Tools that empower travelers, or that are "traveler-centric" include: Trip Collaboration and Multi-Passenger Booking, a redesigned Hotel Shopping path and Egencia On the Go(™) mobile portal. Program enforcement and management tools include: Dynamic Messaging, Trip Controller and Custom Report Builder. Combined with Egencia's first-class customer service and leading account management team, these tools deliver a strong solution for program and spend control.
"Consumer shopping habits and growing acceptance of social media and mobile tools has informed the way business travelers expect to book travel," said Simon Tam, Egencia Senior Vice President of Product and Technology. "By making the traveler a key consideration when enhancing our offering, Egencia helps companies simplify the traveler experience, drive compliance and ultimately increase savings."
"As one of the largest expenses for companies, T&E spend has become a key consideration for business leaders throughout corporations," said Pam Keenan Fritz, Senior Vice President, Egencia North America. "Egencia has designed these tools to make it easier for companies to promote cost-cutting travel programs, mine data for further savings opportunities and communicate more effectively to employees about policy."
Theodore Koumelis - Wednesday, August 26, 2009