Corporate Traveller re-launches AI-fuelled ‘ SAM ’ app
Global business travel booking and management agency , Corporate Traveller , has re-launched its ‘ Smart Assistant for Mobile ’ ( SAM ) app . The platform has the ability to book flights and hotels direct and comes on the back of a survey showing that travellers increasingly seek real-time information and updates in the new travel environment .
The survey of 535 Australian businesses revealed that three in five travel bookers and decision-makers are a travelling employee ’ s point of contact if something goes wrong on a trip . Fifty-six percent say they would
Hubs101 unveils new app at Event Tech Live London
Hubs101 , a German-based event tech company , launched a new app during its international debut at Event Tech Live London 2021 , at the beginning of November . The platform is now ready to produce an upcoming 30 events , hosting 3,000 users in November via the app .
Henry Fuchs , the founder of hubs101 , said : “ Hybrid events are our future . With the hubs101 app , we aim for bridging the gap between onsite and online events . We work tirelessly to deliver the best hybrid event like to get a notification on their phone if a traveller ’ s flight is delayed , while 47 % place a high level of importance on having access to a traveller tracking system to manage alerts and run reports .
The app aims to personalise information provided to travellers dependent upon the context of their specific trip . This can mean sending flight status reports , boarding gate changes , weather , and traffic reports , as well as the latest alerts and information on border closures and restrictions that may be impacting an area .
experience , enabled by many thought-after online and offline integrations in the app .”
Hubs101 aims to provide a streamlined platform for virtual events that integrates offline lead retrieval systems into onsite events . It is designed so that when app users enter the event lobby , they can find their way to the agenda containing all sessions , exhibitor booths , analytic boards and chat rooms . The purpose is to make the app experience like attending an event in real life where users don ’ t feel limited when networking with business partners . In the past two years , hubs101 audience analytics indicated revenue growth and an increasing engagement rate for exhibition users . One of the hubs101 clients , we . CONNECT , went against the stream and increased its revenue of virtual events by more than 50 %.
Absolute acceptance of cryptocurrency
US-based Absolute Production Services has announced it will be the first corporate event production company to accept cryptocurrency as payment for services . Absolute will work with fellow Chicago-based company , CoinFlip , and aims to expand its offer to the wider events industry .
Charlie Nicosia , owner and president of Absolute , said the changing nature of the events industry in the last 21 months meant the company now had to be “ prepared for anything and everything , and by accepting crypto , we can do just that ”.
As of December 2021 , Absolute started to leverage CoinFlip ’ s Trade Desk , an over-the-counter cryptocurrency trading service , to process payments from clients . The platform allows users to buy and sell over 40 cryptocurrencies of any dollar volume .
Kristoffer Dayrit , co-founder and president of CoinFlip , stated : “ As crypto adoption continues to become mainstream , it ’ ll be crucial for businesses to find reliable partners and solutions . CoinFlip can convert cryptocurrency payments into cash quickly and for less than the average credit card processing fee .”
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