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.

Navan

Navan replaces TripActions and hires OpenAI

TripActions confirms its change of identity: the platform will now be called Navan. Another new feature is the integration of OpenAI generative intelligence into the product infrastructure.
the Treep

Laurent La Rocca, CEO of the Treep: "Putting all the cursors to the full".

Will 2023 see a sustainable turnaround in business travel booking? Laurent La Rocca, CEO of the Treep, believes so.
CWT

CWT uses AI to save on air travel

CWT has extended its partnership with Wenrix to enable TMC customers to save on their flight tickets thanks to artificial intelligence, even after booking.
Jean-Christophe Lacour, Head of Merchant Services, Payments at Amadeus.

J.-C. Lacour (Amadeus): "creating a more fluid experience by integrating payment".

Amadeus has created a subsidiary dedicated to payments, in addition to applying for a licence to issue virtual cards. Jean-Christophe Lacour, Head of Merchant Services, Payments at Amadeus, looks back on this announcement and the prospects it opens up.
For AirPlus and Uber corporate customers, VTC journeys can now be paid for via the AirPlus escrow account.

AirPlus joins forces with Uber to centralise VTC expenses

AirPlus has teamed up with Uber for Business to simplify the payment of VTC journeys. Travellers no longer need to pay and then be reimbursed: everything is centralised in the company's escrow account.
Mooncard

Mooncard study: when expense accounts undermine executives' finances

According to a study carried out by Mooncard on the subject of expense claims, three out of ten executives have already been in financial difficulty because of an advance on business expenses.
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.
Expense claims, fleet management, travel booking, expense analysis: soon to be acquired by Cegid, Notilus advocates a global approach to mobility management.

Notilus: the first steps towards integration with Cegid

Complementarity with Cegid's offering, new commercial strength: Notilus intends to reap the rewards of its integration into this leader in cloud management solutions to accelerate its growth.
BNP Paribas is starting to market an expense management solution in association with Expensya.

BNP Paribas is rolling out an expense management solution in partnership with...

BNP Paribas is adding an automated expense management solution to its corporate card range, in partnership with Expensya.
The John Paul concierge company offers practical benefits to Mooncard Premium cardholders.

Mooncard combines John Paul concierge services with its premium card

Following a partnership with Air France, fintech Mooncard, which specialises in corporate payments and expense management, is expanding the range of services offered by its premium card with the John Paul concierge service.
On the right, Ziad Minkara, Managing Director of CDS Groupe, next to Pierre Mesnage, at the unveiling of Rydoo Travel's new name, Goelett.

From Rydoo Travel to Goelett: interview with Ziad Minkara (CDS Groupe)

Unveiled last spring, the takeover of Rydoo's travel division by CDS is now complete, with the announcement of a new name for its online booking tool: Goelett. We spoke to Ziad Minkara, Managing Director of CDS Groupe, about the objectives of this takeover, and also about the dynamics of business travel.
Amadeus

Amadeus: investments in line with an "accelerating recovery

With the recovery gathering pace, Amadeus management is approaching the autumn with ambition, and is continuing to invest. A partnership with Karhoo has also been formalised, with a view to furthering multimodality.
Apple Pay is now accepted by many restaurants, hotels and shops.

AirPlus integrates its Corporate Card into Apple Pay

AirPlus has announced the integration of its Corporate Card into the Apple Pay payment solution, offering a new way to pay for business expenses without contact.
Amex GBT disruption management

A tool to manage travel disruptions at Amex GBT

American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) has launched disruption management solutions to minimise friction during travel.
While GDS Sabre has acquired Conferma, HRS is expanding its virtual payment and expense management solutions with the acquisition of PayPense.

Virtual payment at the heart of new acquisitions

GDS Sabre, with its acquisition of Conferma, and hotel reservation specialist HRS, with Paypense, have both acquired new expertise in virtual payment.

Airbnb to penalise last-minute cancellations more heavily

Airbnb is going to try to curb last-minute cancellations. With much heavier financial penalties...
H-Board

H-Board: a new Hcorpo tool for fine-tuning hotel expenditure management

Hcorpo has officially launched its new H-Board analysis tool, promising travel managers and buyers a 360° view of their hotel spend.
Expense claims, fleet management, travel booking, expense analysis: soon to be acquired by Cegid, Notilus advocates a global approach to mobility management.

Notilus, definitely "A Cegid Company

As one of Europe's leading providers of cloud-based management solutions, Cegid has extended its range of travel & expense solutions with the confirmation of its acquisition of Notilus.
Vueling at Orly

Vueling to accept crypto-currencies from 2023

From 2023, Vueling will accept the use of 13 crypto-currencies, joining several hundred other airlines that can already accept payments via the Bitpay platform and the Universal Air Travel Plan UATP payment network.
Expense claims, fleet management, travel booking, expense analysis: soon to be acquired by Cegid, Notilus advocates a global approach to mobility management.

Cegid expands into Travel & Expense with the acquisition of Notilus

One of Europe's leading providers of ERP, accounting and HR management tools, Cegid is to extend its offering to travel and expense management with the acquisition of Notilus.