TRAVEL MANAGEMENT

Mobile applications are providing more and more useful functions for business travellers. As far as WiFi is concerned, it is slowly making inroads on the railways.

CWT has published its barometer covering the last quarter of 2014 for French business travel. In it, we learn that anticipation is becoming the rule, and that the average cost of a business trip remains relatively stable at €285.71.

Under the influence of consumer usage and the low-cost model, the world of business travel is now turning its attention to the quest for the best rates. With a great deal of energy, but without abandoning the traditional framework contracts.

The new AirPlus International Travel Management Study 2015 sheds light on the sources of motivation and frustration linked to business travellers' approach to a business trip. While business travel is most often associated with a positive image, it is still important to ensure that the trip takes place under the right conditions, and above all for the right reasons...

Expertmarket has published a study on the cost of business travel around the world. This city-by-city ranking, based in particular on BCD Travel data, is dominated by Caracas. The Venezuelan capital is ahead of Geneva and Stockholm, with Paris in 8th place. 

BCD Travel has published its traditional annual top 10 business travel destinations, which show that Paris remains the most popular destination for Benelux business travellers. London, Brussels and Frankfurt occupy the top three places for French business travellers.  

The publication of Egencia's very first "Business and Travel Technology" study highlights the growing trend towards mixing business and leisure travel. Bleisure" now systematically involves 24% of French business travellers: a significantly higher ratio than our German (20%) and British (10%) neighbours.

As the ten nations of ASEAN* (Association of South East Asian Nations) enter the home straight that will lead them at the end of December to form the new AEC (ASEAN Economic Community), the question has been raised for several years as to whether it is necessary to create a common visa, along the lines of the Schengen visa offered to non-EU citizens visiting the old continent.

At the annual Dimo Forum in Lyon, Dimo Gestion made its new identity official: Dimo Software. 

Business travel agency Hogg Robinson Group (HRG) is continuing to expand in the French market, and has just announced the creation of a new entity: Fraedom. As the Destination 2015 strategic plan draws to a close, Rémi Bouysset, HRG's Managing Director for France, provides an update on the TMC's priorities, the next stages in its development, and its medium-term objectives. 

Last week at the Business Travel Show, Egencia announced growth of 21% in the UK market. Christophe Peymirat, Egencia's Senior Vice President for EMEA, takes this opportunity to talk about TMC's positioning in the UK, the agency's priorities and its overall vision of the business travel market. Interview.

HRS has published a study comparing the attitudes of female business travellers and their male counterparts to business travel. It shows that men are more likely than women to refuse a business trip... 

KDS has published a focus on the UK market, examining the importance of automated expense management tools. We learn that handwritten notes have not disappeared, and that Excel is still often the standard format...

On Thursday, on the occasion of the Business Travel Show its first Business and Technology Travel Study. The aim is to explore some of the new trends in business travel by interviewing a thousand business people in the UK, Germany and France. 

The Business Travel Show opens its doors in London on 25 February for two days of events dedicated to the business travel market.

PrivateFly publishes a classification of the most popular routes for private jet hire in Europe and the United States. Le Bourget-Geneva and Los Angeles-Las Vegas would be the most popular routes. 

The French hotel industry had a mixed 2014, according to results presented today by Deloitte In Extenso. The first half of the year in particular was difficult, with a general decline in occupancy. By contrast, mid-range and top-of-the-range hotels returned to more appreciable levels of performance in the second half of the year.

On Thursday, Concur and Anticip formalised a technological partnership aimed at tracking international business trips and guaranteeing their security.

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) has published its traditional annual "CWT Travel Management Priorities" report, aimed at identifying the major business travel trends for the next twelve months. The security of business travel data and its use for benchmarking purposes are the two key factors to watch out for in 2015, according to CWT. 

PrivateFly has published its top 20 busiest airports for business aviation in 2014, with a special focus on French hubs. Le Bourget and Nice are on the podium.