Corporate Travel Embraces Chat-Based Apps With Hyper Travel Acquisition


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Chat-based apps that use real travel agents are getting a lot of buzz; we're interested to see how they will fit into the corporate travel space.

Hyper Travel, a startup that touted its app as "a personal travel concierge in your pocket," has been acquired by the business network Tradeshift. The name Hyper will go away as the service is being folded into Tradeshift Go, a just-launched virtual assistant for payments, expense management, and travel booking. "After helping thousands of travelers, we are excited to join Tradeshift and provide our magical, conversational experience to a larger audience than ever b