Direct Travel announced the global rollout of Avenir Travel Edition, its modern travel solution designed to help travel managers operate consistent, connected travel programs across regions, travelers and systems. The platform, according to the announcement, brings together Spotnana’s travel platform and Direct Travel’s global operating model, “uniting modern infrastructure with deep expertise, operational rigor and human-led service worldwide.”

Avenir Travel Edition will roll out across Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East and North America this year.

For decades, said the announcement, global business travel has been defined by fragmentation with multiple booking tools, regional systems, disconnected data and inconsistent traveler experiences. Travel managers, it continued, have been left to stitch together programs country by country, often without clear visibility or consistent support, and travel advisors are constrained by legacy systems that fragment workflows, slow response times and make consistent service delivery across regions nearly impossible.

Avenir Travel Edition was built to replace that model entirely, according to the announcement. Christal Bemont, CEO, said, “With Avenir, we’re giving travel managers what they’ve been missing for years: one global platform, one global service model and one source of truth.” She continued: “Avenir allows us to remove friction, anticipate needs and deliver consistent, human-centered care anywhere in the world.”

Unlike legacy models that rely on disconnected regional systems, said the announcement, Avenir seamlessly connects content, service and data to provide travel managers with consistent control and visibility worldwide.

This architecture, according to the announcement, enables: one global platform, not stitched-together regions; on-demand visibility and governance across the enterprise; simplified program management at global scale; one global service model; and proactive care when disruption occurs.