TripActions launches a dashboard dedicated to the well-being of business travellers
TripActions launched a new tool on 18 May: a dashboard designed to help travel managers and human resources better monitor the well-being of business travellers as business travel picks up.
Companies' efforts to reduce emissions criticised by T&E
Transport & Environment (T&E) has just published its ranking of major multinationals according to their efforts to reduce carbon emissions from business travel. The conclusion: there is room for improvement.
Hong Kong: minimal reopening
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region reopened to non-resident travellers on 1 May. Passengers must have a negative PCR test and quarantine themselves for seven days.
Japan takes a back seat over its reopening
Japan is continuing its policy of opening up in very small steps. From 8 April, the country will be allowing citizens of 106 nations to enter. A measure that is more cosmetic than real...
Thai Airways: a summer timetable (almost) as before Covid-19
Thai Airways International is back to more normal operations with the summer schedules. In particular, the national carrier is resuming its daily frequency to Paris CDG, while Bangkok is regaining its position as an international hub.
Fuel surcharges are back in air transport
The surge in oil prices, which now appear to be well above the 100 dollar a barrel mark, is inevitably leading to an increase in air fares. This includes a return to fuel surcharges.
Hong Kong: easing up at last in sight
Faced with the slow agony applied to Hong Kong as a destination over the last two years, the local government finally seems to be considering loosening its grip on the southern Chinese metropolis a little, given the failure of its 'Covid Zero' policy.
United Kingdom: the world before for travellers
From 18 March, travellers to the UK will be returning to their old travel habits. No more checks on whether or not they have been vaccinated, and no more locator forms to fill in...
Travel:up Video sees interactive video replacing email as the preferred choice for...
Travellers' choices when it comes to the services and products offered during a trip could increasingly be influenced by interactive video. Sebastian Beck, Director of International Sales at ISO Travel Solution, the company behind Travel:up Video, explains this in an interview.
Vietnam: return of visa-free travel for French nationals
The reopening of Vietnam's borders, which took effect on 15 March, comes with another piece of good news: the return of the visa on arrival system, which requires no further action on the part of the French. But Cambodia is doing even better. It is once again allowing travellers to enter the country without any formalities...
Korean Air: longer European flights as airspace closes...
Korean Air continues to operate between Europe and Seoul-Incheon. Bypassing Russian airspace, however, adds up to two hours to the flight time from Paris. A lesser evil at a time when Korea has just announced the suspension of compulsory quarantine for all fully vaccinated international travellers.
TripActions forecasts a "strong rebound" in business travel
TripActions surveyed the French business travel market - business travellers and decision-makers - to find out their forecasts and expectations for 2022. And the trend is likely to be favourable...
Japan opens up to business travellers, Malaysia to everyone
Two other Asian countries are opening up to tourism once again, either in part or in full. Japan and Malaysia have both just announced easier entry conditions for travellers. While Malaysia offers this possibility to all, Japan believes that only business travellers are worthy of entering the country!
The European Travel Commission predicts a good year for European tourism in 2022
The European Travel Commission estimates that by 2022, tourism in Europe should reach 80% of the 2019 visitor figures. This figure seems all the more realistic given that the Council of Europe has just issued a new recommendation concerning non-EU travellers. From now on, all vaccinated persons should be authorised to stay in the EU from March 1...
Asia-Pacific: the beginning of a border reopening at last!
At last! One after the other, the borders of the Philippines, Vietnam, Australia and Malaysia have been officially opened. But many formalities remain. While China, Japan and Indonesia seem unlikely to follow suit...
Testimonial: Jean-François Pieri, CEO of Cleverdis
Cleverdis is a communications and marketing company that produces content for trade show and event organisers. As an individual businessman from a very small company, its CEO Jean-François Pieri talks about his experience on a recent trip to the United States.
Long-haul business travel: uncertainty, the real sword of Damocles
The threat of a last-minute quarantine for someone testing positive for covid or sudden changes in rules are not always covered by insurance. Here we investigate what remains the main obstacle to a return to long-haul travel: uncertainty...
European Union: individual vaccination status must take precedence when travelling
The European Union is recommending that, from February 1, all travellers with full vaccination status should be able to move around the EU without hindrance, regardless of their country of origin...
Travel formalities: new resources available online
Two new tools have recently been unveiled by Sabre and Ulysse to help travellers and businesses make sense of the formalities and other restrictions imposed country by country.
Laos opens up, Indonesia closes and Thailand takes a back seat
Laos opens up, Indonesia closes itself off to the French, while Thailand tries a middle way in restricting international travellers. Three decisions that reflect an Asian continent gripped by omicron anxiety...
