The preeminent mechanism for crunching data on corporate deals may be getting long in the tooth. Airlines weren’t totally comfortable when the independent company that built it sold to Sabre about eight years ago. As demonstrated by court testimony last month, at least some airlines remain loathe to have Sabre own important components of their…
BCD Travel this week said it extended its SolutionSource marketplace concept, giving external developers more application programming interfaces to work with. The related, publicly available Developer Hub details new APIs for access to traveler profiles plus shopping and booking of air, car and hotel. SolutionSource originally provided some static data exports and an API for…
Travel management companies face a tall order in staying current and preparing for what’s next. They must build or integrate lots of new technologies, consider new economic models and satisfy corporate buyers, program managers and industry suppliers. Mary Ellen George of Tramada Systems has some ideas on how they can accomplish all that. If recent…
BCD Travel clients by year-end will start benefiting from a new traveler information database built with SAP’s cloud-based customer data solution, the companies said Wednesday. Replacing BCD’s TripSource Profile Manager, the partnership will handle traveler identity, consent and profile management. According to a statement, BCD Travel wants to offer “more personalized service and support, seamless…
As the managed travel community gets a better grasp on what NDC is and why airlines are gung-ho about it, the focus turns to enabling. For travel management companies, the linchpin for corporate travel programs, there’s much to consider. Mary Ellen George of Tramada Systems lays out the different ways TMCs are approaching NDC development…
[UPDATE, Oct., 2020: Corporate Travel Management acquired Tramada .”] Travel agency automation firm Tramada Systems has begun looking to ARC-accredited corporate travel departments for its next opportunities in North America. Partnering with the world’s leading expense and corporate booking company, SAP Concur, should help. Australia-based Tramada offers back office and related tools to travel management companies…
Innovation is a common topic in The Company Dime’s From The Field series. While some welcome new ideas more than others, anyone can be confused by their influence on the intricate business travel technology ecosystem. Mary Ellen George of Tramada Systems argues that things are getting more complicated and offers some guidance — handy checklist…
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