From Profile Sync To Infrastructure: Travlr ID Explores ‘Memory Layer’ With Client Scania
Instead of every supplier, booking tool, travel management company and risk vendor keeping separate traveler records, Travlr ID offers a portable profile or wallet that the traveler or employer controls and can share at will.
Serko Bets On Multi-Agent AI To Reinvent Booking Experience, Diversify Revenue Mix
Serko's new conversational interface for bookings is expected to support a shift to "higher-margin" revenue streams like licensing, subscriptions and payment economics, according to analysts.
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https://www.thecompanydime.com/serko-multi-agent-ai-corporate-travel-booking/
Notebook: AI Slop Is Real, And Your Business Partners Can Tell (w/Audio)
Three communications pros with experience in corporate travel discussed the merits and risks of using artificial intelligence in interactions between buyers, sellers and other stakeholders.
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https://www.thecompanydime.com/artificial-intelligence-business-communications/
Clarasight Expands From Carbon Reporting To Corporate Travel Operating System
Its founders described Clarasight's fast-growing platform as travel program "mission control," positioned to connect analytics with systems to execute on budgeting and policy decisions.
Q&A: Amadeus EVP Elena Avila Discusses SkyLink Acquisition
During a Tuesday interview, Amadeus EVP Elena Avila said the company bought AI travel startup SkyLink for its conversational booking tech, orchestration capabilities and talent. She said that in the "short term," the "primary" intentions would not include driving more GDS bookings through Amadeus or business to its Cytric booking tool.
Q&A: Mike Daly On The Evolution Of Sales In Corporate Travel
Veteran corporate travel sales exec Mike Daly picks on "spray and pray" sales in the context of corporate travel and describes how traditionally molasses-slow sales and RFP cycles are speeding up.
https://www.thecompanydime.com/mike-daly/
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Amid Job Cuts, Sabre’s Travel Agency Incentives Keep Growing
Sabre expects agency incentives per booking to keep rising, confirming protection for a key travel management company revenue source.
https://www.thecompanydime.com/sabre-job-cuts-agency-incentives/
Spotnana Stealth Mode Supports C-Suite Safety, Security And Secrecy
Booking lodging and transportation with fake names is a longstanding practice in business travel, especially in entertainment. A new Spotnana solution goes further, with restrictions that extend the cone of silence to support personnel and even data reporting.
Blockskye: Bulk Of Revenue To Come From Payment Products In Two Years
Blockskye sees payment products, including a new auto-reimbursement tool for co-branded loyalty cards, driving half its revenue by 2028. Most TMCs rely more on supplier commissions and client fees.
Dispatch 19
Dispatch on Navan's development, deposits for hotel rates, Delta's co-branded Amex cash machine, rental cars smelling of weed and more. (No subscription required.)
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