New Tools and Platforms Are Changing Business Travel
Photo Credit: A Cvent event in Europe last year. Travel management companies are experimenting with ways to make it easier for their clients to use third-party services on their platforms. Flickr / Cvent
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Making it easier for travelers to book how they want, and simpler for travel managers to experiment with new technology solutions, has become a focus in corporate travel.
We've been following the consumerization of corporate travel for a while, since business travelers simply don't leave their leisure travel habits at home.
As part of our annual set of Skift Megatrends, we took a look at the companies aiming to capitalize on the large market of business travelers who work for small or medium-size businesses. They're bringing consumer innovations into the space faster than the large travel management companies.
This week we also spoke to BCD Travel about its new platform making it easier for startups to work with its systems. While it's not the first travel management company to offer such a program (Concur did something similar years ago), it's a smart move that will make it easier for
