SAP Concur has added a new Covid-19 guidance tool to its TripIt mobile travel management app, according to the company.
Powered by travel risk specialist Riskline, the feature includes destination-specific information including Covid infection rates, quarantine and testing requirements, mask and curfew orders and dining restrictions. TripIt users can access the data within their trip itinerary view on TripIt, and more than 200 countries and territories are covered. For some countries, including the U.S., Canada and Australia, state and territory-specific guidance also is included. The tool is being offered at no additional cost to all Tripit users, Concur said.
With some observers predicting corporate travel will begin to slowly resume in the coming months, a number of travel management and other service providers have added Covid monitoring capabilities to their offerings. In January, Direct Travel unveiled a mobile- and web-based Covid messaging service built using the platform of travel documentation specialist Sherpa. Earlier that month, Trondent Development Corp. launched a Covid-19 messaging add-on to its automated pre-trip approval tools. Tripkicks and Shep also have emphasized Covid messaging capabilities in recent months.
Last year, Riskline launched a Covid-19 microsite data hub for use by corporate travel managers and partnered with white-label travel app developer mTrip, under which Riskline alerts can be delivered through the trip management apps mTrip builds for TMCs.