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Business travel is on the rise and so are costs. The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) forecasts global travel spend to reach $1.7 trillion by 2022. Growth is a good thing, but travel managers are under increased pressure to maintain travel budgets, increase program compliance and ensure that their frequent travelers stay happy. Fortunately, through the use of the right technology and tools, travel managers can improve their travel program's performance while enhancing their travelers' experiences.

This year’s CFO Magazine Tech Companies to Watch list is all about companies that are looking beyond automation into business intelligence and AI – products that make for better decision-making and automatic cost controls for CFOs. Products like Yapta.

Price assurance is the guarantee that you’ll get the lowest available purchase price for goods or services. Carefully negotiating the best deals is an important first step in making sure you get the most for your travel budget, but these days it’s not enough. Dynamic price assurance provides you with the next level of savings.

This March, we showcased Yapta’s dynamic price assurance technology and performance analytics at SAP Concur Fusion in San Diego. Time flies when you’re participating in a great event. Yapta has been exhibiting at Fusion every year since 2013. Our team has grown, our success has skyrocketed, and we continue to foster valuable relationships at this industry-leading event.

Extraordinary technological innovations—many of them positive and some unsettling—are becoming the new reality for the corporate travel industry. In this paper you’ll learn about the growth of artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, traveler-specific dynamic pricing, biometrics and more. In 2019, the opportunity to apply new technologies to better serve travelers has never been greater.

These are challenging times for travel professionals looking to streamline their RFPs and supplier negotiation processes. The hotel market is fragmented, with hundreds of companies expanding their brands and franchising activities. Prices remain high, with hotels preserving significant negotiation power. Air travel negotiations present another level of complexity—U.S. air carriers... Read More

Travel Advantage Series The travel marketplace is reaching new levels of growth and suppliers are applying increasingly sophisticated pricing technologies. This creates a significant challenge for corporate travel and procurement managers to control costs throughout the travel lifecycle—from airfare and hotel bookings through supplier negotiations.