GE Vernova has selected BCD Travel as its global travel partner, consolidating corporate and rotational workforce travel under a single global model across 106 countries. BCD will provide the TripSource platform, TripPlanner technology, specialist teams, and consulting services to support GE Vernova's rapid growth. Implementation is underway with go-live planned for early September.
Sun Group launched Sun Signature, Vietnam's first fully integrated loyalty program, powered by Amadeus Loyalty and Rewards. It brings together aviation, hospitality, entertainment, healthcare, real estate, and banking under a single loyalty account.
SAP Concur blog discusses T&E challenges in healthcare M&A. CMS requires accurate cost reporting within 150 days of close, but many organizations spend 6-18 months reconciling systems, risking reimbursement delays and penalties. The article emphasizes multi-entity cost reporting, clinician compliance, multi-jurisdiction policies, and audit readiness, proposing a 90-day phased approach.
SAP Concur published an article on the benefits of integrating travel and expense management solutions. Bringing Concur Travel and Concur Expense onto a single platform delivers 2x faster expense report processing, 55% reporting significant cost reductions in travel booking and expense reporting (average 21% decrease), and 80% improved compliance. The article lists six reasons, including scalability, broad travel content (11x more policy-compliant hotel options, 30+ low-cost global air carriers and NDC content, rail access through Trainline), transparency, and end-to-end integration. SAP ranked #1 for 2023 market share in the T&E market with 49.6%.
SAP Concur announced an integration between Concur TripLink and AccorHotels' Le Club loyalty program. Travelers can book on AccorHotels' website and mobile app, receive company negotiated rates where available, and have booking data automatically returned to their Concur account without emailing itineraries. AccorHotels has over 4,200 hotels in 95 countries with more than 20 brands.