New service to boost meetings ROI
GetThere has unveiled its Collaboration Suite which it says will maximise return on investment (ROI) from both travel and virtual meetings.
The product collection is the first of a set of new solutions designed to help travel buyers manage trips and other types of collaboration such as web, audio and video conferencing.
GetThere, which provides online travel procurement solutions, said it was driving development alongside new technology from fellow Sabre-owned business Sabre Research.
The company quoted a poll of UK corporate travel managers which claimed new collaboration tools could cut travel by as much as 18% over the next decade.
"This shift is the driving force behind our own evolution from travel procurement provider to a leader in best-in-class collaboration management tools," GetThere's president Chris Kroeger said.
"The Collaboration Suite reinforces our ability to respond swiftly to market needs, lays the foundation for our portfolio moving forward, and enables customers to effectively maximise investment in employee-collaboration options and company collaboration assets."
The Suite also includes other features aimed increasing meetings collaboration such as an ROI calculator (ROIC), Sabre's Cubeless social networking platform, GetThere's own meetings planner and an inventory management tool.
The product was previewed at the European Customer Summit in London yesterday (September 30) to an audience of travel managers, procurement officials and travel management companies (TMCs).
GetThere said the first phase of the suite would be available by the end of the year.
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