TRAVEL MANAGEMENT

According to the latest Business Travel Show survey, climate change is the main challenge facing the tourism industry in 2020.

American Express Meetings & Events is rolling out a new tool for event organisers, Meetings Ground Transportation, designed to facilitate the booking and management of ground transportation for meetings and corporate events.

Egencia has just unveiled its new "Workspace CO2 Emissions", a dashboard enabling travellers to visualise the impact of their trips, and travel managers to steer a more responsible travel policy.

According to the data processed by Expensya, taxis and VTCs did not take advantage of the strike on 5 December to drive up prices.

According to a study published on 27 November by a number of leading figures in the sector, the economic impact of corporate events is estimated at €32 billion.

CWT has just published a study on cancelled business trips. Mobile professionals are calling for greater transparency and simplicity when it comes to these missed opportunities in business travel.

Expensya, the French company specialising in expense management, has established itself as a leading player on the European scene. Expensya is expanding rapidly and has set out to conquer the international market, segmenting its offering with a dedicated SME offering and one designed for major international accounts.

Pre-filled expense claims, paperless receipts: expense claim management solutions are evolving to make life easier for travellers and their companies. Another source of simplification is the ongoing convergence with booking tools and payment methods.

Brexit, rising oil prices, global recession, currency volatility... 2020 could be a turbulent year for business travel. Yet travel managers still need to justify the ROI of their travel programme. CWT has put together a list of tips. The aim is to "master and control the unpredictable".

Bringing together the management of car fleets and business travel; introducing car-sharing, car-pooling and bike-sharing; reducing carbon emissions: the mobility manager is at the heart of new mobility solutions.

Mobility manager at Lidl, Ousmane Mbodje describes the many advantages of combining fleet and business travel management.

A new study published by CWT underlines the positive perception of business travel among business travellers, who can also take advantage of a bleisure interlude now accepted by a majority of companies.

Nearly a quarter of American consumers say they have fallen victim to scams when buying a hotel stay online from an online booking engine.

Russia remains one of the least open countries in Europe when it comes to visas. But changes are in the air. The country recently confirmed that European Union citizens will soon be able to travel with a simple electronic visa...

This year, CWT will be present at the IFTM to discuss with visitors and help them prepare for 2020 with complete peace of mind. All CWT experts will be on hand: business travel, purchasing optimisation and data management consultancy, hotels and MICE.

The 2019 edition of Univ'AirPlus was held on Thursday 5 September at the Châteauform' City George V on the theme of business travellers' well-being.

CWT Meetings & Events has just unveiled its ranking of the destinations expected to be the most visited by the meetings and events sector in the EMEA market in 2020. The top 10 are dominated by London, Frankfurt and Paris.

The expertise of a leader and the dynamism of a young start-up: this is the balance advocated by Notilus, which has been acclaimed by both companies - large groups and SMEs - and public bodies. With one key advantage: the ability to manage all aspects of mobility.

Driven by the changing habits of travellers in their daily lives and new competition from fintech start-ups, the incumbent players in the payment solutions market are starting to modernise their offerings.

Angelo Caci, Managing Director of consultancy Syrtals Cards & Beyond, looks at the strengths and weaknesses of the traditional corporate payment players in the face of the rise of fintech start-ups.