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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...

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    Research and white papers

    Alcohol, drugs: the supposed bad reputation of business travellers

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    Alcohol, drugs, extramarital affairs: a study published by ON24 paints a bleak picture of the lifestyle of American business travellers, who are said to indulge in many excesses while on business trips. At least according to the general opinion, which systematically equates travelling with bad behaviour. 
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    Hotels

    Trivago index: hotel rates fall in Paris

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    After soaring in recent weeks, Parisian hotels lowered their rates significantly in August (-18%) according to the trivago Hotel Price Index (tHPI) published on 6 August.
    Corporate travel policy

    GTMC report: second quarter up for business travel...

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    The Guild of Travel Management Companies (GTMC) recently published its dedicated report on the UK business travel market, which shows an overall increase in the number of transactions during the second quarter of 2012.
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    Tech and travelers’ apps

    Roaming: as business travel becomes more connected, it also becomes more...

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    "Roaming": in English as in French, the result is the same: an explosion in costs for businesses, which have to deal with increasingly connected business travellers and ever-increasing bills. A CCMI study commissioned by Truphone, a service provider specialising in reducing these costs, highlights the scale of the problem.
    Corporate travel policy

    "Making the right choices for business travel": Paul Tilstone,...

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    Paul Tilstone is Head of Global Development for the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) and Managing Director Europe for the International Business Travel Association.

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    Corporate travel policy

    CWT study: advice for travel managers faced with the "labyrinth" of...

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    The CWT Travel Management Institute has published a new study entitled "Air and ground transport: a practical guide to making savings": a range of updated advice on how to meet new market challenges and optimise business travel management.

    Travel management tools

    The public sector purchasing card

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    Rationalisation of expenditure is also gaining ground in the public sector.

    Travel management tools

    Log-in card: how does it work?

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    Although they are commonplace, orders placed by employees with the travel agency remain complex.

    Travel management tools

    Business expenses: the new advantages of corporate payment cards

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    An ever-increasing variety of payment solutions are enabling companies to better manage and optimise their travel policies. With these new methods, it is now possible to cover almost all business expenses, while automating the flow of information within companies. Here's a closer look.

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    Hotels

    Deloitte report: business travellers take the plunge in...

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    Deloitte-In Extenso has published a report on hotel performance in France for the month of May 2012, a month in which most business travellers stayed away from French establishments: the calendar, favourable to bank holidays, seems to have massively limited business travel.
    Corporate travel policy

    CWT: a survival guide for business travellers during the...

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    In the run-up to the Olympic Games being held in London from 27 July to 12 August, Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) has published a short "survival guide" for business travellers. The aim is to limit the inconvenience caused by the influx of visitors and soaring prices. Or at least take it easy with a touch of British phlegm...
    Tech and travelers’ apps

    New Egencia interface for the hotel industry

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    Egencia is launching a new hotel booking interface, unveiled on 19 June, with the aim of simplifying the booking process, but also gaining even greater visibility and therefore savings on business travel.
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    Corporate travel policy

    CreateTalent: business travel trains the leaders of tomorrow

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    The future of business travel is being prepared today, and the launch of CreateTalent is designed to meet the training needs of tomorrow's business leaders by offering a platform where young talent can meet experienced professionals.
    Meeting management

    Travel policies: events under scrutiny

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    A source of savings that is still often untapped, spending on corporate events is beginning to be taken into account by major groups. This trend towards rationalisation should continue to intensify under the impetus of suppliers.

    Meeting management

    PMU: when events become part of the general purchasing department

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    France's leading betting operator, PMU has 1,400 employees. Between horse betting, sports betting and online poker, the company recorded a turnover of €10 billion in 2011. The scope of its general purchasing department has recently been extended to include spending on events. We spoke to David Krasy, head of general purchasing.

    Meeting management

    Seminars: drawing up specifications

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    Unlike events such as product launches or reward trips, seminars are repeated throughout the year.

    Corporate travel agencies

    Carlson Wagonlit rethinks its organisation: new "Americas" zone

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    Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) has just made official the reorganisation of its structure across the Atlantic: from now on, the business travel agency's operations will be centralised within an Americas entity, responsible for both the North American and Latin American markets.

    Tech and travelers’ apps

    Concur attracts one million mobile business travellers

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    Mobile technologies are continuing to make inroads into the world of business travel, as demonstrated by the new milestone reached by Concur's mobile application, which recently passed the million user mark.
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    Research and white papers

    American Express study: concierge services are making their mark in...

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    Ten years after its creation, the VIP-Concierge department of American Express Business Travel published on 19 April the results of a study into the state of the market among business customers. The document highlights the recent but still limited growth of concierge services within companies, as well as their main expectations of this top-of-the-range service.
    Tech and travelers’ apps

    TourCom gains ground with business travellers

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    The TourCom travel agency network is gaining ground with business customers, as demonstrated by the significant increase in business volume (+10%) recorded during 2011. This augurs well for TourCom, which hopes to make further progress thanks to an upgraded technological offering.
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