TRAVEL MANAGEMENT

Two years ago, American Express GBT acquired the services of KDS. Bertrand Blais, Vice-President of Products at the technology publisher, explains what has changed since the arrival of TMC, and sets the course for the months ahead.

As the NDC prepares to shake up the airline distribution landscape, confusion and concern still prevail among Travel Managers, according to a study published by ACTE and American Express GBT.

Uber is launching new safety features for business travellers, including improved access to emergency calls and the ability to share a ride with friends and family.

The majority of companies have now adopted travel policies to control expenditure and guarantee the safety of their employees. But these rules do not always take into account the experience of the main stakeholder, the traveller, who may be tempted to free themselves from an overly oppressive straitjacket.

Pascal Jungfer, CEO of Areka Consulting, stresses the importance of having a travel policy that is agreed between the various departments of a company in order to strengthen compliance. The rules also need to be updated regularly enough to keep pace with the human and economic realities of business travel.

At the traditional meeting organised prior to the Top Résa event, the Amadeus teams presented a new tool, Amadeus Travel Platform, which is intended to embody the positioning of the technology giant, called "Live Travel Space".

The world leader in daily hotel room reservations, Dayuse is extending its offer to business travel in partnership with CDS.

"All business travel, quite simply" is the name of the new business travel offer unveiled on 17 September by American Express GBT (Global Business Travel): a simplified solution, aimed in particular at SMEs.

On 10 September, Uber and Rydoo formalised an international partnership, enabling the Sodexo Group's new business travel solution to simplify the "T&E" management of the costs associated with these VTC bookings.

Often referred to as a breeding ground for bacteria, airport toilets are not the areas where bacteria are most commonly found. According to BMC Infectious Diseases, it is the plastic bins at security checkpoints that are the most infected.

According to ACTE Global and International SOS, only 19% of companies take hotel security into account.

Having all the cards in hand to cover the entire travel budget: companies are offered a very wide range of solutions by the corporate payment players, from the classic corporate card to the virtual card and even the hosted card.

Travel management agency BCD Travel is launching TripSourceGo, a solution that complements its hotel reservation service with the possibility of purchasing airline tickets.

Travelport has used Watson, IBM's Artificial Intelligence (AI) system, to develop an advisory and predictive analysis tool for managing business travel expenditure.

A survey published by Inmarsat aviation on in-flight connectivity 2018 confirms that Wi-Fi connection is now a priority for business travellers.

The new Egencia Analytics Studio tool presented by the business travel agency on 13 August is designed to give Travel Managers greater visibility of data relating to the travel programme, in order to optimise management.

The vast majority of business travellers are concerned about the vulnerability of their data during business trips, according to a study published on Monday by CWT.

The GBTA has just published a study on the gastronomic habits of business travellers, from a generational perspective. It reveals that younger people are more frugal eaters.

CWT (Carlson Wagonlit Travel) has just launched a new tool for Travel Managers, called Travel Consolidator. Its mission: to identify the hidden costs of business travel.

Bloomberg recently published its traditional index of Airbnb rental prices by destination. The ranking is dominated by Miami, with an average nightly rate calculated at $205.