Booking and expense provider TravelBank is rolling out a suite of trip management tools that will serve as a central hub from which business travelers can manage their trips. Dubbed SuperItinerary and available through the TravelBank app, the service features a mobile itinerary tool, integrated trip budgeting and TravelBank Marketplace, a digital store featuring third-party services and apps commonly used by business travelers.
Available later this year, the mobile itinerary will sync meetings, dinners and other scheduled events into a single time line view and will suggest services, such as ride pickup, based on the traveler's schedule. Offers from third-party services included in TravelBank Marketplace will appear within the itinerary, as well, to initiate and facilitate purchases on the go.
Travel Marketplace is now live, featuring more than 30 partners, including Uber, Lyft, Clear, GroundLink and Getaround.
Purchases made via Marketplace and the mobile itinerary will flow directly into TravelBank's expense solution. The integrated budgeting tool, set to roll out early next year, will enable travelers to see how prospective purchases align with trip budget and policy guidelines.
Trip management has become a point of emphasis among travel management providers seeking to expand their functionality beyond booking. Legacy travel management companies like BCD, through its TripSource app, as well as tech-forward travel management startups like TripActions, now offer in-trip management tools for use throughout an entire trip.