Interview with Agnès Benveniste Agnès Benveniste, CWT Meetings & Events
Agnès Benveniste, Deputy Managing Director of Meetings at CWT Meetings & Events, takes a look at developments in the MICE (Meetings, Incentive, Convention, Events) market, and how supply and demand are evolving in this fast-changing sector.
Interview with Anthony J. Helbling, Diners Club
Anthony J. Helbling is Chief Executive Officer of Diners Club.
Interview with Erwan Pertuisel, Le Public Système
Erwan Pertuisel is the Administrative and Financial Director of Public Système.
Events agency Le Public Système posted half-year sales of €82.8 million at 30 June 2012. This Euronext-listed company has been using virtual payment for certain expenses for the past two years.
Frequent Flyer Travel Paris steps up the pace in the hotel sector
Frequent Flyer Travel Paris is acquiring additional resources to enhance its hotel offering for business travellers. In particular, the business travel agency has joined forces with three hotel platforms, and is now part of the HotelBook hotel portal.
Preview: HCorpo plays the American Express card
HCorpo is continuing to expand its presence in the world of business travel with the signing of a major partnership with American Express Cartes et Solutions Corporate. The aim is to provide business customers with a new centralised payment solution for hotel expenses, via a dedicated account.
EVP Barometer 2012: Business travel stabilises according to American...
The EVP 2012 barometer presented by American Express Business Travel on 19 November shows a stable trend. Most of the companies surveyed (63%) have maintained their business travel budgets in the same proportions, despite the uncertain economic climate in Europe. This trend is set to become even more pronounced in 2013, with 72% of companies forecasting stable budgets.
Chicago O'Hare tops the list for US airport stress according to Concur
Concur has published its ranking of the most stressful airports in the United States. Chicago O'Hare Airport came top, ahead of Los Angeles International Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.
Egencia heads north: a new centre in Lille...
On Monday, Egencia announced the opening of a new customer service centre in Lille Métropole, in Tourcoing to be precise. This new location reflects the growth of the business travel agency in the French market as it celebrates its tenth anniversary.
IATA report: the slowdown continues in September
The number of passengers rose by 4.1% in September compared with the same period in 2011. A rate of growth that is losing momentum according to IATA, which published its monthly results on 2 November.
Interview with : Jean-Claude Tacnet, Founding Partner and Chairman of BTravel
Jean-Claude Tacnet, Founding Partner and Chairman of BTravel, describes the ambition of the new business travel solutionwhich includes hotels, restaurants and meeting rooms.
Interview with Jordy Staelen Jordy Staelen, Managing Director of 3mundi France
Jordy Staelen, Managing Director of 3mundi France, explains the business travel agency's philosophy, its ambitions, its strengths and its vision of the market.
Paris: slight fall in hotel rates according to Trivago
The trivago Hotel Price Index (tHPI) published on 12 October shows a moderate fall in rates (-2%) in Paris hotels for the month of October.
CWT probes the anxieties of business travellers
A study by Carlson Wagonlit Travel identifies the main stress factors for business travellers during their business trips: the Internet connection and lost luggage top the list.
Deloitte report: a difficult summer for the French hotel industry
Deloitte-In Extenso has published its review of August, which concludes a gloomy summer for the French hotel sector.
BCD Travel steps up the pace in the MICE race
BCD Travel is reviewing its strategy in the group travel and meetings segment, announcing on 4 October a new specific investment plan and the appointment of Peter Bregman as head of the MICE division.
Trivago barometer: Paris hotel industry on a strong upward trend this autumn
The bill for business travel to Paris was particularly high in September, according to the trivago Hotel Price Index (tHPI) published on Friday. The hotel barometer shows an increase of 48%.
Interview with : Jérôme Fouque, Managing Director of Egencia France
Ahead of the IFTM Top Resa trade show, which starts on 18 September, Jérôme Fouque, Managing Director of Egencia France, reviews the agency's latest news, ambitions and plans for the business travel market.
Slight growth in sight for the US hotel industry according to STR
STR recently published its 2012-2013 forecasts for the US hotel market. The research firm is predicting "modest growth" over the coming months, with a slight increase in supply (+0.9%) and demand (+1.2%) in 2013.
Solid guarantees for the growth of HCorpo
HCorpo has confirmed its growth in the business travel market by announcing that it has raised €5.5 million from FSI Régions, the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations group, and Entrepreneur Venture.
Ultra-connected American business travellers
Access to an in-flight Internet connection is requested by 80% of American business travellers, according to a study published by the website Fly.com.
