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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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...
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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...
The Business Travel Show surveys European business travel professionals

Study: Travel Managers' security policy put to the test by the figures

The security of business travellers is one of the top priorities for European travel managers in 2016. However, according to a study published on Tuesday by the Business Travel Show, ahead of the London show, more than one in four companies have not taken adequate measures.

Bill Glenn, CEO of American Express GBT, inaugurated the 25th TEU.

Security, growth, technology: Amex sets the tone for 2016

On Wednesday, American Express Business Travel presented its traditional European barometer at the 25th EVP trade fair in Paris.
HRS publishes the Hotel Price Radar 2015 barometer

Hotel Price Radar: HRS puts 150 business destinations under the microscope

HRS Global Hotel Solutions has published its traditional Hotel Price Radar barometer, which compares average prices (including VAT) for hotel nights in 150 cities around the world during 2015.

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Study: British Airways measures bleisure in the French market

British Airways has published a study into the behaviour of French business travellers during their business trips. More specifically, it looks at the role of bleisure, that mix of business travel and leisure.

The weight of expense claims in figures

Study: HRS and GBTA put a figure on the cost of expense claims

A global study published on 19 November by HRS and the GBTA Foundation measures the impact of expense management within companies. It shows that the European market is still underestimating the impact of these indirect costs on company finances.

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2016: the major trends at the meeting deciphered

The number of business events and the budgets allocated to them are set to increase in the European market in 2016. These are the findings of the "Global Meetings Forecast 2016" study, which has just been published by American Express. Meetings & Events. 

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Portrait of a traveller in France according to the DGAC

The DGAC has published the 2014 - 2015 annual results of its "National Air Passenger Survey": an instructive document, which provides a clearer picture of the profile of travellers departing from French airports.

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Study: ACTE and American Express imagine the travel policy of tomorrow

To coincide with the global conference organised by ACTE in Paris this week, the association, in partnership with American Express Business Travel, is publishing a study dedicated to the evolution of travel policies, from the perspective of a "global vision of the future". The survey, conducted on a global scale, highlights the main trends that are changing the way business travel is managed, with a greater focus on the business traveller.

The hidden face of the business travel spending iceberg

Reporting: Avexia goes in search of "lost expenditure

Avexia and Concomitance have co-signed a new white paper entitled "In search of lost expenditure": an instructive document on the loss of data in business travel, particularly in the SME-SMI segment. 

The Lufthansa tax is being scrutinised by the business travel market

GBTA survey: buyers would cut spending at Lufthansa

On the eve of the new tax imposed by Lufthansa on GDS bookings, business travel buyers are considering reducing their expenditure with the German carrier. In any case, this is what emerges from a GBTA survey published on 27 August on the American market.

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GBTA-CWT forecasts: business travel fares to remain stable in 2016

Carlson Wagonlit Travel and the GBTA Foundation (Global Business Travel Association) have published their 2016 Global Business Travel Price Forecast report. The study highlights the relative stability of fares, particularly in the European market.