Travolution

🚘 Uber for Business launched Delegate Booking in the UK, a platform allowing executive assistants to manage transport for executives using Uber Business Comfort, Exec, and Lux services. Assistants can book, monitor, and edit rides, as well as handle post-trip support like lost items and billing integration. Commenting on the tool, Jenna Brown, director of Uber for Business UK, highlighted its utility in managing ground transport and handling unforeseen circumstances. Executive assistant Catherine Boccellari noted the significant positive impact on her workflow.

💰 Corporate travel management is being revolutionized by AI, with predictive analytics for forecasting trends and costs, automated booking systems, and personalized recommendations. Advanced booking tools offer dynamic pricing and real-time fare adjustments. Expense management solutions automate reporting and streamline reimbursement while adhering to policies. Mobile apps provide updates and manage itineraries, whereas integrated risk management tools ensure traveler safety with real-time assessments and alerts. These technologies are essential for enhancing efficiency, safety, and satisfaction in corporate travel.

📍 Turkey-based Pegasus Airlines introduces AI-generated multilingual flight announcements in Spanish, Arabic, and Russian. The technology was developed by the Pegasus Innovation Lab in Silicon Valley, established last year. First trial on a Seville, Spain route was on September 24. AI system clones voices of Pegasus captains, providing updated flight information, weather, destination, captain's name, and flight duration before take-off.