TRAVEL MANAGEMENT

According to figures published on 17 March by CWT, the easing of travel formalities has been accompanied by a sharp rise in business travel.

From 18 March, travellers to the UK will be returning to their old travel habits. No more checks on whether or not they have been vaccinated, and no more locator forms to fill in...

Travellers' choices when it comes to the services and products offered during a trip could increasingly be influenced by interactive video. Sebastian Beck, Director of International Sales at ISO Travel Solution, the company behind Travel:up Video, explains this in an interview.

The reopening of Vietnam's borders, which took effect on 15 March, comes with another piece of good news: the return of the visa on arrival system, which requires no further action on the part of the French. But Cambodia is doing even better. It is once again allowing travellers to enter the country without any formalities...

Korean Air continues to operate between Europe and Seoul-Incheon. Bypassing Russian airspace, however, adds up to two hours to the flight time from Paris. A lesser evil at a time when Korea has just announced the suspension of compulsory quarantine for all fully vaccinated international travellers.

TripActions surveyed the French business travel market - business travellers and decision-makers - to find out their forecasts and expectations for 2022. And the trend is likely to be favourable...

Two other Asian countries are opening up to tourism once again, either in part or in full. Japan and Malaysia have both just announced easier entry conditions for travellers. While Malaysia offers this possibility to all, Japan believes that only business travellers are worthy of entering the country!

How are business travellers coping with the war in Ukraine and the closure of air links with Russia? An update from Xavier Carn, Vice President Security EMEA at International SOS.

On 2 March, TravelPerk unveiled a new API called GreenPerk, designed to help business travellers measure - and then reduce - the carbon footprint associated with business travel.

In a recent survey by Clean Cities, a European coalition of organisations hosted by the NGO Transport & Environment, the accessibility of public transport remains crucial. And Paris does not fare so badly out of a total of 36 cities. Paris ranks first for the density of stations or stops per km² and 6th for the cheapest fares charged.

TripActions today announced that it has acquired Resia AB, a Sweden-based business travel agency that also operates in the MICE segment.

The European Travel Commission estimates that by 2022, tourism in Europe should reach 80% of the 2019 visitor figures. This figure seems all the more realistic given that the Council of Europe has just issued a new recommendation concerning non-EU travellers. From now on, all vaccinated persons should be authorised to stay in the EU from March 1...

Arnaud Bernet, Key Account Sales Director for France at American Express Cartes, reviews the latest news from his group, including a resurgence in business travel, changes to payment solutions, a co-branded card with Amazon Business France, a long-standing partnership with Air France and CSR.

TripActions is making its debut in France, with the promise of "revolutionising the business travel market". Zahir Abdelouhab, Vice President Sales Southern Europe, explains the excitement surrounding the arrival of TMC.

At last! One after the other, the borders of the Philippines, Vietnam, Australia and Malaysia have been officially opened. But many formalities remain. While China, Japan and Indonesia seem unlikely to follow suit...

Expensya is strengthening its expense management solution with a new range of Mastercard instant debit payment cards, both virtual and physical.

Cleverdis is a communications and marketing company that produces content for trade show and event organisers. As an individual businessman from a very small company, its CEO Jean-François Pieri talks about his experience on a recent trip to the United States.

Antoine Delesalle, Sales Director and member of the Comex of American Express GBT, explains that the travel agency is there to anticipate, advise and work upstream with its customers. For the past two years, the company has had to manage customer travel in connection with the pandemic.

For Séverine Lacroix, Marketing Director for Europ Assistance France's Travel business line, caring for travellers in the event of a covid crisis is first and foremost a medical issue.

The threat of a last-minute quarantine for someone testing positive for covid or sudden changes in rules are not always covered by insurance. Here we investigate what remains the main obstacle to a return to long-haul travel: uncertainty...