EY’s Use Of Robotics In Travel Management Is Rare, But A Sign Of Things To Come
EY is using robotic process automation to power an internal TripAdvisor-like review platform and an internal social network showing travelers which colleagues are traveling to the same places. These programs build on other ways the London-based, $35 billion multinational professional services firm uses RPA, such as reviewing bookings and challenging those who booked out of policy.
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Frosch Acquisition Of TCG Consulting Centers On ‘Total Cost Of Ownership’ Model
Frosch International Travel acquired TCG Consulting, for the first time enabling the travel management company to offer advisory services. More than 50 employees will join Frosch, officials said. They did not expect the consulting unit to work on as many TMC bids as it did before the acquisition, but TCG founder and CEO Albert Taras said that was not the most robust part of the business anyway.
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Travel And Transport Buys Translator App TripLingo
Travel and Transport last week acquired language translation and Wi-Fi calling app maker TripLingo. They did not disclose terms. TripLingo founder Jesse Maddox will join the Omaha, Neb.-based travel management company, which will run TripLingo as a wholly owned subsidiary. Maddox during a Friday interview said the company’s pre-existing relationship with Travel and Transport was an exceptional one. The companies have a dozen mutual clients.
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Roadmap Adds Another Big Client Amid Struggle For The Mobile Managed Traveler
Health insurance giant Anthem got its travel management company, BCD Travel, to play nice as it brings the Roadmap mobile app to employees. That others face resistance when they want to do the same highlights a broader conflict over the corporate traveler’s mobile loyalty.
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Travel Leaders Group Lays Groundwork For A Public Offering
Travel Leaders Group in March announced new jobs for two executives whose expertise befit a company prepping to go public. Sources familiar with the firm’s plans said the process could start this year.
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As Airline Incentives To Agencies Continue To Rise, A Startup Aims To Help Both Sides Manage It All
Supplier revenue is important to travel agencies. Marketshare and incremental volume are important to airlines. A startup wants to provide both sides a platform for examining and optimizing airline incentive programs. There are many of those.
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Former TMC Leaders Aim To Wipe Out Business Travel Booking
With a vision for one-click business travel planning, former Travel Leaders Corporate exec Parker Schlank and his team of half a dozen last year raised half a million. They’re building calendar integration in which entering meeting dates and locations within moments generates proposed itineraries by email, SMS or notification. Click for yes.
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