Wednesday, July 24, 2024
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FCM Travel, a leading global travel management company, has expanded its partnership with Amadeus to now include the innovative Cytric Easy solution in their distribution agreement. This integration allows FCM Travel to offer Cytric Easy as part of its portfolio, a cutting-edge travel management tool designed to integrate seamlessly into Microsoft Teams. This new feature empowers corporate travel managers to enhance the travel experience for business travelers by integrating travel bookings and sharing itineraries directly within Microsoft Teams. Benefits for corporate clients include reduced travel costs and enriched business trips through enhanced collaborative opportunities.
Marcus Eklund, FCM Global Managing Director, says: “At FCM Travel, we work to bring agility to corporate travel programs, driving value and creating simplicity. With a unique approach to building technology, our partnership with Cytric Easy from Amadeus is a great example of this ambition in action. The tool has the potential to be a transformative addition to our portfolio, driving efficiency, collaboration, and cost savings for our customers.”
Cytric Easy offers a robust platform for managing travel arrangements directly within Microsoft Teams, facilitating the comparison, booking, and sharing of travel details for flights, hotels, and car rentals. The tool also features Share My Transfer, which minimizes the time teams spend coordinating travel logistics by allowing users to share trip details from airports or railway stations directly. Additionally, the Event Manager function enhances event coordination by enabling real-time collaboration among attendees, providing up-to-date travel information, event schedules, and pertinent documents all in one centralized location.
Paul de Villiers, Senior Vice President, Global Business Accounts, Amadeus, says: “We are delighted to expand the global partnership between Amadeus and Flight Centre Travel Group even further. With Cytric Easy, FCM Travel will be able to integrate another key solution from Amadeus into its portfolio, offering unique added value to the market and supporting its growth with corporations.”
Mark Cullen, Chief Commercial Officer, Amadeus Cytric, comments: “Corporate buyers are looking for innovation from technology providers while leveraging existing applications within their corporate IT environment. The partnership today will allow buyers to leverage the combined strengths of Cytric Easy and FCM Travel within their existing productivity platforms, namely Microsoft Teams.”
As part of the Flight Centre Travel Group, FCM Travel leverages its extensive network spanning 95 countries and a 20-year history of travel innovation to deliver superior corporate travel solutions globally.
Amadeus enhances the travel experience globally through innovative solutions, strategic partnerships, and a commitment to people, places, and the planet.
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