Consulting firm ZS is working with ARC subsidiary Traverse Technologies on a blockchain-based traveler profile system that, as ZS travel lead Sarah Hayden described it, would “put the data ownership back in the hands of the traveler.” ZS uses Traverse to support its direct booking programs with American and United. It’s in the midst of moving…
What some once saw as largely penny-pinching paperwork, pre-trip approval now is a crucial component for assessing risk and determining how best to accomplish missions. It’s also helping to bring sustainability to the fore. Increasingly, organizations apply the process on all proposed trips. More also scrutinize trips before travelers book. Who does the approving is changing,…
As various industry entities work on the problem of informing business travelers of whether they can or should go here or there, and what they need to do, a new player from the world of data science appears to have something new. Using more than 30 data sources, GoPass Global’s APIs reflect pandemic conditions through…
Adelman Travel Group built what it considers a first-of-its-kind self-service travel authorization tool. Called Hot Spot Approvals, the proprietary technology allows clients to assign approvers to particular travelers or establish start and end dates without having to ask the TMC for help. The “intuitive, web-based, simple” system doesn’t rely on traditional hierarchy data, according to…
[UPDATE, Dec. 22, 2021: Shep was acquired by FCM.] Businesses shouldn’t send travelers out in today’s world without proper guidance. Ideally, communications feature in the planning and booking process. They could be part and parcel of pre-trip approval and efforts to cajole corporate employees into using preferred managed travel booking channels. Although it has not…
One view of pre-trip approval is that it’s a critical tool for controlling travel spending and employee movements. Another says it’s red tape. Some see it as both. A key question for program managers interested in pre-trip approval is whether to go with an active or passive approach. Active approval means that the approving manager…
The United States Patent and Trademark Office in February granted Sabre a patent on “post-booking travel assistance and organization.” This covers some key functions in the Sabre TripCase mobile app. It came nearly a decade after Sabre applied for the designation and despite more recent comments about its lack of desire for patents. Sabre was…
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