TRAVEL MANAGEMENT

Hundreds of thousands of travellers are currently stranded in Indonesia or abroad, due to the fallout of ash following the eruption of the Anak Krakatau volcano between Java and Sumatra, which forced the authorities to close seven airports, including Jakarta. Traffic nevertheless resumed this Tuesday morning.

Two families of business travel agencies share the French market. One looks after its tool, the other its service, and the company that wants both searches for a long time.

Payment solutions and expense management tools, multi-currency accounts: Revolut Business offers all the assets to centralise international financial operations.

According to Navan, rail accounts for 86 % of domestic business travel in France, driven by the TGV network, the law on short-haul flights and companies’ low-carbon strategies.

Thailand is once again changing its entry rules. But instead of a relaxation, it will now only grant 30 days for a free visa on arrival to 60 countries instead of the previous 93... EU nationals are all affected.

The hotel booking specialist Hcorpo has presented three innovations designed to integrate AI into business travel booking, expense analysis and financial management.

Mastercard is extending its Fast Track offer in Europe to Barcelona and Madrid airports following Athens and Istanbul.

Qatar Airways is bolstering its corporate offering for Beyond Business members, who can now convert their Qrewards into Uber credits for their travel.

Rising travel expenditure, France in the top 10, the United States in the lead: key takeaways from the new 2026 GBTA business travel index.

Amex GBT has announced new artificial intelligence features on Complete, Egencia and Neo, an update that matches the quarterly pace already announced when Complete was launched in 2025.

FCM Travel is launching conversational booking via its Sam AI, ahead of a rolling out announced for ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini. A trajectory already undertaken by Amex GBT, Perk, CDS and BCD Travel.

Climate, broadband, accommodation, transport, flexible workspaces: IWG unveils the best destinations for remote working in its Work from Anywhere study.

The new Amex Trendex study published by the payment method specialist lists the business destinations that are currently booming among American business travellers.

Amgine has officially announced an investment from BCD Travel, confirming its ambitions in artificial intelligence.

Amex GBT is launching a connector in Claude, Anthropic's AI assistant, to search, book and manage flights and hotels in compliance with travel policy, without leaving the tool.

Faced with the visa application puzzle, Perk is integrating eVisas and ETA detection and payment into its platform, through a partnership with Sherpa.

Expensify is rolling out its Visa corporate card in 13 European countries – not including France – whilst unveiling new developments in AI.

Accor hosted several major clients and travel agencies in Paris for the Global Leadership Council. The occasion provided an opportunity to highlight the evolution of business travel.

According to the new Navan Business Travel Benchmark (BTB), the gap between business travel and leisure tourism has never been greater.

Perk also switches to MCP mode, the new protocol for connecting to the agentic AI, to manage travel & expense and MICE in natural language.