Realize True Cost Savings with Smart Online Booking Tools

In today’s volatile travel environment you, and your business. stands to lose countless hours to manual booking processes, phone calls, and email chains.  It’s not uncommon for hold times with the airlines to exceed 90 minutes, especially during severe weather events.  Your administrative staff can waste an immeasurable amount of time coordinating travel arrangements, not to mention the frustration toll it takes which affects other areas of their work.

An efficient online booking tool will transform this operational burden into a streamlined, self-service experience. Employees can book travel, accommodations, and services in minutes rather than hours, freeing up valuable time for more important revenue-generating responsibilities. The ripple effect of implementing a smart online booking tool extends far beyond individual productivity and immediate cost savings though, because when your team spends less time on administrative tasks, it frees them up to focus on far more important strategic initiatives that drive business growth and profit.

A side benefit of smart booking tools that many business owners and executives don’t realize, is that consolidating your travel program through an online booking tool doesn’t just save time; you will also realize additional savings through built-in cost optimization features. These tools can automatically compare prices across multiple suppliers, and with TravelStore’s automated fare shopping tool, lower fares are automatically rebooked.  No hassle, transparent to the traveler, but you see the savings every month.  In addition, smart booking tools enforce company travel policies, and flag budget overruns before they occur. Real-time budget tracking prevents surprise expenses, while automated approval workflows ensure spending aligns with company guidelines.

What does all of this mean for you?  Realistically, TravelStore’s client partners often report up to a 30% reduction in travel and booking-related expenses within the first year of implementation.  That’s a significant savings, especially if you factor in the elimination of stress and hassle for your team as well.

Beyond the convenience and efficiency your travelers and administrative staff will experience, a consolidated online booking tool means that every booking will generate valuable, quantifiable data about customer preferences, peak demand periods, and spending patterns. With the ability to capture and analyze this information, you gain powerful insights into your company’s travel spend  that enable you to make more informed strategic business decisions. Our Client Service Managers work with you to compare benchmarks and analyze this data ensuring you realize maximum savings through partner negotiations and contracts.

As you may already be experiencing, as your business grows, manual travel booking processes become increasingly unsustainable. An efficient online booking tool scales seamlessly with your business, handling increased volume without requiring proportional increases in administrative staff. Whether you’re managing ten bookings per week or a thousand, the system maintains the same level of efficiency and accuracy.

Through all of this, your team enjoys the flexibility that comes with having the ability to book their own travel and ensure their trips align with their travel preferences.  In fact, our online booking tools allow your travelers to save their preferences, and will even automatically work to coordinate their preferences within their trips, such as automatically shopping for better seat assignments and/or upgrades when applicable.

Curious about how TravelStore’s smart booking tools can benefit your company?  Contact us today and we will be happy to schedule a completely complimentary, no obligation, cost savings analysis.  You’ve got nothing to lose, but a lot of savings to gain.  We look forward to speaking with you soon.