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...

Study: Transavia targets bleisure

Transavia has published a study on the practice of bleisure among French business travellers. According to the airline, this habit is becoming more and more common as it aims to carry more business travellers across Europe.

Expense claims: the burden of business travel

A study published by KDS condemns the loss of time and productivity in companies when it comes to processing expense claims.

Airports: business travellers' big fears and little anxieties

Liligo has published an infographic on the sources of stress for French travellers before, during and after their flight. Baggage reclaim is the stage most dreaded by passengers.

American Express acquires KDS

The business travel market was getting impatient. American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) is beginning to provide some tangible answers. Since...

Payment methods: à la carte payments

Multiple purposes justify multiple means: by adding to the traditional "plastic" card a whole range of solutions adapted to business travel, corporate payment specialists are adapting to the expectations of companies and their travellers.

Brexit: the British hotel industry puts up resistance

The post-Brexit slaughter predicted across the Channel has not really affected the British hotel industry. At least that's the conclusion of a study published on 16 August by Trivago....

Visas: changes for business travellers to Canada

Canada is now following the lead of the United States and Australia. Since 3 August, a travel authorisation...

Egencia study: travel policy in question

Travel policy is both crucial for the company and often frustrating for the business traveller, and is regularly the subject of in-depth research....

Business travellers at the wheel: Enterprise turns on the warning

A study published by Enterprise highlights business travellers' lack of preparation and bad habits when driving abroad on business trips.

Terrorism, the economy: air transport growth stalls

"Passenger demand is losing momentum, terrorism and economic uncertainty are having an impact on traffic" is the title of the report published...

American Express partners with Airbnb Business

Airbnb's position in business travel is set to be strengthened by the commercial agreement signed by the world leader in shared accommodation with American Express...

New resources, new ambitions for BizMeeting

Two years after its launch, BizMeeting has just announced that it has raised €1 million in funding. The booking platform dedicated to seminars and conferences...

Interview with : Valérie Sasset, Managing Director of BCD Travel France

BCD Travel France celebrated its tenth anniversary at its Paris offices on 14 June. Valérie Sasset, Managing Director France, looks back on the development of the business travel agency over the past decade, and outlines her ambitions for the future of business travel. Interview with Valérie Sasset.

Survey: hoteliers confronted with the issue of business travel

HRS has published the results of a survey carried out at the beginning of May among 217 hoteliers in France and Brussels, including two...

Priority Pass study: travellers like the time they spend...

Airports are often perceived as stressful places, because of the time constraints and security checks. A study published in April...

New business travel function at Airbnb

Airbnb is fine-tuning its offer for businesses and business travellers with the unveiling of a new feature. The collaborative economy giant is now making it possible...

SITA study: the BYOD phenomenon is gaining momentum

Like the general public, the business world has its fashions, its new trends and... its acronyms. One of them has become inescapable since...

Alliance Biz Travel: French start-ups join forces

Often lumped together under the label of 'new entrants' - which, by definition, cannot be applied forever to players who are maturing - the...

Visa: South-East Asia, the Caribbean and Oceania play for openness

Every year, the World Tourism Organisation, UNWTO, takes stock of the progress made around the world in facilitating the issuing of visas. Starting with a...

ICCA rankings: Berlin tops the MICE league table

The news is rare enough to merit a mention: while Paris and Vienna have for many years shared the leadership of the global MICE market, this time it's an unprecedented destination that has come out on top. Berlin dominates the 2015 rankings of the International Congress & Convention Association (ICCA), the benchmark annual barometer for the MICE sector.