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Rocketrip Pulls in Google Exec for Next Step in Corporate Travel Booking

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Dennis Schaal

Photo Credit: The Rocketrip platform seeks to study flights and predict which airfare is appropriate for a given company in a certain situation, and then to incentivize employees for doing the right thing. Rocketrip

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Companies such as Concur, Google, and Rocketrip are transforming business travel and the establishment biggies, from American Express to BCD and Carlson Wagonlit Travel, will eventually have to adapt, as well.

Open booking in business travel is a misunderstood concept because proponents, whether they be Concur with its TripLink product, Google for its employees, or startup Rocketrip, are all seeking to get travelers to adhere to corporate policies whether that means sticking to a budget; using preferred airlines, hotels or car rental companies, or both. The issue comes to the fore as New York-based Rocketrip, which has a platform modeled after a Google Trips solution that rewards employees for finding deals and keeping their travels within benchmarks expected for a given trip, has signed on Google's Dublin-based global travel manager, Mike Tangney, as a strategic advisor. Concur has been a pioneer of open booking, a concept that seeks to corral rogue business travelers who want to

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