GroundSpan, today announced that their global ground transportation automation and management tools will be available in the new Concur® App Center from Concur (NASDAQ: CNQR), the leading provider of integrated travel and expense (T&E) management services. The new app center will help businesses and travelers discover applications that deliver significant value to the enterprise as well as to the business traveler.
GroundSpan’s platform is uniquely developed to accelerate the automation of ground transportation bookings with the following features:
- Cohesively integrates corporate ground travel booking and expense management/reporting into a single portal.
- Efficiently funnels ground options from over 2,800 providers in a concise layout that facilitates both product and price comparison.
- Travel managers and procurement personnel can work with GroundSpan to ensure that their preferred ground transportation providers as well as their traveler’s direct choices are highlighted in the display providing guidance, to both travel arrangers and road warriors as they book travel online.
- Agent tools to support Concur generated bookings.
“Through our unique GDS and online solutions available to Concur users, corporations can create a central booking environment for ground transportation trips globally. Corporations can maximize the use of their preferred ground vendors resulting in increased control/reporting, minimized health and safety concerns and spend reduction.” We are excited to broaden our partnership with Concur to increase the reach of this offering,” says Tony Bonanno, President of GroundSpan.”
“We are focused on creating an ecosystem of partners with innovative new products and services for our customers and their employees,” said Tim MacDonald, EVP of Platform and Data Services at Concur. “The new Concur App Center will deliver seamless integration via Concur’s open platform and we are thrilled that Groundspan will be among the esteemed apps in the Concur T&E Cloud ecosystem.”
Log on to the GroundSpan website to learn more about global ground transportation automation and management tools. To learn more about Concur’s T&E Cloud ecosystem, download a complimentary copy of PayStream’s 2013 Travel and Expense Benchmark report. The report includes a detailed Concur profile and case study.
