FRANKFURT, Germany, March 11 /PRNewswire/ --
- New cytric Release: Precise Control of Business Travel Hotel Booking
In the future, companies can precisely control corporate travel hotel
procurement. Using cytric, the leader in eProcurement systems for business
travel booking, simultaneous searches in multiple distribution channels are
possible. cytric customers benefit from having maximised choice,
automatically selected in accordance with corporate travel policy. i:FAO,
developer of cytric, has now introduced its Cube Channel(TM) Technology to
hotel bookings. This technology, developed by i:FAO, has been available since
2005 for air bookings. cytric is Europe's most used Software-as-a-Service
product (SAAS) for the booking and management of business travel. cytric has
a six-week release schedule .
Using Cube Channel(TM) Technology for hotel bookings enables companies
to combine and individually utilise a range of hotel providers
(reservation systems, travel agents, hotel programs, hotel operators)
according to need. The different channels can be intelligently prioritised
with settings specified down to country level. With this, corporations have
the option of specifying preferred hotel providers country by country.
Travellers need not know which hotel provider is the respective preferred
choice. cytric sorts the hotel options according to travel policy. Addressing
providers is done dynamically by the system - the booker has the guarantee to
see all available options, ensuring that the booking is made in the best
interest of the company. Cube Channel(TM) Technology underpins cytric's
function as a neutral information broker, giving its users access to all
tariffs and rates.
The latest cytric release dynamically optimises hotel search functions by
search radius, so that hotels situated too distant from the destination are
not displayed. Other innovations for cytric hotel bookings: extra services
offered by the HRS hotel reservation service are now clearly marked with a
symbol; individual locations for the search, e.g. corporate locations, can be
entered manually in the form of latitude and longitude co-ordinates for
greater precision.
Other changes in the latest cytric release: cytric customers save on
booking change and cancellation costs because they see at a glance on their
confirmation whether the ticket has already been issued or not. Additional
security and new ease of use are delivered by the new cytric PIN, granted to
all cytric users during the latest release. The PIN is used for example as an
ID with travel agents. The PIN will also play an increasing role as
cytric mobile services come online. i:FAO has migrated to Microsoft Virtual
Earth version 6 for its optimised digital map material. Benefits are a new 3D
view and simpler navigation.
All new functions and extensions are available free of charge to cytric
customers. cytric customers expect and receive a package of upgrades and new
additions every six weeks. More: http://www.cytric.com
About i:FAO:
The i:FAO Group integrates diverse information technologies to establish
leading global standards for business travel software. i:FAO is market leader
for neutral, worldwide available standard software for Business Travel
eProcurement. Since 2006 i:FAO Group Compensates all CO2 Emissions and is
Certified as "Climate Neutral".
About cytric:
Use the 34 case studies available to inform yourself how cytric customer
reduce business travel spend. In addition i:FAO has created a comprehensive
brochure to highlight the functionality and customer benefits of cytric.
More: http://www.cytric.com
Contact:
Louis Arnitz
Chief Executive
Telephone: +49-69-7680-5500
email: arnitz@ifao.net
i:FAO AG
