Much work is needed for email authorizations to supplant old-fangled faxes as the de facto standard for virtual card authorizations. That is, if the industry cannot first dispense with both. Conferma last month described its new encrypted email solution as a PCI-compliant “breakthrough.” The company says it is cheaper than sending faxes and approved by…
Amadeus and Sabre are taking a new approach to developing corporate booking tools for small and medium businesses. In some smaller markets around the globe, they’re hooking up with tech partners. Sabre in August announced a deal with Serko to serve SMEs Down Under. The New Zealand-based company will replace proprietary booking software in the Sabre…
If you haven’t started thinking about guiding business travelers on the use of self-driving cars, you probably should. What recently seemed like science fiction is becoming more of a reality by the day. Uber’s first self-driving vehicles already are operating on the streets of Pittsburgh — for now, with a human driver present just in…
One of the issues tripping up Concur’s TripLink in beta with United Airlines and several customers is how to capture the value of unused tickets. When travelers cancel or change a booking made on United’s website using their TripLink account, sometimes there is residual value to be used. At the moment there’s no way for that credit to be added to…
Adoption of online booking technology means corporate agencies can grow without a commensurate increase in headcount. But when new travel agents are needed, especially as the retirement bubble looms, how do they find them and what competencies are they looking for? For young people considering their careers, travel isn’t as glamorous as it used to…
New York — Buying a corporate booking tool isn’t at the top of the to-do list for Carlson Wagonlit Travel. As rival American Express Global Business Travel works to close by year-end its acquisition of KDS, CWT will leverage its CWT To Go mobile app. Speaking here last week at the Business Meetings Travel and…
In the real world, contracts are a necessary evil. They require too many eyes and are full of unintelligible language. They can leave too much room for interpretation. Some are designed ideally to never be used, in the legal sense. Let’s say your company commits volume to a supplier in exchange for a discounted rate….
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