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.
Security, growth, technology: Amex sets the tone for 2016
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Meetings put to the summer test: Bird Office deciphers the summertime effect
Bird Office has published a study on the behaviour of French employees in the office during the summer. The meeting room reservation platform looked in particular at the influence of this summer lull on the world of meetings, their pace, their performance and their real motivation.
GBTA-Sabre survey: Travel Managers optimistic
The GBTA Foundation and Sabre have published the Travel Manager 2020 study, dedicated to the changing role of the Travel Manager in the company, and the influence of new technologies, mobile phones and virtual payment.
Certify SpendSmart report: Uber overtakes taxis in expense reports
Certify, the Travel & Expense specialist, has just published its traditional SpendSmart report. The quarterly report, which examines business travellers' expense accounts, confirms the advent of the "sharing economy" in business travel. For the first time, Uber expenditure has exceeded that generated by taxis.
iPass study: a hefty bill for connected business travel
Rethink Technology and iPass have published the Cost of Connectivity Index for business travellers: an opportunity to better measure the financial impact of technological mobility, depending on the type of connection (4g or WiFi).
Adagio study: profile of the French business traveller
Who are the French business travellers of today: this is the title of the study published by Aparthotels Adagio. It reveals that generation Y now accounts for 22.5% of business travel, with all that this implies in terms of new expectations and new uses. Bleisure" is also targeted as one of the major future trends for aparthotels.
ICCA ranking: Paris, world capital of meetings
Paris tops the world rankings published on 11 May by the ICCA association, which compiles the 2014 statistics for meetings. France is ranked 5th by country.
Study: business travel more stressful than work
Ford has published a European study showing that professionals are more stressed by the journey to and from work than by the work itself.
CWT puts French business travel under the microscope
CWT has published its barometer covering the last quarter of 2014 for French business travel. In it, we learn that anticipation is becoming the rule, and that the average cost of a business trip remains relatively stable at €285.71.
AirPlus study: business travel, between motivation and frustration
The new AirPlus International Travel Management Study 2015 sheds light on the sources of motivation and frustration linked to business travellers' approach to a business trip. While business travel is most often associated with a positive image, it is still important to ensure that the trip takes place under the right conditions, and above all for the right reasons...
