TECH HOTLIST The 2023

Travel Planet

Another shining example of the benefits of developing technology in house, Travel Planet's Click & Control is a modular marketplace with speedy and limitless integration capabilities to meet the ever-evolving travel distribution eco-system. It has been designed to retrieve data from any supplier without the need for intermediary technological operators. Its easy integration capabilities were demonstrated earlier this year when Travel Planet was able to be NDC ready for American Airlines within just four weeks – yes, four weeks! Click & Control also deserves credit for displaying carbon emissions data at the point of sale. But, like all good

CTM'S CLIMATE+

When it comes to encouraging business travellers to make more responsible choices, great strides are being made across the industry, but the tech team at CTM has been working particular hard to help this TMC’s clients meet their sustainability goals. Thanks to recently added features, CTM’s Climate+ claims to be the first connected platform to support every step of a corporate’s business travel sustainability journey. With the help of granular emissions data from RDC Aviation, CTM’s booking tool and app provides CO2 calculations for flights, but also for hotels, trains and car journeys. Clients can input business travel activity by location, route and class to create a carbon forecast and build realistic, actionable carbon budgets, which can be assigned by company, division or team by year, quarter or month. Importantly, at point of sale there are clear labels highlight greener travel options, intelligently nudging users to make more sustainable choices. The tool also provides reporting and analytics, and lets companies assign approvers and transfer carbon budgets between department and travellers. travelctm.com

“Next on the list is finding a way to integrate serviced accommodation into the platform” innovators, the in-house techies are continually developing the platform to stay one step ahead of clients' needs. The most recent additions include a Video Teleconferencing module, available via mobile and web, enhanced Duty of Care dashboards and a ground transportation module. Next on the list is finding a way to integrate serviced accommodation into the platform. my-travelplanet.com