"All companies have some aspect of supplier direct bookings as a component of their travel program,"

Through Concur's graphic airline flight tracking T E Cloud, hotels and car companies participating in Concur Open Booking will be able to link a traveler's Concur graphic airline flight tracking Travel profile with the respective loyalty accounts, enabling the supplier to automatically grant access to the traveler for a corporate discount even when the booking occurs on the hotel or car rental website.
"All companies have some aspect of supplier direct bookings as a component of their travel program," said Michael Koetting, EVP of supplier management at Concur. "And whether they acknowledge it or not, even the best run programs see a meaningful percentage of their hotel and car bookings happen outside of the corporate booking tool.
"Concur Open Booking gives companies of all sizes a convenient way to not only manage those bookings, but also get accurate information on expense reports. Just as importantly, Concur Open Booking makes travelers' lives incredibly simple, by enabling them to book hotel and car reservations directly on the sites that provide them with a superior user experience."