GBTA Convention 2019 - Online Press Room

SUNDAY, 04 AUGUST 2019

BCD Travel’s SolutionSource® announces significant growth, bringing total number of third-party travel technology partners to 19

Over 300 clients add one or more authorized partner to their travel program



Visit us at booth: 2517

Leading global travel management company BCD Travel today announced a significant expansion in the number of offerings in its SolutionSource platform. With recent additions, SolutionSource customers now have access to 19 innovative third-party technology providers—adding six new options since the year began. Over 300 clients have implemented one or more SolutionSource technology partners into their program.

With the launch of SolutionSource in 2018, BCD Travel introduced an entirely new approach to delivering unique solutions to their corporate travel customers. Third-party technology partners are vetted and authorized by BCD Travel before being accepted into the marketplace. Through SolutionSource, BCD provides these partners access to a set of APIs and development tools for simple and secure integration with customer programs. Customers can select the partner or partners that best suit their program needs for a truly tailored program.

"There's been an emergence of innovative, new travel technologies in the last few years. These new entrants offer tremendous potential value to the corporate travel industry but are often barricaded by legacy systems and contractual red tape," says Irina Matz, BCD's Senior Director of SolutionSource. "As their trusted advisor, we want to ensure our customers have access to the latest technology providers to help drive the success of their travel program."

In the past several months BCD has welcomed several new partners - Hubtobee, Lumo, Park 'N Fly, Tripkicks, VATBox and VisaHQ, to join the ranks of the existing partners - like Pana, Freebird, FairFly, International SOS, Yapta, SpotHero, Groupize, and Rocketrip. Customers now have access to BCD-approved industry technologies across nine categories including traveler services, duty of care, guest travel, program optimization and more.

BCD will be highlighting some of their SolutionSource partners at the upcoming Global Business Travel Association conference in Chicago.

Want to learn more about SolutionSource? Discover all our partners here.

About BCD Travel

BCD Travel helps companies travel smart and achieve more. We drive program adoption, cost savings and talent retention through digital experiences that simplify business travel. Our 15,000+ dedicated team members service clients in 170+ countries as we shape a sustainable future for business travel. BCD's leading meetings and events management and global consultancy services complete our comprehensive suite of solutions for all aspects of corporate travel. In 2023, BCD achieved US$20.3 billion in sales. For more information, visit www.bcdtravel.com.

About BCD Group

BCD Group is a market leader in the travel industry. The privately owned company was founded in 1975 by John Fentener van Vlissingen and consists of BCD Travel, its subsidiaries BCD Meetings & Events and Advito, and Park 'N Fly. For more information, visit www.bcdgroup.com.


Visit us at booth: 2517


ORGANIZATION

BCD Travel
www.bcdtravel.com/
Six Concourse Parkway
USA - Atlanta, GA 30328
Phone: +1 678-441-5200


CONTACT

Katharine Williams
Dots & Lines, on behalf of BCD Travel
Phone: +1 (470) 893-1647
Email: press@dotsandlinesconsulting.com



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