Marietton trusts us and lets us operate our strategy at 100 %%, and they support us on various topics…
Uber for Business highlights the hidden value of business travel
Uber for Business is publishing a study conducted with the firm Public First on the economic value of business travel. The analysis is based on two surveys conducted in France, the UK and Australia: one among 189 employee users of Uber for Business, and the other among 232 business decision-makers, supplemented by aggregated usage data and...
Navan Barometer: in France, the train has won the battle...
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 %),…
Accor highlights business travel trends with its major accounts
Traveller experience, cost optimisation and CSR: two years ago, the first Accor Global Leadership Council meeting set out three priorities for business travel. Recently, this forum for exchanges between the French hotel group's management and its key corporate clients concluded with new trends, focused on an approach…
IFTM: Uzbekistan in the spotlight, The Business Club as a key player
This year, the IFTM trade show will take the Silk Road route, the route of Samarkand and Bukhara. From 15 to 17 September, as always at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, the major event for leisure and business tourism professionals will be showcasing Uzbekistan, its UNESCO-listed historical jewels and its natural beauties…
J. de Villeneuve (OneMICE): "Allow us to cover your entire..."
You've just launched OneMICE, a MICE expense management solution driven by Chateauform and the German platform MICE Portal. What is the origin of the project? J. d. Villeneuve Bargemont - This project was born from a shared observation and a common vision among the three co-founders: the MICE intermediation market is evolving…
LGBTQ+ Business Travellers: Safety, a Major Issue for Business Trips
With June now recognised as Pride month, Booking.com and Riskline have analysed which destinations pose risks for LGBTQ+ populations and the challenges that business travel can present... In an exponentially growing global business travel market, which is projected to generate $2.4 trillion by 2031, companies…
D. Palausi (SAP Concur): « Joule, an AI assistant that will...
What can be expected from the Fusion Exchange Paris event organised by Concur? Damien Palausi - There will be different workshops, notably on product news, on travel & expense. The event will broadly cover the elements that were discussed at Fusion US, in New Orleans. The idea is to show two main directions: to keep moving forward…
Accor: winning "triple return" for business travel
Beyond ROI. More than just return on investment, the predominant evaluation criterion for decades, Accor sees other ways of assessing the value of business travel. The French hotel group recently published its vision of a profound transformation underway in the business travel industry, drawing from this evolution the concept of a "triple return...
IFTM x EPSA Barometer: growth, price moderation and consolidation
"Business travel is the mirror of the current economic climate and of business confidence," says Christophe Roth, Associate Director - BU Expertises Conseil, EPSA Group. According to the 15th edition of his barometer, unveiled in partnership with the IFTM trade show, the sector is not doing all that badly in an environment that is...
A. Bernet (American Express): "On the move, but not just any...
Is business travel still a strategic investment for companies? Arnaud Bernet - More than ever, given the figures. Our study published in 2024 already showed this, and this year's study confirms it even more: 96% of companies tell us that they make business trips, which is 3 points...
SAP Concur: the rebound in travel spending channelled by a...
According to figures published on 12 August by SAP Concur, 2024 saw a clear upturn in business travel. The business travel specialist's analysis of the transactions within Concur Expense relating to the various expenditure items identified as 'air tickets', 'car hire', 'travel insurance', 'travel insurance', 'travel insurance',...
Travel policy and business hotels: BCD takes stock
How do business travellers rate the hotels they stay in during their business trips? To answer this question, BCD Travel surveyed 1,035 business travellers around the world. The first positive finding is that seven out of ten travellers say they are satisfied with their company's hotel policy, and that...
L. Lassure (Cegid Notilus): "AI enables us to go further".
How does generative artificial intelligence fit in with Cegid Notilus' technological solutions? Laurent Lassure - It's changing the game by bringing this notion of creation. AI is starting to be applied to the generation of mission orders and, consequently, the related expense claims. This is on the Cegid Notilus roadmap, and these are things...
Inclusive business travel: minorities forgotten by travel policies
Like Donald Trump's stances, the situation of minorities does not necessarily tend to improve over time. On the contrary, we are regularly witnessing steps backwards, and the American president is not the only example of these setbacks. This is borne out by a new study published ahead of the Business...
J. du Boucher (Transport & Environnement): "Objectives are what we're...
Transport & Environment has just published its Travel Smart report, assessing the business travel-related emissions of over 200 multinationals. What are the main lessons you can draw from this study? Jérome du Boucher - First of all, the salient point is that emissions linked to business travel in 2023 will be a third lower than they are now...
The rejection of the United States in travel is accelerating under the logorrhoea...
Accor CEO Sébastien Bazin notes a 25% drop in bookings to the US this summer in an interview with Bloomberg. Last weekend, the resignation of Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia was announced. After Gebbia joined Elon Musk's team at DOGE, a powerful movement to boycott his company was launched in...
