TRAVEL MANAGEMENT

Hotel reservation specialist HRS is launching a global database of hoteliers' commitments to sustainable development.

The spread of teleworking is contributing to the rise of third places, and to the mixing of genres between hotels, coworking spaces, living and working spaces.

Teleworking has been a way of life for almost a year now, for better or for worse. It's an opportunity to reconsider our relationship with the office, with the company, with mobility... And to think about what business travel might look like in the future.

Communicating with colleagues, co-creating, maintaining team cohesion and corporate culture despite the physical distance, while preserving employees and their balance between private and professional spheres: technological publishers play a key role in the effectiveness of teleworking.

Pierre Sangrones, Head of HR Strategic Office & HR Transformation at AXA in Brussels, explains how a company that was already used to teleworking had to adapt and rethink in order to keep its teams motivated and cohesive despite the distance.

Michel Font is the founder of Nelta, a consultancy specialising in career support for talented senior executives and managers. He looks back at the changes linked to teleworking, and the changing relationship between the office and the company.

Following in the footsteps of the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, Qatar is making health insurance compulsory for foreign visitors and expatriates.

Collecting miles with the Flying Blue programme, new premium card, new fuel card : Tristan Leteurtre, CEO of Mooncard, looks back at the latest news from the fintech he founded.

TripIt now includes new features to help business travellers deal with the health crisis.

The ETC (European Travel Commission) has just published its 2020 results. A year described as the worst for tourism on the continent in 30 years, with a probable figure of 230 million international arrivals. Business tourism fared no better, but should return to some degree of normality by 2023.

Travellers who are still able to visit Canada can expect a further tightening of the screws. It is now compulsory to undergo PCR testing on arrival in the country. Pending the results, quarantine is compulsory, including for anyone who has already been vaccinated. 

According to the Numbeo index, French cities are perceived as unsafe by visitors to the website. A perception that does not necessarily reflect crime and insecurity on the ground.

The ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control) has cast doubt on the announcement by some countries that a vaccination passport will be mandatory for travellers entering territory X. While the agency supports a vaccination certificate, it is currently expressing reservations about its use for travel purposes. While the agency supports a vaccination certificate, it is currently expressing reservations about its use for travel purposes.

It seems that being able to travel to Australia will remain a dream for the whole of 2021. That's what Australia's "Mr Covid", Professor Brendan Murphy, Federal Secretary of State for Health, now seems to be saying.

According to a new study published by IHG Hotels & Resorts, the freeze on business travel and "real" meetings is demotivating business travellers.

The 12th BTI Outlook report has just been published by the GBTA, which takes stock of the impact of the crisis on business travel, while projecting a scenario of gradual recovery up to 2025.

Dubai is tightening its entry protocols for visitors from the European Union. The new rules take effect on Sunday 31 January.

In the coming weeks, the European Commission will be introducing a new 'dark red' category for areas of the EU at very high risk of contamination. This will be in addition to the green, orange and red zones already in force. But the Commission's powers remain highly theoretical when it comes to applying common health rules.

As part of a partnership with Air France, the corporate cards offered by fintech Mooncard can now be used to collect Flying Blue miles for both professional and personal use.

American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) recently announced the acquisition of the Ovation Travel group, which specialises in the US and UK markets.