TRAVEL MANAGEMENT

What is the profile of the female business traveller in 2017? What are her habits during a business trip, her sources of motivation or, on the contrary, her frustrations? Aparthotels Adagio attempts to answer this question in the light of a survey of 500 mobile professionals.

After several difficult years marked by a race to save money, business travel agencies are looking for a second wind. The current context, where the fragmentation of the offer is combined with the explosion of data, could put TMC back at the centre of the chessboard.

Juliet Thanwerdas, Travel Manager at BlaBlaCar, talks about the importance of a business travel agency, its role within the company and the implementation of a travel policy. Interview by Florian Guillemin.

The 26th edition of the EVP was organised on 5 April by American Express GBT. Guillaume Col, CEO of the business travel agency for France, Benelux and Southern Europe, reviews the findings of the 2017 barometer unveiled at the event. He also provides an update on the transformation of TMC.

American Express GBT unveiled its traditional EVP Business Travel Barometer at the EVP trade fair. This is an opportunity to take stock of the priorities of Travel Managers, who are expected to attach greater importance to the traveller and his or her safety. And they are expecting an increase in travel expenditure.

Positive results in 2016, the trend towards centralised payments, the impact of European regulations on corporate card programmes: AirPlus presented the major trends driving the travel expense payment solutions market.

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) is setting out to conquer the French SME market. The business travel agency is launching an offer aimed at these small businesses, and setting up a dedicated team.

HRS and the GBTA Foundation have published a study on compliance with negotiated hotel rates as part of travel programmes. It reveals that companies all too rarely check the gap between the theoretical rate and the invoice. And wrongly so...

Carlson Wagonlit Travel's Meetings & Events division now includes a security component, thanks to a partnership with specialist International SOS.

You might think that the airports and airlines offering the best punctuality would all be located in Northern Europe... Wrong: Russia and Italy are particularly well rated.

Concur launches Expense-Pay Global on the French market. The aim is to outsource and automate the reimbursement of business travel expenses.

Concur is launching two tools designed to improve risk management and communication with business travellers in crisis situations: Risk Messaging and Active Monitoring.

Sodexo has announced a merger with two specialists in business travel and expense management: the acquisition of iAlbatros and Xpenditure will provide the French group with new assets to boost its position in the world of business travel.

Business Table has just launched cancellation insurance. The business meal reservation and management solution is continuing to grow, with the aim of covering half the catering offer in France within three years.

CWT France has just announced a partnership with G7, enabling the business travel agency to integrate a taxi booking platform dedicated to its business travellers: G7 Booking.

Geneva is the most expensive destination for a business trip in Europe, according to a study published by ECA International, a specialist in international mobility. Paris comes fourth.

Norwegian, Wow Air, French Blue: long-haul low-cost offers are flourishing on the transatlantic network. Liligo has examined the phenomenon in a study which, according to the travel search engine, calls into question the pricing policies of low-cost carriers, which are being counter-attacked by traditional airlines.

Egencia and Sabre have published a white paper entitled "2017 The Year of the Business Traveller: Four Keys to Supporting Global Employees". The aim is to reconcile savings and comfort.

At the recent Business Travel Show in London, Egencia presented three new tools dedicated to expense management: Open Sync, Open Connect and Travel & Expense.

A new French player is entering the online workspace rental market. Choose & Work offers companies, hoteliers and business centres the opportunity to rent out their unused spaces to an increasingly mobile professional clientele.