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...

A new Amadeus pro tool for AFAT Voyages-Selectour

The AFAT Voyages - Selectour group is expanding its offering for professionals with a new Amadeus solution to meet the specific needs of very small businesses and the self-employed.

HRS-MobileXpense partnership for business travellers

Hotel portal HRS has signed a partnership agreement with MobileXpense, the specialist in integrated solutions for managing business and travel expenses.

Risks - Protecting business travellers

Faced with the current global geopolitical instability and the increase in international risks, companies have a legal and moral obligation to cover their travellers. Specific solutions are available to meet their needs.

CWT strengthens its position in business travel in Brazil

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) announced on Wednesday that it had acquired Brazilian company Net Tour Viagens E Turismo.

SNCF: a new portal for travel managers

In October, the SNCF launched a Travel Manager portal reserved for companies with a partner contract.

Travel management round table: towards good travel management...

Amadeus and DIMO Gestion are inviting Travel Managers and corporate travel managers to a round table discussion on 8 November at the Hyatt Paris Vendôme hotel on the theme of "Business travel management solutions: behind the scenes of a successful integration".

CWT study: business travel in Europe spared by the economic...

On Monday, Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) published its business travel price forecasts for 2012. The projections are marked by low price increases in Europe and the United States, unlike in Latin America and Asia.

American Express is also banking on British MICE

American Express Meetings & Events is stepping up the number of new partnerships it has forged to consolidate its presence in the events market. The latest step forward is the signing of an exclusive agreement with British specialist WRG.

Events - Back to school with AirPlus

Nearly three hundred customers attended the Univ'AirPlus, organised in Paris on 30 August by AirPlus, which took the opportunity to present One File, a new global data consolidation solution.

Technologies - Traveller services under the microscope by...

The CWT Travel Management Institute is devoting its annual study to traveller services, and more specifically to the usefulness of an Online Booking Tool (OBT).

American Express launches BTAConnect

American Express Corporate Card is breaking new ground in the highly competitive embedded card market with the introduction of BTAConnect.

Amadeus joins forces with Cornerstone for Travel Managers

Amadeus and Cornerstone have formalised a new partnership aimed at helping corporate travel agencies and travel managers improve their operations.

A new ACTE index for business travel

The world of business travel is getting a major new statistical tool, with the launch of the ACTE index at three days of conferences running until Tuesday in Paris. The aim is to understand, forecast and add a new dimension to business travel.

Evernote-Expensify integration for simplified expense reports

A new service is now available to make it easier to manage expense reports during business trips. You can now link your Evernote and Expensify accounts for better expense management.

Kuoni rethinks its organisation

Kuoni will be reorganising its structure to adapt it to its different activities - particularly in MICE - following the acquisition of GTA in May.

A higher bill for business travel in 2012?

More business travel, and rising prices: that's the trend that emerges from the report published on 14 September by...

Interview : Bernard Galea, Director of Security and Intelligence...

Specialising in logistics, storage, warehousing and transport, the FM Logistic group has sales of €870 million.

Arnaud Debuchy, Chairman and CEO of Amadeus France

"GDSs have a key role to play in broadening the distribution of ancillary fees".

Book & Go, BCD Travel's programme for travellers with...

With Book & Go, BCD Travel is extending its offer to SMEs and SMIs. The programme comes in two forms: a simple solution for companies with expenditure of less than €100,000 and a Premium offer for business travel budgets of between €100,000 and €500,000 a year.
 

BNP Paribas: launch of a virtual card

BNP Paribas' Cash Management division is expanding its range of commercial cards with the launch in April of the BNP Paribas Virtual Card, designed to make it easier and more secure to pay for professional distance-selling purchases.