BCD Travel's Advito consulting division is piloting an AI consulting intelligence platform that brings together data and analytics across its five consulting practice lines, the company announced.
The Advito Platform Exchange, or Apex, was designed as a central hub for client consulting engagement. It covers hotel, multimodal, sustainability, engagement and intelligence and analytics into a single "holistic approach" for clients to work with consultants, monitor key performance indicators and get strategic recommendations, according to Advito. It connects data from those practices as well as data from the travel management company, expense platforms, supplier contracts, travel policy and market intelligence.
Within Apex, clients can view dashboards that highlight program trouble spots, view their engagements with Advito and run scenarios. It also includes an "Ask Apex" interface where clients can ask questions about their data in natural language.
"With Advito consultants embedded in the platform's design and validation, clients can trust the intelligence they receive and turn it into action at scale," Advito SVP and managing director Olivier Benoit said in a statement. "AI changes what clients buy, how consulting is delivered and which solutions create differentiation. We’re excited to collaborate with our pilot clients to create a platform that helps them leverage AI in a way that increases the value of their travel program."
Advito plans to run the pilot of Apex, for which it is still inviting clients, through the end of the first quarter of 2027, followed by a broader rollout in the second quarter.