SOUTHLAKE, Texas, May 08, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Travelocity Business(SM) today announced two new enhancements aimed at increasing the productivity of the business travelers who use its services.
First, Travelocity Business will start issuing individual e-mail statements to business travelers that clearly outline all of their recent travel and transaction activity. The reports are designed to aid travelers during the expense reporting process, and reduce the number of follow-up calls needed to get the details from an agent or corporate travel manager.
In addition, every traveler who refunds a ticket through Travelocity Business will now receive an immediate e-mail confirmation that the refund took place, to prevent worrying and waiting for the adjustment to appear on the next monthly credit card statement.
“The mindset of corporate travel agencies has been to collect travel data and share it at the managerial or procurement level,” said Joel Bailey, director of Product Marketing at Travelocity Business. “Now, we’re finding ways to also share relevant data with the individual travelers, so that they stay more informed and spend less time during their work day searching for the travel information they need.”
The individual traveler statements will be available for issue either once or twice a month, depending on dates set by the corporation that can be adjusted to reflect corporate card billing cycles. Some of the data that will be shared on the statements include:
— Trip history – Outlines all activity associated with each trip taken by the traveler. Includes changes, cancellations, refunds, and any service fees associated with the corresponding trip. Each service fee will be assigned a unique number that also appears on the traveler’s credit card statement to allow for easier reconciliation and reporting.
— Unused tickets – Lists all unused tickets available for use to help the traveler recoup their value.
— Expiration alerts – Proactively notifies the traveler before credit cards expire.
About Travelocity Business
Travelocity Business is a full-service corporate travel agency that helps companies easily manage travel and reduce costs, while providing more choices to travelers. Travelocity Business combines the savings and convenience of online with the full service of dedicated agents available 24/7 who typically answer the phone in 20 seconds, and within 60 seconds guaranteed (see site for guarantee details).
Travelocity Business combines the expertise, service and travel choices of Travelocity(R) with corporate experience gained from serving more than half of the Fortune 200 companies. For more information, companies can visit www.travelocitybusiness.com.
Sabre Holdings Corporation (NYSE:TSG) is a world leader in travel commerce, retailing travel products and providing distribution and technology solutions for the travel industry. More information about Sabre Holdings is available at http://www.sabre-holdings.com.
SOURCE: Travelocity Business
Travelocity Business Noel Bilodeau, 415-932-1292 noel.bilodeau@travelocity.com or Vollmer Public Relations Mary Kate Smither, 972-488-4790 marykate@vollmerpr.com
