When Carlson Wagonlit Travel rebranded to CWT a couple of weeks ago, I was skeptical it amounted to anything more than some banal corporate positioning. I mean, pretty much everyone already called the company CWT anyway.
So I spoke to CWT's chief product and technology officer, Andrew Jordan, about how the company has shifted behind the scenes and the cool tech stuff it has been developing over the last few years. The really transformative improvements aren't here yet, but the technical groundwork is being laid for creating a better traveler experience. Check out the story below.
In other news, Certify and Chrome River have merged to take on SAP Concur. They're betting that the marketplace wants more solutions tailored to specific needs, not a big one-size-fits-all platform. We'll find out if they're right quite soon.
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