Research and white papers

Studies and white papers are a daily feature of business travel news, in the fields of air travel, airlines, travel agencies and business travel. TMCtravel management and meeting & events. This is a wealth of data that needs to be monitored in order to identify business travel trends, adapt travel policy and even anticipate the next changes impacting business travel and the travel industry. MICE. (see more)

This toolkit for travel managers, frequent travellers and other event organisers is a must-have for all travellers.events compiles the results of polls and surveys carried out in France and abroad, and identifies the best practices to be adopted for enlightened management of business travel and events.

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Computer graphics: "Design the office of tomorrow

A survey of 400 ESSEC students shows how the office of the future will be organised. Open space, Google-style organisation, coworking: future managers attach crucial importance to their working environment.
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Events : London benefits from the post-Brexit boom

Supporters of Brexit were promised the worst, with the British economy in particular expected to suffer as a result of being excluded from the European Union. This is not the case...
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Visas: French business travellers favoured

The French passport is one of the most widely accepted internationally, often allowing business travellers to travel without a visa. This is the conclusion drawn by a Kayak study, while Canada and Qatar have recently reviewed their regulatory framework.
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Trainline study: French travellers love Gare de l'Est

Station or airport? The French have chosen. And unsurprisingly, the majority of French travellers (78%) chose rail as their preferred...
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ACI rankings: global traffic takes off in 2015

It's become a regular occurrence: Atlanta's unrivalled position as the world's busiest airport has once again been confirmed, according to the latest...
Transavia aims to mix business and leisure (DR)

Study: Transavia targets bleisure

Transavia has published a study on the practice of bleisure among French business travellers. According to the airline, this habit is becoming more and more common as it aims to carry more business travellers across Europe.
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Expense claims: the burden of business travel

A study published by KDS condemns the loss of time and productivity in companies when it comes to processing expense claims.

Airports: business travellers' big fears and little anxieties

Liligo has published an infographic on the sources of stress for French travellers before, during and after their flight. Baggage reclaim is the stage most dreaded by passengers.
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Brexit: the British hotel industry puts up resistance

The post-Brexit slaughter predicted across the Channel has not really affected the British hotel industry. At least that's the conclusion of a study published on 16 August by Trivago....
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Business travellers at the wheel: Enterprise turns on the warning

A study published by Enterprise highlights business travellers' lack of preparation and bad habits when driving abroad on business trips.
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Terrorism, the economy: air transport growth stalls

"Passenger demand is losing momentum, terrorism and economic uncertainty are having an impact on traffic" is the title of the report published...
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Survey: hoteliers confronted with the issue of business travel

HRS has published the results of a survey carried out at the beginning of May among 217 hoteliers in France and Brussels, including two...
DR: Marseille Provence Airport

Priority Pass study: travellers like the time they spend at the airport

Airports are often perceived as stressful places, because of the time constraints and security checks. A study published in April...
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SITA study: the BYOD phenomenon is gaining momentum

Like the general public, the business world has its fashions, its new trends and... its acronyms. One of them has become inescapable since...
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Visa: South-East Asia, the Caribbean and Oceania play for openness

Every year, the World Tourism Organisation, UNWTO, takes stock of the progress made around the world in facilitating the issuing of visas. Starting with a...
Paris, world leader in MICE in 2015, dethroned by Berlin

ICCA rankings: Berlin tops the MICE league table

The news is rare enough to merit a mention: while Paris and Vienna have for many years shared the leadership of the global MICE market, this time it's an unprecedented destination that has come out on top. Berlin dominates the 2015 rankings of the International Congress & Convention Association (ICCA), the benchmark annual barometer for the MICE sector.
93% of business travellers say they are stressed during their business trips (DR)

Study: business travellers confide their anxieties to Booking

Time is no object: travel professionals, who by definition have more experience of airports than the average traveller, are likely to be the first to...
CWT studies gender differences in booking habits (DR)

Men and women: CWT's take on business travel

Two days, or almost (1.9): this is the difference between male and female business travellers found by Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) in...

Major trends and little idiosyncrasies: HRS surveys business travellers

"Who is the business traveller in 2016? This is the question to which HRS is attempting to provide some answers, by...
Fulfilment, fatigue, autonomy: the three trends identified by the Egencia study

France: business travellers tired but happy, according to Egencia

"Heureux qui, comme Ulysse, a fait un beau voyage" (Happy who, like Ulysses, has made a beautiful journey)... No doubt Joachim du Bellay had this in mind when he wrote his famous sonnet...