BTN's 2015 Travel Manager Of The Year figured most office workers and business traveler types practically live in Microsoft Outlook. It's a one-stop-shop for email, calendar, task management, notes and contacts. Why not add travel services like mapping, online booking and rich itineraries? It look seven years of envisioning what the future might look like, but Bailey has now partnered with three separate travel and technology suppliers to make his vision a reality—first for Microsoft Travel and next for the industry as a whole. Watch Bailey tell his story:
Eric Bailey On Combining Vision With Partnership
BTN's 2015 Travel Manager of the Year figured most office workers and business traveler types practically "live" in Microsoft Outlook, a one-stop shop for email, calendar, task management, notes and contacts. So why not add travel booking for Microsoft's own employees to the software's list of features? Once Bailey accomplished that mission, he partnered with Amadeus to take over the tech and roll it out to the broader industry.