TRAVEL MANAGEMENT

The security of business travellers is one of the top priorities for European travel managers in 2016. However, according to a study published on Tuesday by the Business Travel Show, ahead of the London show, more than one in four companies have not taken adequate measures.

On Wednesday, American Express Business Travel presented its traditional European barometer at the 25th EVP trade fair in Paris.

American Express Business Travel will be at the Palais Brongniart in Paris on 27 January for EVP 2016, which the travel agency intends to breathe new life into. 

HRS Global Hotel Solutions has published its traditional Hotel Price Radar barometer, which compares average prices (including VAT) for hotel nights in 150 cities around the world during 2015.

British Airways has published a study into the behaviour of French business travellers during their business trips. More specifically, it looks at the role of bleisure, that mix of business travel and leisure.

With the advent of technology, the world of work is becoming increasingly mobile. In this context, coworking spaces are beginning to impose their community atmosphere, offbeat, very "generation Y". It's a social phenomenon that business centres intend to take on board.

"It's not a story ofage but a state of mind".

"At La Mutinerie, we mainly welcome freelancers, designers and graphic artists, but we also welcome architects, consultants, developers, translators,...

To assist the most demanding business travellers with ever more personalised support at all times, the concierge market is becoming increasingly dense. With the arrival of new players positioned mainly in the top-of-the-range segment.

"We insist on the notion of a travelling companion".

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Capturing and analysing data: this is the challenge facing travel managers and their suppliers when it comes to steering travel policy.

"Data sources are extremely fragmented".

Tim McDonald, Vice President of Travel at Concur, talks to Voyages d'Affaires about the priorities of the business travel specialist, in relation to changes in the market and in particular the rise of direct distribution. Interview with Tim McDonald. 

International SOS and Control Risks are launching an e-learning travel preparation training module for businesswomen.

A global study published on 19 November by HRS and the GBTA Foundation measures the impact of expense management within companies. It shows that the European market is still underestimating the impact of these indirect costs on company finances.

Egencia has just launched new functionalities, notably in the field of airline reservations, and is continuing to invest in order to remain at the forefront of business travel agencies, particularly in the field of innovation. Rob Greyber, President of Egencia, was in Frankfurt for the GBTA Europe annual conference, and spoke to Voyages d'Affaires about market trends, the positioning of the TMC, and the future of business travel distribution. Interview with Rob Greyber. 

The number of business events and the budgets allocated to them are set to increase in the European market in 2016. These are the findings of the "Global Meetings Forecast 2016" study, which has just been published by American Express. Meetings & Events. 

Two new 'air' features have significantly enhanced the functionalities offered by TripNavigator, the booking tool offered by Egencia. Within a few days of each other, the business travel agency has integrated both flight booking and the personalised information offered by the Routehappy platform.

The GBTA Europe annual conference came to a close in Frankfurt on Wednesday. This was an opportunity for Véra Strezyk, recently appointed President of GBTA France, to take stock of the business travel event and outline her mandate. Interview with Véra Strezyk.