TRAVEL MANAGEMENT

CWT Meetings & Events is launching its carbon calculator dedicated to the MICE market, in partnership with specialist Thrust Carbon.

TravelPerk unveils the results of a study carried out in the United Kingdom and the United States. The aim: to understand the new relationship with the office with the advent of teleworking.

The rise of MICE, carbon footprint, artificial intelligence: Yorick Charveriat, Vice President and Managing Director France of American Express Global Business Travel (GBT), takes stock of the situation at EVP 2023.

The business travel barometer published on 5 April by American Express GBT on the occasion of EVP 2023 confirms the gradual recovery of business travel. With MICE operations playing a key role in strengthening internal links, and TMC in particular to ensure travellers' safety. But environmental awareness is still struggling to materialise...

Trading in the financial balance sheet for the carbon balance sheet, and relying on AI to manage business expenses: the companies surveyed by Neo say they are ready to change the way they manage travel expenses.

A new list of the safest destinations on the planet - and, conversely, the riskiest countries - has just been published in the UK. The results are instructive when it comes to planning a business trip.

30 days instead of 15 for citizens of countries that can travel to Vietnam without a visa. And 90 days for e-visa holders. This is what the National Assembly of Vietnam is expected to approve shortly - before the summer season.

On 15 March, China finally opened its borders to all types of travellers and also reintroduced its special visa-free entry provisions for certain destinations.

On stage at the ITB Berlin, the head of the GBTA (Global Business Travel Association) shared some figures on the development of the business travel market. And downgraded the pace of recovery in business travel.

The SAP Concur Fusion event was held this week in Houston. The event was an opportunity to confirm the forthcoming launch of a new interface to simplify the car rental user experience.

Benjamin Giovanni, Key Account Manager Europe at Freenow, talks about the launch of a new virtual card. We also take a look at the construction of the "super-app", which will incorporate an ever-increasing number of mobility bricks.

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.

11 Latin American cities are perceived to be among the most dangerous in the world, according to the Numbeo 2023 index. This index is based in particular on the perception of the people questioned about their city. In this 2023 index for Europe, France unfortunately does not fare very well. Of the top 25 least safe cities, 7 are in France.

With the spread of teleworking, stress and other problems linked to the mental health of employees are less readily identified by managers, according to International SOS.

American Express GBT is introducing a new "calculator" to measure the carbon emissions of business travel. TMC has turned to Chooose, a start-up that has won rave reviews from the heavyweights of the business travel industry.

Zoom unveils the data collected over a year on the use of its platform by professionals. It's an instructive overview of the role of video-conferencing in the workplace.

In 2024, the Lufthansa Group's Miles and More frequent flyer programme will launch a more comprehensible and transparent points system for Frequent Traveller, Senator and HON Circle status.

With the return of Chinese travellers, Thailand has decided to tighten up its entry conditions a little: vaccination cover has been compulsory since 9 January, and will remain so until 31 January for the time being.

The explosion in cases of covid in China - where the quarantine has been lifted since 8 January - has been accompanied by a slight tightening of conditions for entry into France since 5 January.

The resurgence of the pandemic in China, increased risks in certain regions of the world, a growing social divide in Europe and the United States, an increase in psychological problems among employees: Xavier Carn, VP Security EMEA for International SOS, takes a look at the state of travel security in 2023.