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.

Amex GBT unveils MICE trends in 2026 in its Global Meetings and Events Forecast report

Amex GBT Meetings & Events Forecast: the certainties of AI, the gamble of optimism

The 15th annual Global Meetings and Events Forecast report has been unveiled by Amex GBT. The MICE arm of the TMC highlights the optimism of the ecosystem, and confirms the advent of AI.
Presentation of the Kactus Meetings & Events Annual Barometer

Budgets, destinations, trends: French MICE under the microscope

At the IFTM trade fair, Kactus unveiled the results of its MICE barometer, which takes stock of the major trends in the French market.

IFTM x EPSA Barometer: growth, price moderation and consolidation

The IFTM x EPSA barometer shows continued growth in business travel, framed by controlled price rises and a wave of consolidation among players.
Concur analyses business travel spending for 2024

SAP Concur: travel spend rebound channelled by savvy travel management

SAP Concur has noted a return to growth in business travel expenditure. And it welcomes more optimised travel policies to contain the increase.
Tokyo beats Rio and Budapest in the Work from Anywhere rankings published by IWG (DR)

Work from Anywhere: the best bleisure cities according to IWG

International Workplace Group (IWG) has named Tokyo as the best bleisure destination for combining work and holidays in its 2025 Work from Anywhere ranking.
According to the latest BCD Travel survey, business travellers are generally satisfied with their company's hotel programme.

Travel policy and business hotels: BCD takes stock

BCD Travel has devoted a study to the hotel expectations and habits of business travellers. An opportunity to reassess the relevance of its hotel programme.
Toulouse airport

AirHelp rankings: French airports flirt with the Top... 100

The AirHelp awards have been unveiled. It shows an improvement in the performance of French airports. However, they are still far from the top places.
SAP Concur surveys 1,600 business travellers, travel managers and other financial managers

Travel disincentives identified by SAP Concur

SAP Concur has surveyed business travellers, travel managers and finance departments around the world. The aim: to identify the sticking points that are holding back the recovery in business travel.
A study by the Business Travel Show points to a lack of attention paid to minorities in travel policies (DR)

Inclusive business travel: minorities forgotten by travel policies

Travel policies do not pay particular attention to minority professionals, according to a study published by Business Travel Show Europe.
CTM surveyed more than 700 young business travellers in Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Hong Kong and Singapore.

MICE, the driving force behind mobility for young business travellers

CTM (Corporate Travel Management) has published a worldwide survey of business travellers from generations Y and Z.
Terminal 2E at Paris DCG (c) Zoo Studio for Groupe ADP

Emissions from 25 major French companies down overall

Atos, Société Générale and Capgemini are among the best performers, while LVMH, Vinci and Valeo are at the bottom of the league: Transport & Environnement (T&E) is studying trends in emissions linked to business travel at 25 major French companies.
BCD Travel surveyed business travellers in Europe and Asia-Pacific to find out how they feel about trains (DR)

Train and business travel: BCD Travel takes stock

BCD Travel examines the relationship between business travellers and trains in Europe and Asia. In particular, it examines the long-term motivations of this clientele.
Transport & Environnement's new Travel Smart report was published at the beginning of April to measure the efforts made (or not made) by major companies in terms of responsible travel policies.

Travel policies and CO2 emissions: good and bad performers according to T&E

Transport & Environment's Travel Smart report shows a decline in emissions linked to business travel. But the lack of effort and roadmaps on the part of some is still spoiling the picture...
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.
Barcelona is one of the hottest MICE destinations, according to data compiled by Interface

Events at low speed in 2025 according to Interface MICE

The Interface agency notes a resurgence in international events, mainly in Europe, with priority given to rail travel and CSR criteria becoming predominant in buyers' choice of destinations.
Along with the UK, the French market is the most mature in terms of responsible travel policies, according to the new AirPlus study

Travel policies and CSR: France leads the way, Germany lags behind

According to AirPlus, the travel policies implemented by French companies are among the strictest in terms of eco-responsibility in Europe.
The China Import & Export Fair Complex (Pazhou Complex) in Guangzhou

MICE: the world's top event venues

The World Map of Exhibition Venues updated by the UFI association unveils its list of the world's leading event venues.
Trade fairs continue to make a strong comeback, as confirmed by the CCFI Ile-de-France and UFI barometers

Trade shows: the findings of the UFI and CCI Ile-de-France barometers

The world association UFI and the CCI IDF have published their respective barometers confirming the strong comeback of trade shows.
Paris, the European city where business hotels are the most expensive overall (c) Paris je t'aime

Growth stabilises for European business hotels

Through their barometer, CDS and MKG draw up an assessment of stabilised growth in 2024 for the business hotel sector in European and French cities.
Travel spending increased in 2024 according to the new AirPlus Business Travel Index report.

AirPlus Business Travel Index: spending up, domestic flights down

The new AirPlus Business Travel Index report points to an increase in spending on business travel in 2024.