TAMS (Travel and Meeting Society), a network of meetings and business travel professionals, has launched a technology assessment program. The new free tool is designed for corporate travel managers and buyers and helps guide them through a self-assessment of the technologies in place across their company’s travel program. The assessment takes an end-to-end look at the technologies being used and identifies where specific strengths and/or gaps exist. TAMS will also provide a webinar on May 4 at 11 a.m. Eastern time to give an overview of the process for completing the assessment and address questions from travel buyers. Registration for the webinar is available at:
https://www.tamstravel.org/upcoming-events. Available for download on the TAMS website at
https://tamstravel.org/assessment, the tool initially prompts users to answer questions about their current priorities. The users then have the option of completing either a high-level overview or a comprehensive examination of the systems and integrations that make up the current state of their program. Once the assessment questions have been completed, the buyers are presented with a graphical summary highlighting which components of their technology configuration adhere to best practices and those areas that would merit enhanced focus. In addition, for companies that have varying travel technologies in place by country or region around the globe, the tool enables the comparison of travel program capabilities on a region-by-region basis.