TRAVEL MANAGEMENT

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.

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.

After a convalescent edition last year, IFTM Top Resa 2022 is back on track. The show's new management intends to "listen carefully" and explore new avenues.

Asian countries are continuing their policy of gradually opening up to international visitors. Japan continues to loosen its grip on international travellers. Thailand is extending the length of stay in the country. And Taiwan is promising to ease its restrictions in October.

PLUS VOYAGES, the Premium travel agency founded in 1992 by Karim Massoud, located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, will be exhibiting at IFTM TOP RESA for the first time in its history.

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...

The French government wants to limit the use of private business jets. Incentives or a law strictly regulating the use of private jets? Parliament could debate the issue in the autumn.

American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) has launched disruption management solutions to minimise friction during travel.

Travellers to Pakistan are required to make a currency declaration on entering and leaving the country. Failure to do so will result in a ban on boarding the return flight.

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.

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

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...

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

China's military manoeuvres around Taiwan have affected air links to and from the island. But the situation returned to normal on Monday, according to the Taiwanese Ministry of Transport and Communications.

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

In Hong Kong, the authorities have just announced a reduction in entry formalities. The quarantine imposed on foreign travellers will be reduced to three days.

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.

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

Travellers to the UK who have been granted visa-free entry may soon be required to obtain an electronic travel authorisation to stay in the country.

Egencia clients will now benefit from Meetings & Events services and consulting solutions from its new parent company, American Express GBT.