TRAVELPORT AND IBM are joining forces to build a new end-toend travel and expense management solution.
Global distribution provider Travelport's Traversa online booking system is to be linked to IBM's Global Expense Reporting Solution (GERS), enabling travellers to book business trips via either Galileo or Worldspan, and submit associated expense claims, using the same technology.
The joint venture agreement "is a key step in our strategy to demonstrate IBM's leadership in global end-to-end travel management", says IBM's GERS director Ray Curatolo. IBM itself is already using the integrated system, which is now being offered to other corporates.