CWT, a global business travel and meetings specialist, announced that it has committed to a new partnership with Booking.com for Business to support an expanded offering for small business customers. This will include discounted business travel rates, access to membership rewards from a variety of third-party loyalty programs and complimentary 24/7 travel agent support, all provided by CWT.
Powered by travel and expense technology company Serko, the platform will combine Booking.com accommodations options with additional hotel, flight and car rental content provided by CWT, as well as multilingual customer services. According to the announcement, companies will be able to save time and money with discounted business travel rates across flights, accommodations and rental cars via the Booking.com for Business platform, with no booking or service fees, all while better managing changes and traveler safety across all trips. Access to CWT travel consultants will be provided in multiple languages to assist with trip management and disruption.
Joshua Wood, director of Booking.com for Business, said the partnership provides all business travel preferences in one place, along with the tools to manage cost and duty of care with travel expert support anywhere in the world 24/7.
Brian Mogler, chief partnership officer at CWT. said that with like-minded online travel global leaders like Serko and Booking.com for Business, “we share a vision about making business travel frictionless for both travelers and travel managers alike.”
Darin Grafton, CEO of Serko, said that bringing the partners together through Serko’s Zeno technology platform give business travelers a connected trip experience with all the business booking features, rates and services at no cost.
The expanded offering is expected to go live in the second quarter of 2023.
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