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Consolidation : stop ou encore ?

📈 2023 saw a rebound in business travel, with 2024 confirming this trend. 2025 is set to be a year of confidence in the sector. Key developments include NDC standards in aviation, passenger rail liberalization, hotel modernization, enhanced non-financial reporting, AI advancements, and upcoming e-invoicing. CDS has pursued a European growth strategy through acquisitions and new investments despite geopolitical instability, as stated by Ziad MINKARA, CEO of S4BT.
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CDS – Expedia : un partenariat au service des voyageurs d’affaires

💰 Expedia Group, avec Irina Movileanu comme Strategic Account Director, s'est associée à CDS, représenté par Nicolas Besse, VP Hotel Procurement, pour proposer une offre hôtelière plus large avec des tarifs négociés. Expedia a vendu plus de 100 millions de nuitées en 2023 et met en avant son expertise en technologie et intelligence artificielle. CDS dispose de 5 000 clients corporate et a développé des accords privilégiés, notamment avec Expedia, pour satisfaire les besoins spécifiques des voyageurs d'affaires. Le partenariat vise à optimiser l'offre hôtelière et à exploiter plus de 68 millions d'avis pour anticiper les besoins des voyageurs.
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Christopher Hecht rejoint le groupe CDS (S4BT) pour accélérer l’innovation et la transformation des paiements dans le voyage d’affaires

💳 Christopher Hecht, with over 10 years of experience in international team management across Europe, Vietnam, and China, joins CDS Group (S4BT), a French leader and key European player in business travel reservation and payment solutions. His expertise in B2B payments, fintech, and business travel is set to unify the group's various payment solutions, extend their business travel segments, and leverage AI automation and intelligent payment workflows. Hecht aims to transform expense management in business travel through AI-optimized approval flows, fraud detection, and cost control.
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Entretien exclusif AFTM de Ziad Minkara : “L’ambition est de réaliser une acquisition par an”

📌 CDS, with 450 employees across six European countries, aims to become a key player in integrating technology solutions for business travel. CEO Ziad Minkara targets supporting Europe-based companies with effective tools for managing business trips. Leveraging entities in France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Croatia, and Poland, CDS offers services like VAT and invoice management. They plan a UK acquisition by July 2025, aiming for one acquisition per year to meet 90% of corporate needs. CDS also focuses on technology like NDC connections, multi-source comparison tools, AI-based conversational assistants, carbon footprint tracking, and real-time hotel rate comparison tools to enhance client experience and negotiation strategies.
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Hôtellerie d’affaires : belles tendances pour 2025

📈 In 2025, the Grand Live du Voyages d’Affaires celebrated its 5th anniversary, a key event in the business travel sector organized by CDS and IFTM. The 8-hour annual event facilitates open dialogue among business travel community members, experts, and major witnesses, focusing on industry exchange rather than sales. Ziad MINKARA, CEO of CDS Group, reflects on the event's significance, crediting its success to the innovative responses and solutions developed by the industry since the unprecedented global Covid pandemic crisis in 2020.
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Andera Partners investit aux côtés du fondateur et des actionnaires historiques du Groupe CDS

💸 Paris, February 3, 2025 - Groupe CDS, a leading European business travel solutions provider, welcomes Andera Partners as a new investor. Ziad Minkara regains majority control of the company, having been backed by IDI since 2020. Founded in 2001, CDS offers a digital platform managing corporate hotel booking chains, generating savings on direct and indirect purchases. With around 450 employees across 5 European countries (France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Croatia) and operating 4 brands (CDS, CRC, Goelett, SIAP), the group boasts an annual hotel booking volume of €800 million. The sponsorless transaction facilitates capital reorganization, allowing Minkara and IDI to drive growth and international expansion.
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