This figure clearly illustrates the impact of transport strikes in France in the business travel sector: according to Traveldoomore than half of British professionals have chosen to postpone or evencancel their business trips to France in recent weeks because of the social unrest. " The strikes that began in April have now been going on for 10 weeksThis is a rare phenomenon with direct consequences on the use of trains and planes by individuals and companies alike. "underlines Stéphane Donders, CEO of Traveldoowho said: " Business travellers have learned to rationalise their travel needsto optimise or even cancel them. In concrete terms, we noticed a drop in traffic on our servers from April onwards ". Between rail and air strikes and public holidays, the result is clear: this May 2018 would even be the weakest - and by far - in terms of business travel activity for at least five years, again according to Traveldoo. " In May, we recorded a general fall of more than 10% and for certain companies very focused on the French market, the fall on SNCF transactions can exceed 25%. "says Stéphane Donders, adding: " The crisis situation facing the company Air France is reflected in the figures, which we do not wish to disclose but the decline is real "...
For Stéphane Donders, the turn of June is not synonymous with a recovery - quite the contrary. The CEO of Traveldoo warns: " 2018 is a 'leap year' for football, with the start of the Football World Cup from 14 June, which augurs well for another difficult month for business travel. ". And to conclude: " This year, the world of football will most certainly be doing away with the catch-up effect and putting off certain projects a little longer. In the business world, some people have come to their senses and are banking on the sacrosanct month of SeptemberIt's a good time to get the ball rolling again, and let's hope this year's back-to-school period isn't too hectic. ".
