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.

Observatory

An observatory for business travel during the Covid period

The new "Observatoire des déplacements Professionnels en France et à l'Etranger" (Observatory of Business Travel in France and Abroad) has just released its figures on the current state of business travel, and the impact of Covid on international mobility.
Pegasus Chair

Containment and air travel: the Chaire Pégase publishes its results

How has the French's relationship with flying changed over the last few months, as a result of the various measures taken to restrict or relax the rules? A study published by the Chaire Pégase, attached to Montpellier Business School, provides some insights.

Covid-19 revolutionises urban air connectivity

According to IATA, the Covid crisis has profoundly affected air connectivity between cities. The hubs of London, New York and Hong Kong, as well as Bangkok and Seoul, are the big losers in this aviation tumult. 
Expensya

Expensya barometer: the impact of the crisis revealed by expense reports

Expensya has published a barometer based on the expense reports processed by its platform, enabling us to better identify the impact of the crisis on business travel and the new habits of employees and their companies.
American Express Meetings & Events

American Express Meetings and Events presents its forecasts for 2021

A decline in virtual 100% events, a gradual return to local meetings and a further increase in hybrid operations: the Global Meetings and Events Forecast report from American Express Meetings & Events gives its predictions for 2021.
Free NOW

Study: Free Now for Business deciphers the new reality of business travel

Free Now for Business and GBTA Europe surveyed business travellers and travel managers in seven European markets. The aim was to identify their habits and expectations in terms of ground transport, and the new trends linked to the health crisis.
Inmarsat

Reassuring travellers: Inmarsat guides airlines

Inmarsat has just published a worldwide study to identify new airline booking habits and solve a crucial problem for airlines: reassuring travellers to attract them back on board their aircraft.
GBTA

Study: travel buyers call for rapid tests

According to a study published on Thursday by the GBTA, the vast majority of travel buyers and travel managers are banking on the deployment of rapid screening to boost travel business.
Paris Convention Center DR

Congress : Coach Omnium puts a figure on the damage in France

In response to the flood of cancellations in the corporate events sector, Coach Omnium has published a study estimating the economic impact of the health crisis on convention centres and exhibition centres in the French market.
EVP 2020

American Express GBT: EVP 2020 in digital mode

The directors of American Express GBT opted for a digital version of this EVP 2020, whose discussions were broadcast live on 30 September.
BTS London

CICA surveys the UK and Irish markets

The UK and Ireland Chapter of the CICA has just published a survey of its members on their new working habits.

International SOS identifies the next threats to businesses

International SOS points to mental health problems as a threat feared by companies in the wake of the health crisis. But the risk most often cited by professionals is that of a second wave.
Paris

Paris awaits the upturn in business tourism

The Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau (OTCP) has just published a barometer analysing the outlook for business tourism in the capital. The results, still mixed as summer approaches, will need to be refined between now and the autumn.
Qatar Airways DR

International SOS sees travel resuming

According to a study published by International SOS, a large majority of companies are planning to resume business travel in the next three months.
GBTA

Travel managers lack visibility on travel recovery

According to a study published by the GBTA, the majority of professionals are not yet able to say when they will be able to resume travelling.
DR Ryanair

Does the future belong to low-cost airlines?

A report published by the Fondation pour l'innovation politique (Fondapol) and the Roland Berger consultancy imagines the future of air travel post-Covid-19. Traditional airlines would be threatened more than ever by their low-cost competitors in this post-Covid world.
Privatefly

Business aviation and the challenges of repatriation

In addition to traditional airlines, private jets have also been impacted by the repatriation of travellers caused by the health crisis. A PrivateFly study analyses the evolution of demand in this unprecedented period.
Gare de l'Est, Paris

Containment and mobility: the smartphones have spoken

A study published by Kisio and Roland Berger, based on smartphone data, deciphers the evolution of mobility in France at the various stages of the Covid-19 crisis.
GBTA

At a standstill, Business Travel players wait and see

The GBTA surveyed a thousand companies to measure the impact of Covid-19 on their business travel, list the measures put in place, and look ahead to the post-crisis period.
Hong Kong airport DR

OAG measures the damage to the air transport industry

Aviation data analyst OAG has put figures on the fall in air capacity since the end of January, which is accelerating as countries close their borders and place their populations under forced quarantine. Here is an overview of the data collected as of 16 March.