Rydoo Travel becomes Goelett

Following CDS Groupe’s acquisition of Rydoo’s travel business, the CEO of the hotel distribution operator talks about the ambitions of the association between these two renowned players. On the evening of Tuesday September 6, Rydoo travel was officially renamed Goelett. Remind us of the strategy behind CDS’s acquisition of the Travel division of Rydoo last …

Rydoo Travel becomes Goelett

Following CDS Groupe’s acquisition of Rydoo’s travel business, the CEO of the hotel distribution operator talks about the ambitions of the association between these two renowned players. On the evening of Tuesday September 6, Rydoo travel was officially renamed Goelett. Remind us of the strategy behind CDS’s acquisition of the Travel division of Rydoo last …

Business travel barometer: Hotels

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] CDS Groupe unveils its business travel barometer in partnership with Extendam and MKG. The barometer highlights the average selling prices practiced by hotel category in 10 major French cities. It was conducted on the basis of more than 50,000 requests per day (i.e. 250 million rates/day) on OTAs, GDSs and with 16,000 French hotels. …

Mooncard joins forces with CDS Groupe and offers a new service to its customers

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Mooncard , was founded in 2016 by Tristan Leteurtre, Damien Metzger and Pierre-Yves Roizot, and has the new generation leader in corporate cards thanks to its know-how and expertise. In just a few years, the company has established itself as a reference in terms of optimizing the management of expense reports and professional expenses …

Patrick W. Diemer becomes a member of the CDS Group Board of Directors

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Saint-Cloud, February 01, 2022 – CDS Groupe, the business travel marketplace, is now strengthening its international positioning by counting among its members of the Board of Directors, Patrick W. Diemer, former CEO of Airplus, and currently Senior Advisor at Arthur D. Little Management Consulting and advisory board member of Anxo Management Consulting. He is renowned …

TMC: Air France ready to open the NDC floodgates in April… with surcharge

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]While in the leisure segments sales via NDC are progressing, the same is not true for the complex business travel ecosystem. But Stéphane Ormand, the new head of distribution at Air France-KLM assures him: the company will be ready for the spring, and will set up an NDC surcharge “of one or two euros”.   …

Jean-Pierre Farandou (SNCF): « No going back to normal for business travelers before the end of 2023 »

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]During the event of the « Grand Live du Voyages d’Affaires », organized on Thursday January 21 by CDS Groupe and IFTM Top Resa, Jean-Pierre Farandou, President of the SNCF was able to pass on messages to buyers, travel managers and TMC. Faced with obstacles – competition, telecommuting, Omicron – the carrier is rolling up its sleeves …

The mysteries of the number 7

In linguistics, the word seven comes from the Latin septem , its root of which is found in all Indo-European languages. From Tintin to the Bible, and through our calendar rhythm, the number 7 is very present in our daily lives and in our collective imagination. The number 7 represents: the 7 colors of the …