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Business travel giants talk up NDC prowess after sealing direct connect deals

By Kevin May | May 25, 2017

Hogg Robinson Group and Concur claim they are spearheading the spread of IATA's New Distribution Capability standards into business travel. A connection with British Airways for its content using t Read More

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Concur explores virtual reality for the corporate travel market

By Linda Fox | March 27, 2017

Concur Labs, the innovation arm of the travel and expense management tech company, has been exploring virtual reality and possible applications for business travel. The labs team came up with a pro Read More

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Could new mobile biometrics hold the key to global traveller identity?

By Marisa Garcia | March 2, 2017

We’ve been told to expect the end of the passport, replaced by a secure and digital traveller identification. Advancements biometrics—becoming common hardware on smartphones, as presented during th Read More

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Concur opens up app centre to UK business travellers

By Linda Fox | February 21, 2017

Concur, the travel and expense system provider, has launched its App Centre in the UK. The App Centre was originally launched in the US back in 2013 as a means to open up the SAP-owned company's "e Read More

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CWT to shut Worldmate travel concierge mobile app

By Kevin May | January 11, 2017

Carlson Wagonlit Travel will close its Worldmate mobile itinerary management service, four years after acquiring the company in a $20 million deal. The app stopped taking bookings for hotels and ru Read More

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Airbnb bookings by corporate travellers on growth tear

By Kevin May | January 9, 2017

In some respects, booking figures for Airbnb by corporate travellers remain low compared to those for hotels - but the growth is certainly noteworthy. Business travel management platform Concur has Read More

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Large increase in business travellers found using Airbnb

By Kevin May | November 7, 2016

The number of organisations using room and home-sharing service Airbnb has increased by a third - and the amount being spent is even higher. Research by Concur, looking at company travel expenses f Read More

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Concur appoints a new president but while staying the course

By Sean O'Neil | November 1, 2016

The global leader in the travel-and-expense management clubhouse for revenue has a new president, Mike Eberhard. While Steve Singh remains chief executive of Concur, Eberhard will be next in seniority Read More

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Jambojet departs with 15below, Aeromexico goes digital, and more

By PhocusWire | August 25, 2016

This is a roundup for product news and announcements for travel SYSTEMS in tourism and hospitality for August 2016. Thursday 25 August 2016: Jambojet departs with 15below The Kenya-based, d Read More

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On-the-go economy comes to the fore, huge implications for travel brands

By Kevin May | July 26, 2016

The business world is undergoing a fundamental change that, driven by mobility and digital connections, will impact on how companies handle their travelling employees. In particular, increased pres Read More

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Personas are back in latest state of business travel report

By Linda Fox | July 19, 2016

Concur has studied its booking and expense data to come up with a few takeaways on business travel behaviour. There's lots of data around hotel, air and ground transportation spend as well as a loo Read More

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Airbnb ramps up business travel focus, adds employee management tool

By Kevin May | June 8, 2016

Airbnb claims some 50,000 companies worldwide have used the site to make a booking since it launched a dedicated platform for corporates. This could be seen by some as a solid start over the past t Read More

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Concur talks about its next steps in travel expense dominance

By Sean O'Neil | June 8, 2016

When SAP, the German software company, bought Concur Technologies in 2014, it said the key benefit would be the cross-selling of products. The cost was $8.3 billion, equal to 10 times predicted rev Read More

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Microsoft Outlook adds Concur's travel booking and expense tools, via Office 365

By Sean O'Neil | May 17, 2016

Microsoft said it will enable travel booking and expense reporting powered by Concur to happen in business apps many employees already use by autumn 2016. Users of Microsoft Office via the cloud-ba Read More

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Google shows its potential to ruin the dreams of travel destination apps

By Kevin May | May 4, 2016

True to form, Google is putting the industry on red alert with the upcoming release of a new travel app known as Trips. The company began testing the application through a group of users of its Loc Read More

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