Concur Technologies activated direct links between the Cliqbook Travel online booking tool and both Hertz and Hilton

, according to vice president and general manager of travel management services Tom DePasquale. Similar links with Avis and Air Canada are in development. "To be agnostic means giving the corporate buyer the choice of where to buy," DePasquale said, noting that Concur will not connect directly unless the supplier agrees to provide electronic receipts that can be fed into Concur's automated expense reporting system. Direct connections also can lower client costs by bypassing global distribution systems and present to travelers certain products and perks available only through supplier-direct channels, he added. Concur previously developed links to other suppliers, including one to JetBlue Airways that was recently enhanced to include more seat availability.