"Travelers whose [Concur] profiles are linked with their IHG
loyalty program accounts" now can book rates negotiated by their companies
directly on IHG's hotel brand websites. Electronic receipts from those
transactions prepopulate the travelers' expense reports within the Concur system
while travel managers can track employee spending and maintain duty-of-care
obligations. "These new capabilities are expected to be available for
corporate clients beginning in 2013," according to Concur. Last summer,
Concur
announced the first hotel and car rental participants for its Open
Booking initiative.