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.

Amadeus

Amadeus puts a figure on the potential savings on expense claims

Amadeus has published a study on the savings that companies could make by making better use of payment solutions, in particular by developing the use of virtual cards and doing away with expense accounts.
Comet Meetings

Comet Meetings finds that employees are looking for meaning and training

Comet Meetings has published a study deciphering the relationship between French, Belgian and Spanish employees and meetings. The findings are clear: meeting management still has its work cut out...

GBTA: a full recovery in business travel not before 2026

Inflation, energy prices, supply chain disruptions, regional conflicts: a full recovery in business travel to pre-pandemic levels is not expected before 2026, according to the GBTA Business Travel Index.
station

A return to business travel sometimes "problematic" according to Concur

Distribution of business trips, health context, well-being: the latest study published by Concur invites travel managers and human resources to reconsider the relationship between business travellers and mobility. At the risk of seeing them take a single ticket to another employer...
GBTA CWT

Global Business Travel Forecast: return to fares "equivalent to those of...

The CWT and GBTA Global Business Travel Forecast estimates that price rises in air travel and hotels will return to 2019 levels.
Travelperk

Travelperk puts a figure on the soaring costs of business travel

Travelperk has measured price increases for business travel in the 15 main business destinations. Paris is one of the most exposed cities.

Accor estimates that 20% of business meetings have disappeared forever in Europe

A recent report by Accor Northern Europe predicts that 20% of business meetings will have disappeared from the Old Continent by 2022. According to Sophie Hulgard, Accor's Senior Vice President Sales Northern Europe, this decline may never be overcome.
Eurostar

Eurostar: business travel and bleisure back in force

Eurostar is seeing business travellers flock back on board its trains. The rail company has also identified a number of key trends to watch out for in business travel.
Mastercard's "Travel 2022: Trends and Transitions" report shows an upturn in tourism around the world, particularly in France © Sarah Sergent - Paris Tourist Office

Mastercard spending data confirm tourism recovery

With business flight bookings exceeding 2019 levels, improvements across all travel sectors and an increase in spending on indulgence, Mastercard's "Travel 2022: Trends and Transitions" report paints a positive picture of global tourism.
BCD Travel

BCD Travel: deciphering the well-being of business travellers

According to a study published by BCD Travel on the well-being of business travellers, companies and travel managers still have room for improvement in this area.
American Express GBT

EVP 2022: American Express GBT watches for the advent of the "right business trip".

On Wednesday, American Express GBT organised EVP 2022. The event is returning to a face-to-face format, accompanied by a comeback of the traditional business travel barometer. The aim: to understand and build the business travel of tomorrow.
BTS

Towards a return to business travel at the end of 2024?

According to a new study published on 22 March, more than half of all travel managers expect pre-Covid volumes to return by 2024.
Heathrow Airport

Lifting of restrictions boosts business travel, confirm CWT bookings

According to figures published on 17 March by CWT, the easing of travel formalities has been accompanied by a sharp rise in business travel.
TripActions

TripActions forecasts a "strong rebound" in business travel

TripActions surveyed the French business travel market - business travellers and decision-makers - to find out their forecasts and expectations for 2022. And the trend is likely to be favourable...
RATP

Paris, one of Europe's most economical cities for public transport

In a recent survey by Clean Cities, a European coalition of organisations hosted by the NGO Transport & Environment, the accessibility of public transport remains crucial. And Paris does not fare so badly out of a total of 36 cities. Paris ranks first for the density of stations or stops per km² and 6th for the cheapest fares charged.
Jenji

Takeover, open booking, scooters: lessons from the Jenji index

The second edition of the Jenji index, based on a study of expense reports on the French market in the second half of 2021, points to an upturn in business travel. It also points to a number of underlying trends that could well continue in the long term.
train

Travel restrictions, air-rail switchover: 2022 as seen by travel buyers

A survey published by ITM (Institute of Travel Management) reveals the priorities of Travel Managers for the coming year, as well as the issues they expect to face in the field of business travel.
airport

Roland Berger forecasts that business travel by air will be affected for a long time to come

Roland Berger has published a report on long-distance travel post-Covid. Its forecasts are pessimistic, to say the least, for the business travel industry, which will have to make do with a substantial proportion of travel volumes for many years to come...

Could air travel be entering a more virtuous circle in terms of fuel consumption?

In November, aviation analysis consultant Cirium launched a "Global Aircraft Emissions" report. The first report is encouraging: aviation has reduced its emissions by 40% since the beginning of the year.
BCD Pay

Travel & Expense: BCD surveys travel managers

Ahead of the launch of BCD Pay, business travel agency BCD Travel has published a study on corporate travel expenditure management habits.