Amadeus and Microsoft have taken the next step in their collaboration in the business travel sector. The two partners have announced the integration of Cytric within Microsoft 365. Business travellers will now have access to the new possibilities offered by Cytric Easyto optimise the organisation of their business travel, and the information sharing in-house. In practical terms, this new module will enable professionals to plan and share the details of their business trips with their colleagues using the same day-to-day tools they use to do their job, such as Microsoft Outlook or Teams. Objective : encourage shared travel between several employees upstream, then throughout the journey. All without leaving the Microsoft environment.
improve productivity and facilitate compliance with travel and expense programmes
" In working with Microsoft last year, our aim was to reinventing business travel. Thanks to Cytric's integration into the modern Microsoft 365 work environment, switching between applications will be a thing of the past, improving productivity and making it easier for users to get the job done. compliance with travel and expense programmes "Rudy Daniello, Executive Vice President, Amadeus Cytric Solutions. " This collaboration with Microsoft simplifies decades-old processes that have an impact on finance, procurement and travel departments. And all this is just the first step in our shared vision to transform the travel and spend experience. "he adds.
This first step will soon be followed by other innovations, which have already been unveiled by the two partners. Amadeus and Microsoft have announced that Outlook calendar invitations will be enriched " in the near future The tool will also be able to provide a "traveller's guide", including each user's favourite place of departure, or their preferred destination based on the location and dates of a meeting, upstream of the search process. The tool should also evolve towards recommendations and advice, for example by identifying airports to avoid during a stopover. These recommendations will also include a sustainable development component, highlighting not only the fastest and most economical options, but also the most environmentally friendly. The management of expense reports is also on the integration roadmap.
" The integration of Cytric into Microsoft 365 will make the traveller's experience even more seamless "says Eric Bailey, Global Travel Director for Microsoft. " The ability to book airline tickets or manage travel expenses without leaving the day-to-day work applications will contribute to ease of use. All this will facilitate the travel experience and eliminate some of the usual booking challenges. ".
