Corporate travel agencies

Business travel agencies have embarked on a profound transformation with the arrival of online business travel. Faced with new challenges, the race to innovate is resulting in new services dedicated to business travellers and travel managers. Objectives of the TMC improving the travel experience while controlling costs, helping the company to manage the duty of careto effectively assist passengers in the event of turbulence... (see more)

Book in advance, expense reportsAt the heart of the business travel ecosystem, the travel management company must connect to the company's tools to centralise data. And find the right balance between technology and the expertise of travel consultants.

American Express GBT's IPO dates back to 2022.

American Express GBT is considering a sale

According to Bloomberg, American Express GBT is exploring a potential sale, after struggling on the stock market since its flotation in 2022. This comes just a few months after the takeover of CWT.
Amex GBT launches a new solution for companies in the energy and maritime sectors

Amex GBT to conquer the energy sector

Amex GBT unveils a new solution to manage business travel in the energy, mining and maritime sectors.
Perk replaces TravelPerk

"His name is Perk. Just Perk"

TravelPerk is adopting a new identity, Perk, with the ambition of covering travel & expense management more broadly, and tackling the work behind the scenes.
Navan has just celebrated its flotation on the Nasdaq stock exchange

And Navan went public...

Navan officially became a listed company this week, confirming its ambitions in the business travel market.
BCD Travel surveyed 132 travel buyers

AI, cost management, contracts: travel buyers surveyed by BCD Travel

BCD Travel surveyed travel buyers to identify their relationships with business travel suppliers. And to find out what role AI plays in these negotiations.
Amex GBT launches Travel Toolbox for SMEs

SMEs: a new toolbox from Amex GBT

Travel Toolbox: the new platform unveiled by American Express GBT is designed for SMEs to improve the management of their business travel.
American Express GBT and SAP Concur form strategic alliance to launch Complete all-in-one platform.

Amex GBT teams up with SAP Concur to launch Complete all-in-one solution

Amex GBT and SAP Concur, each a leader in its field, have formed a strategic alliance to launch the AI-powered "Complete" all-in-one platform.
Maxime Pialat, CEO of Supertripper, alongside Laurent Abitbol, Chairman of the Marietton Group

Maxime Pialat, Supertripper: "If you don't master the technology, you don't master the...

Following Marietton's takeover of Supertripper, Maxime Pialat, CEO of the French start-up, takes stock of the consequences of the merger.

TMC: Direct Travel acquires European partner ATPI

American TMC Direct Travel is buying out its British partner ATPI, thereby extending its geographical coverage and giving it the benefit of its technological expertise in return.
Zahir Abdelouhab, SVP EMEA at Navan

Interview: Zahir Abdelouhab, SVP EMEA at Navan

Zahir Abdelouhab, Navan's SVP EMEA, takes a look at the major trends in business travel and TMC's ambitions in France and internationally.
FCM strengthens its travelling companion, Sam

FCM: SAM travel assistant goes from strength to strength

FCM is adding new features to its Sam virtual assistant. The tool now adapts to all channels, and AI enables it to anticipate the needs of business travellers more accurately.
Amex GBT has unveiled its forecasts for 2026 for growth in hotel prices worldwide.

Hotels: moderate price rises in 2026 according to Amex GBT

According to Amex GBT, hotel price rises should be moderate overall in 2026, both worldwide and in Europe, but growth should be stronger in India and South America.
Amex GBT will finally be able to take over its competitor CWT

Amex GBT-CWT: the suspense is over

The acquisition of CWT by American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) will go ahead. The US authorities have dropped the charges against CWT.

Amex GBT improves carbon reporting for hotels

American Express GBT, in partnership with Chooose, is strengthening the reporting of hotels' carbon emissions through more accurate data and greater global coverage.
Since its launch, the Avelia platform has avoided the equivalent of 300,000 tonnes of CO2.

Avelia, SAF's booking platform, moves to a multi-vendor model

Launched by American Express GBT and Shell, the Avelia platform is evolving to give businesses access to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from a number of suppliers.
CWT unveils TIM, its new AI-based travel management tool

TIM: augmented data according to CWT

CWT is expanding its AI catalogue with TIM, a tool that simplifies data analysis within Analytics, for optimised exchanges with the travel manager.
BCD Travel integrates IA SkyLink

BCD Travel takes down a new IA asset

A partnership with SkyLink is enabling BCD Travel to recruit an AI-based travel assistant, integrated with collaborative tools such as Microsoft Teams or Slack.
American Express GBT's virtual agent becomes smoother thanks to AI

Amex GBT: AI to boost chat

American Express GBT is announcing a step-up in customer experience via TMC chat, thanks to artificial intelligence.
Thanks to its agreement with Amadeux, Trenitalia will be able to reach almost 4,500 travel agencies in France.

Trenitalia makes it easier to sell tickets in agencies with Amadeus

Trenitalia, which is expanding its frequencies and routes in France, has signed a distribution agreement with the Amadeus platform to enable its business and leisure tickets to be sold in virtually all French travel agencies.
Amsterdam is emerging as the leading business destination for European business travellers according to BCD Travel (DR)

BCD Travel: top business destinations revealed

The Cities & Trends 2025 Europe report was unveiled on 27 March by BCD Travel, identifying the most popular business destinations for business travellers.