American Express GBT joins forces with Lyft to take on urban transport
American Express GBT has unveiled two new products dedicated to urban transport. The business travel agency has signed a distribution agreement with Lyft, and launched a new booking platform integrating 750 operators of VTCs, taxis, limousines, express trains and airport shuttles.
Women in business travel: the slow mix of genders
Gender equality is also an issue when it comes to business travel. There are more and more female business travellers, and this is forcing suppliers to adapt their offer. Against this backdrop, safety is a key issue.
An anti-fraud corporate card at Société Générale
Secure online payments, card made virtually unusable in the event of fraud: Société Générale is launching a dynamic cryptogram card for company employees.
Strikes: Traveldoo measures the impact on business travellers
Online travel operator Traveldoo has surveyed business travellers against a backdrop of repeated strikes. The study, published on 13 April, shows that traveller information - particularly from travel agencies - needs to be improved.
New features for Sam, the FCM chatbot
The latest update to Sam, FCM's chatbot for business travellers, includes a version for travel managers. The application also covers more countries and promises new features.
GDS surcharge: Egencia reaches agreement with Air France KLM
The Expedia group and its business travel subsidiary Egencia have reached an agreement with Air France KLM. Customers of the business travel agency will not be affected by the new tax imposed on bookings made via GDS.
Study: Bleisure as a recruitment tool according to Egencia
The new "Egencia 2018 Bleisure Trends" study published by the business travel agency analyses the blending of business travel and leisure time among 9,000 business travellers.
Club Kactus: a new meetings & events loyalty programme
The new Kactus loyalty programme, Club Kactus, is available from 28 March. Every euro spent by the organiser will be converted into points that can be used to try out new events.
Cities & Trends: London tops the list of business destinations
London remains the most popular business destination for European business travellers, well ahead of Paris. This is one of the findings of the "Cities & Trends" 2017 report published by BCD Travel.
Information, application, organisation: Trainline surveys passenger expectations
Trainline has published the results of a survey carried out by OpinionWay, analysing the relationship between passengers, mobile technology and rail transport.
Interview with : Philippe Chérèque, Chairman of American Express GBT
The 27th EVP was held on 7 March in Paris. Philippe Chérèque, Chairman of American Express GBT, gives an update on the results of the traditional barometer, and talks about the busy times in TMC, marked by acquisitions and technological investments. Interview by Florian Guillemin.
Concur study: anticipating is not saving
Concur recently published a study analysing the link between the time taken to make a reservation and the price of a hotel room. Contrary to popular belief, the most far-sighted business travellers are not rewarded in terms of rates.
Women business travellers confident in new technologies
On 7 March, Women's Day, the HRS Group published a survey on the relationship between women business travellers and technology.
EVP 2018: American Express GBT takes the pulse of travel...
On Wednesday, American Express GBT organised the 27th edition of its traditional EVP in Paris. It was an opportunity to take stock of the major trends in business travel, as well as the latest news and the objectives of the TMC.
Interview with : Stéphane Donders, CEO of Traveldoo
Stéphane Donders, CEO of Traveldoo, looks back at the latest advances made by the publisher specialising in business travel and expense management. He also gives his analysis of the rapidly changing travel market.
Direct savings thanks to virtual payment according to HRS
A study by hotel reservation platform HRS shows that virtual payment solutions reduce the direct cost of hotel expenditure through earlier bookings and greater use of independent establishments.
Bleisure: American business travellers have a guilty conscience
The "State of Business Travel" study recently published by National Car Rental takes a look at the habits of American business travellers, who are clearly fans of bleisure, albeit on a confidential basis.
Egencia simplifies airline ticket changes
Egencia now offers online ticket exchange after booking to give business travellers greater autonomy.
From Notilus to Xpenditure, the expense report is on the move
The "Travel & Expense" offering is evolving. Notilus recently announced the launch of two new services: intelligent character recognition (OCR) and archiving with evidential value. At the same time, Sodexo made official the deployment of Xpenditure on the French market, which will be integrated into a global business travel solution, scheduled for spring 2018.
American Express GBT acquires HRG
By making the acquisition of HRG official, American Express GBT is acquiring a direct competitor and a member of the world's Top 5 business travel agencies. Amex is gradually changing its status, and sending a strong message to the business travel market.
