Technology continues to be seen as the most effective means that travel managers have to enforce compliance with travel rules, although cross-organization integration remains challenging, according to a recent report.
Managing travel spend: Integration and compliance are top issues [INFOGRAPHIC]
May 30, 2013 By 1 Comment
Managing travel itineraries: Easier said then done even with digital tools
December 11, 2012 By 14 Comments
Back in the golden age of travel, when everyone dressed up to fly (or at least showered and shaved) and there was legroom in coach, frequent travelers used travel agencies to book travel. Now, they have apps.
Concur wins up to $1.4B US government travel and expense contract
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The US government handed Concur a potentially $1.4 billion contract over 15 years to power the next iteration of the federal E-Gov Travel Service.
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Expedia, American Express — When travel research perfectly aligns with business goals
July 21, 2010 By 6 Comments
You have to love it — or maybe not — when travel research released separately today by Expedia and American Express almost reads like an advertisement for their respective offerings.
iPhone apps move over: Cornerstone releases Travets for travel managers
January 13, 2010 By 3 Comments
OK, Apple hasn’t much to worry about here because iPhone apps retain their sex appeal, but Cornerstone Information Systems has created a series of discreet applications, “much like iPhone apps,” the company says, to consolidate and depict customized parts of the travel procurement process.
Let’s see, should I download iPhone apps Zipcar or CNN Mobile? Or perhaps instead I should access Cornerstone’s Travet Library — the apps are called Travets — and drag onto my desktop an app which slices and dices Cornerstone’s data management platform, iBank, and provides a colorful, real-time portrait of my company’s travel policy compliance.
The Zipcar app or even Zombie Pizza for the iPhone may get the most popular user reviews, but Cornerstone, which automates the reservations process for travel management companies and corporate travel departments, is holding out hope that travel managers and travel agents will find Travets portraying a breakdown of spend across travel segments or air policy performance equally as appealing.
