The layers behind a company trip

The app the employee books on sits on top of the travel platform.

1Business travel booking and expense apps ↓One app for booking a business trip within the rules, and claiming the expense.NavanITILITESerko LtdRoutespring Inc.Cvent2Travel platforms and travel management companies ↓The cloud platform and the agency that sit underneath the booking.SpotnanaAmex GBT1Business travel bookingand expense apps ↓One app for booking a business trip withinthe rules, and claiming the expense.NavanITILITESerko LtdRoutespring Inc.Cvent2Travel platforms andtravel managementcompanies ↓The cloud platform and the agency that situnderneath the booking.SpotnanaAmex GBT

Box 1 is the app the employee sees, for booking and expenses. Box 2 runs underneath: the platform the booking goes through, and the travel management company that arranges it. Tap a title in the diagram to jump to its companies.

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Business travel booking and expense apps 5 companies

Employees book flights and hotels within the company's rules in one app, and the trip becomes an approved expense.

Navan logoNavanNavan, with engineers in Bengaluru, sells travel booking and expenses in one app.BengaluruHired recently
ITILITE logoITILITEITILITE, founded in Bengaluru, sells travel and expense software to companies.BengaluruHiring now
Serko Ltd logoSerko LtdSerko, the New Zealand company behind the corporate travel tool Zeno, sells travel booking.
Routespring Inc. logoRoutespring Inc.Routespring sells business-travel booking and expenses in one app.
Cvent logoCventCvent finds venues for company meetings and events and arranges the travel of the groups who attend.Bengaluru · Delhi NCRHired recentlySee alsoCreative tools, event platforms and creator marketing
The tech, explainedCorporate travel management software
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Travel platforms and travel management companies 2 companies

Underneath the app, a travel platform handles the booking, and a travel management company arranges and supports the trip.

Spotnana logoSpotnanaSpotnana, with engineers in Bengaluru, sells a cloud platform on which travel agencies and large companies build their travel services.BengaluruHiring now
Amex GBT logoAmex GBTAmex GBT, with engineers in Delhi and Bengaluru, is the largest travel management company, arranging the trips of many large companies.BengaluruHiring now
The tech, explainedTravel management company (TMC)Corporate travel platform
How it all worksTravel technologyFlight, hotel and bus back, booked in ten minutes.
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What's changing

The trip arranges itself.

AI assistants can now book a whole business trip from the meeting invite: flights, hotel and car, within the rules, and file the expense afterwards.

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