A new version of the TripSource mobile app will launch this month. BCD Travel built the latest incarnation from the ground up to enable travelers to shop, book and manage travel directly from their mobile devices, BCD said.
It will feature improved design and navigation, including enabling travelers to scroll though their trips in time-line order to view flight details and status updates, hotel and rental car reservations, and dinners and meetings, along with in-line policy reminders, phone numbers and maps.
Enhanced branding and policy capabilities will enable BCD's corporate clients more easily to co-brand the app with company logos and colors and install custom mobile travel policies for quick reference on the road. Enhanced self-service tools and pre-trip planning and booking capabilities also will appear, BCD said.
Some providers, such as Roadmap, specialize in building branded travel management apps for corporate clients from the ground up, but BCD said TripSource's enhanced branding capabilities aren't necessarily a foray into that space. "The new branding functionality is not a direct response to competitive pressure but rather to our understanding of market needs," said product strategy VP Will Pinnell. "Many of our clients have branded their travel programs and expressed a desire to personalize the experience for their travelers" via features like logos, colors, links, city guides and other custom content. That personalization can help drive engagement with the app, he added.
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