TRAVEL MANAGEMENT

Costs, ecomobility, duty of careCSR, compliance These are just some of the many challenges facing travel management players today. From defining a travel policy to its application, including the choice of a business travel agency (TMC) and a booking tool (SBT), travel & expense, the expertise of the travel manager will count as much as the feedback from business travellers. (see more)

Daily monitoring of travel management news, business travel innovations developed by suppliers, and the latest trends in the travel industry. studies deciphering the major trends in business travel today and tomorrow...

Business travel: lower prices in sight according to American Express...

American Express Global Business Travel has published its business travel price forecasts for 2017. The document is marked by an uncertain environment, but forecasts a fall in prices in France.

AirPlus and Airbnb play the centralised payment card

Following in the footsteps of travel agencies, Airbnb is continuing to weave its web in the world of business travel. A centralised payment solution will be launched with AirPlus in 2017.

Voyages-SNCF goes after SMEs with V.Pro

Reconciling business and leisure travellers: this is essentially the credo of V.Pro, the new booking and service tool unveiled on 15 November by Voyages SNCF. In anticipation of a "business" section planned for early 2017.

Concur study: business travel on track

A study published by Concur confirms the dominant role played by rail in the European business travel market, and analyses the behaviour of these business passengers.

Interview: Michel Dinh, CEO of Havas Voyages

The new Havas Voyages Connect tool will arrive on the business travel market on 15 December. Michel Dinh, CEO of Havas Voyages, explains the thinking behind this technological breakthrough, and shares his vision of the market.

Additional expenses: small extras and big stakes

After focusing mainly on air and hotel expenses, companies are now taking a closer look at all the other costs incurred during a business trip. Restaurants, taxis, telecommunications: almost everything remains to be done to regain control over these many 'extras'.

Computer graphics: "Design the office of tomorrow

A survey of 400 ESSEC students shows how the office of the future will be organised. Open space, Google-style organisation, coworking: future managers attach crucial importance to their working environment.

Thailand: "business as usual", or almost

The death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej in Thailand does not affect business flows. A few recommendations are nevertheless useful if you are travelling on business to a country in mourning for a year.

Suppliers: hotel groups vs Booking.com

Booking or not Booking? It seems that, for executives in small businesses - and even in large companies - the giant...

Hotel reservations: real solutions for real optimisation

Alongside travel agencies, hotel reservation platforms have become key partners for companies as they seek to their desire to control their accommodation budget. An area of expenditure that is clearly being optimised.

Meet Cyril Kovarsky, Accorhotels General Manager of Global Sales

Cyril Kovarsky, Managing Director of Global Sales at AccorHotels, takes stock of the hotel group's evolving relationship with its business customers, from major accounts to SMEs and individual travellers.

Interview with : Ludovic Philippo, director of Sabre in France

Early next year, Sabre will roll out its new Sabre Red Workspace platform, a booking interface that uses predictive data and decision support tools to refine the travel agent's visibility. Ludovic Philippo, Director of Sabre in France, reviews the strengths of this new tool, and gives his analysis of the market. Interview with Ludovic Philippo.

Events : London benefits from the post-Brexit boom

Supporters of Brexit were promised the worst, with the British economy in particular expected to suffer as a result of being excluded from the European Union. This is not the case...

Visas: French business travellers favoured

The French passport is one of the most widely accepted internationally, often allowing business travellers to travel without a visa. This is the conclusion drawn by a Kayak study, while Canada and Qatar have recently reviewed their regulatory framework.

Environment: increasingly shared responsibilities

Slowly but surely, business travel and travel management are going green. From big words to small habits, business travel still has a long way to go to effectively reduce its impact on the environment.

Travel policy, security: French companies can do better

With the security issue back in the spotlight in recent months, it's clear that companies are not always prepared to face up to the...

Trainline study: Gare de l'Est popular with passengers...

Station or airport? The French have chosen. And unsurprisingly, the majority of French travellers (78%) chose rail as their preferred...

The Amadeus ecosystem is enriched with Selling Platform Connect

It's now a tradition that's firmly established in the busy business travel calendar. As in previous years, ahead of the IFTM-Top Resa trade show, which...

Interface, payment : BizMeeting steps up a gear

The announcement of a fund-raising operation in June - a million euros, all the same - heralded some major changes at...

ACI rankings: global traffic takes off in 2015

It's become a regular occurrence: Atlanta's unrivalled position as the world's busiest airport has once again been confirmed, according to the latest...