Travel management tools

Ticket for train or plane, hotel, taxi Online booking has never seemed so simple. But organising a business trip involves certain rules, including those of the travel policy. Choosing your SBT (Self Booking Tool) and its Travel & Expense tool for expense reports This is a must for travel managers if they want to keep control of their travel budget. Not to mention payment solutions that allow companies to control it (see more)

Next to the corporate card which provides travellers with the means to meet their day-to-day expenses, the card housed and the virtual card are helping to dematerialise and centralise payments. For better data feedback.

From left to right: François Loos, Mobility Solutions Business Unit Director (TotalEnergies), and Fabrice Perdoncini, CEO of Gekko Group, parent company of Hcorpo, at the signing of the partnership agreement at the IFTM Top Resa trade fair.

Hcorpo, partner of the TotalEnergies Mobility Corporate Card

TotalEnergies is adding a hotel reservation service to its Mobility Corporate card in partnership with Hcorpo.
Cegid Notilus

Misconception about #3 expense claims: I'm doing just fine...

Expense management can quickly become a headache when it is not dematerialised, but it is not easy to break with what already exists. As the saying goes, "For want of thrushes, we eat blackbirds". We make do with what we have because we don't know what could be better. If you're thinking "I don't need an expense management software, I'm doing just fine", this article is for you!
From left to right: François-Xavier Yzenic, host of the 2024 edition of Univ'AirPlus, economist Pierre Bentata, Julie Troussicot, CEO of AirPlus France, anthropologist Fanny Paris and philosopher Raphaël Enthoven.

AI at the heart of Univ'AirPlus' thinking

"Tomorrow's company, with or without us": the 2024 edition of Univ'AirPlus looked at the question of the place of the human being in the face of the rise of AI, with talks by Raphaël Enthoven, Fanny Parise and Pierre Bentata.

Marriott: an all-in-one travel platform for SMEs

For SMEs, Marriott is launching the Business Access by Marriott Bonvoy programme, including hotel, flight and train reservations and travel policy management tools.

#2 expense claim misconception: paper is safer...

The dematerialisation of expense claims is far from being adopted by all companies, with many still using physical archiving for security reasons. A preconceived idea that is far from reflecting the current reality of accounting and administrative processes.

Misconception about expense claims #1: Reimbursements take a long time and...

Is managing expense claims an obstacle course? Less so than you might think with the dematerialisation of the reimbursement process and the adoption of modern practices.
Acceptance of the American Express card is growing in Africa with the addition of twelve new countries under an agreement with the Ecobank group.

American Express: extended acceptance in Africa

Thanks to an agreement with the pan-African group Ecobank, American Express cardholders will be able to use it in twelve new African countries.
SAP Concur

Expense claims: SAP Concur and Mastercard join forces

SAP Concur and Mastercard have just formalised a new partnership. The closer integration between the two partners should simplify the management of expense claims.
Expensya

Expenses on the rise according to the Expensya Barometer

The new Expensya barometer forecasts an increase in the number of expense claims for 2023, driven in particular by training.
cyber

Amex GBT Egencia: AI and Expedia to help track down fraud

Amex GBT Egencia customers will be able to benefit from "Fraud Prevention as a Service", an Expedia tool based on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning.
Cegid Notilus

Interview with Laurent Lassure: Laurent Lassure, Product Marketing Manager, Cegid Notilus

Laurent Lassure, Product Marketing Manager at Cegid Notilus, shares his vision of the latest developments in business travel. And looks ahead to what's in store for the sector in the coming months.
BusinessToGo

BusinessToGo: with Lufthansa Group and Navan, business travel made easy

BusinessToGo is now available in France. The new global solution from Lufthansa Group and Navan promises to revolutionise business travel management for SMEs and beyond.
BusinessToGo

Lufthansa Group and Navan deploy BusinessToGo in France

The BusinessToGo platform is now available to French business travellers. The booking solution from the Lufthansa group and Navan targets SMEs to book flights, hotels, hire cars and trains.
Julie Troussicot, Managing Director of AirPlus France.

Julie Troussicot (AirPlus): "The culmination of our digital transformation".

AirPlus has just unveiled a new brand identity under the slogan "Smart & Simple". Julie Troussicot, Managing Director France of AirPlus International, provides an update on the latest news from the group.
Amadeus

"A business trip never starts in an SBT": Bertrand Poey, Amadeus...

After launching Cytric Easy, integrating its travel tool into its partner Microsoft's environment, Amadeus intends to take things to the next level with the help of AI. Bertrand Poey, CEO of Amadeus France, explains.
Ziad Minkara, CEO of S4BT, the holding company behind the acquisitions made by CDS in recent years.

Ziad Minkara: "CDS aims to be a benchmark player in Europe".

Conquering new markets in Europe, integrating the Cytric brick from Amadeus, distribution: Ziad Minkara, Managing Director of CDS Groupe, takes stock of what's happening at his company.
Mooncard

Mooncard barometer: questions about expense accounts

The 4th barometer of expense claims published by Mooncard highlights the impact of expense claims on the finances of business travellers, especially in a context of inflation. The corollary is the temptation to commit fraud...
As part of its international expansion, the CDS Group has acquired the CRD portal in Germany.

CDS: heading for Germany, referencing at Selectour

The CDS group has had a busy autumn, with the acquisition of the CRC business portal in Germany and the listing of its hotel reservation platform by the Selectour network in France.

China authorises foreign visitors to make e-payments with Visa and Mastercard

The Chinese authorities are finally allowing holders of foreign credit cards such as Mastercard or Visa to link them to local electronic payment platforms. A real revolution...
Lufthansa

AirPlus falls off Lufthansa's radar

On Wednesday, the Lufthansa group announced the sale of AirPlus to a Swedish bank (SEB Kort) for 450 million euros.