travel policy

How do you interpret your appointment as Head of Corporate Travel for Sabre in France? Cédric Lefort - It reflects a real desire to move forward in the French market and to grow, in particular by investing in sales staff. One of my first priorities is to recruit 'hunters' to make acquisitions. Read more...

According to the AirPlus Business Travel Index, travel spending in Europe rose by 1.3% in 2024. There are, of course, significant disparities between countries. The United Kingdom (+2.6%), Switzerland (4.9%) and above all the Netherlands (8.1%) posted above-average increases. Conversely, the German market is down (-1.5%). AirPlus survey:...

easyJet has launched easyJet Plus for Business, a programme that allows companies to purchase, manage and receive discounts on multiple season tickets on behalf of their employees, in addition to access to a range of travel benefits. This centralised management enables companies to exercise greater control over their travellers'...

Slowly but surely, companies are returning to business travel after the pandemic. The Business Travel Show, to be held in London on 25 and 26 June, regularly surveys the key players to gauge the pace of this comeback. The show organisers surveyed 163 professionals, the majority of them European (85%, including...

What can we learn from 2024 in the field of travel management? Sabah Kahoul - The year was marked by a particular focus on sustainable development and the reduction of CO2 emissions. There is a real awareness in all companies, whatever their size or activity. It is...

The main news for Hcorpo in 2024 was the announcement of your partnership with TotalEnergies to add a hotel component to their Mobility Corporate payment card. What are the advantages of this partnership for users of the card? Salomé Mogier - TotalEnergies chose us after an invitation to tender, and their...

The perception of fleet management is often simplistic, and does not do justice to the wide range of responsibilities involved in this essential role. Managing a fleet of vehicles, even just a few, is a complex task that requires advanced skills and the right tools... And it's very often an executive assistant or a...

One face-to-face meeting is worth three visios, two face-to-face meetings are worth six visios, three face-to-face meetings are worth... In order to assess the benefits of a physical meeting rather than a remote one, travel managers would do well to master their table of three. This ratio emerges from a study recently carried out by the Accor group among 9,000 travellers...

The year 2024 marks an important milestone for AirPlus, with the Swedish bank SEB making your takeover from the Lufthansa group official. How are things shaping up with your new owner? Julie Troussicot - Since 1 August, our sole shareholder has in fact been the Swedish banking group SEB, whose ambition is to...

"It's no use"... But it is! Because the mission order is the contract that binds the employer to his travelling employee. It defines the framework, safety conditions and scope of responsibilities. Article l411-2 of the French Social Security Code stipulates that work-related accidents occurring off-site...

Put on the back burner during the covid, business travel has returned to near pre-pandemic levels. This means that business travel makes real economic sense for companies, as the latest American Express study shows. Arnaud Bernet - Business travel has long been regarded as a cost centre. Through this study...

I've got my Excel matrix! It's the comfort of habit that is a reassuring solution for its familiarity and flexibility. Yet nearly 88% of Excel spreadsheets contain errors. This raises critical questions about data integrity and the risk of non-compliance. What's more, when it comes to checking supporting documents...

Launch of a new corporate programme 10 September sees the launch of our new offer for companies of all sizes. The programme is harmonised across all routes in our new extended network. Depending on annual expenditure, companies can benefit from exclusive advantages such as negotiated fares, individual management and...

It's a fact: business travel in Europe has been growing steadily since 2021. According to GBTA1's latest Business Travel Index Outlook report, business travel expenditure in Europe grew faster in 2022 than in any other region of the world. This trend has continued through to 2023 and...

Almost all hoteliers agree that the bleisure trend has become a reality in their establishments. Arriving earlier to discover the city, following up a business trip with a weekend of leisure, sometimes with the family: according to a recent study by SAP Concur, carried out in...

Some people are still convinced that paper "doesn't lie", "paper is safer", "it's better in the event of an audit, it won't break down". Let's take a look at these misconceptions, which are costing companies dearly if they haven't converted to paperless expense management. Paper is - very - expensive...

"To be the best rather than the biggest". For Stephan Baars, head of BCD Travel, American Express GBT's takeover of CWT - Europe's No. 1 and No. 3 business travel agencies respectively, with BCD sandwiched between the two - is not a cause for concern: "They were already No. 1, so there's no need to...

"A return to a certain normality after years of post-Covid recovery": the 2024 edition of the American Express GBT Business Travel Barometer translates into figures what most players in business tourism have been able to feel: an upward trend in travel volumes in 2023. However, after a...

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...

How many trips do you make a year? Jean-Benoît Lasselin- I travel almost every week, mostly to destinations within Cambodia or to neighbouring countries. Twice a year I travel to Italy to meet my suppliers. After the Covid period, there was a very strong...