Notilus and Goelett. These two players have been in the news in the world of business travel in recent months. Notilus, which specialises in expense management, entered the market on 1 July, into the Cegid foldOne of the world's heavyweights in ERP and other cloud management solutions for finance and human resources. The other, the Goelett booking platform, has been in operation for several weeks now. the new name for Rydoo's travel branch since it was acquired by CDS.
In their former lives, both were partners in the Havas Voyages agency. For the last five...
Notilus and Goelett. These two players have been in the news in the world of business travel in recent months. Notilus, which specialises in expense management, entered the market on 1 July, into the Cegid foldOne of the world's heavyweights in ERP and other cloud management solutions for finance and human resources. The other, the Goelett booking platform, has been in operation for several weeks now. the new name for Rydoo's travel branch since it was acquired by CDS.
Both were already partners of Havas Voyages in their former lives. For the past five years, these three players have been working together on joint projects to offer a turnkey service offering to their customers. The partnership extends to a fluid, interconnected offering combining the agency's services, Goelett's self-booking tool technology and Notilus's mobility management solution for expense reports, business travel and car fleets. " This 100 % French partnership with Havas Voyages and Goelett reinforces our commitment to simplifying business travel, from planning to expense claims." said Gilles Bobichon, Director of Notilus, A Cegid Company.
The addition of 'A Cegid Company' next to the name of the solution formerly developed by Dimo Software speaks volumes about the new marketing clout acquired by Notilus with its integration into Cegid's Finance business unit. " It's a real image boostersays Cédric de Martimprey, Notilus Sales Director. We benefit from the power of Cegid at every level. For marketing and communication, but also with a multiplied sales force."
Sales teams can now offer the 'travel & expense' module to all customers equipped with accounting management solutionsCegid's treasury and HR departments, or in future calls for tender. All this, with a tool that is optimised compared to the generic expense claim management offered in ERP systems. Cédric de Martimprey has already seen the benefits: " In the very first week of our integration, six Cegid client companies asked us to look into an expense report project."
As for Notilus' historical relationships in the travel sector or its agnostic model based on connections developed with the main SBTs and aggregators such as CDS for the hotel industry, Carbookr for car hire and SNCF for the railwaysThese easier integrations help to convince companies. " For a company, it is always easier to change travel agency than ERP toolsays Jérome Alla, Head of Partnerships at Notilus. When a company implements a business travel and expense project, it's often the interfacing with its HR and accounting tools that takes the most time. But we've already done all that work.
While other players have extended their reach into the world of business travel by bringing together the booking and payment of expense claims, Cegid's breakthrough into the field of travel & expense has come through the door of business management solutions. In the same way that the German group SAP and its acquisition of Concur in 2014. " Since our offer complements theirs, they didn't buy us by chance." says Cédric de Martimprey. This is all the more important given the international expansion of the Notilus solution and Cegid's intention to double its turnover over the next few years as part of its 'Forward 2026' strategy.
