The prices of millions of flights and hotel rooms are constantly changing, sometimes up, sometimes down. Keeping track of these variations is a tedious task, even for business travel professionals. That's why Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) has come up with a new technology to solve the problem. Unveiled on 12 July, Price Tracking" enables the agency to reduce the price of certain services by 2 %. " This is a considerable sum for any company with a large travel budget. What's more, this technology is largely automated, operates 24 hours a day and saves you money on a daily basis. "said Patrice Simon, Vice President and CTO of Innovation and New Product Development at Carlson Wagonlit Travel.
Automate route changes
To develop this technology, CWT called on the services of Yapta. The business travel agency selected this specialist in flight and hotel price analysis to develop the software needed to compare fares with those of its customers' bookings. The results of this collaboration appear to be positive, as CWT considers that the initial tests carried out in the United States have been a success. The agency also intends to extend this offer to its other clients worldwide over the next 18 months.. This system will replace the old manual practice, which only managed to replace one route in twenty.
