Business Travel and Sharing Collide as Airbnb and Uber Ink Deals with Concur
Photo Credit: Airbnb launched its own program to woo new business travelers. Airbnb
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Concur has done an excellent job in recent years thinking about what the business traveler needs to do their job better rather than focusing on putting the travel manager first. This is simply the next logical step.
Concur, the business travel management specialists, yesterday and today rolled out partnerships with Uber and Airbnb that give travelers more options for booking transport and lodging while on the road.
The partnerships are part of the expansion of Concur's TripLink product, which allows employees to book travel on their own, yet share it within their corporate travel program without worrying about breaking any rules. Concur's new capabilities, as well as Airbnb's and Uber's new products, were timed to coincide with the Global Business Travel Association annual conference this week in Los Angeles, California.
Concur has invested heavily in consumer-facing mobile t
