Corporate travel technology specialist Trondent Development Corp. has added a new Covid-19 messaging add-on to its Authorizer AI and Authorizer Pro pre-trip approval platforms, enabling travel managers to deliver relevant Covid-related information and alerts via email to travelers and trip approvers, the company announced.
Travel managers can select from a number of data parameters to determine when an alert is sent and which information is included, based on company policy, Trondent said. Messaging can include a range of attributes for a specific destination, such as number of cases, recent infection trends, lockdown and social distancing parameters and entry requirements. Once a traveler attempts to book a trip, an email detailing in- and out-of-compliance aspects of the booking is sent to the approver, who can approve or deny the request. After a trip is approved, the traveler receives an email with destination-relevant Covid-related data and corporate policy information.
Pre-trip approval parameters have seen a resurgence amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic as corporate travel managers seek to fulfill duty-of-care responsibilities. Suppliers including Adelman Travel and Cornerstone Information Systems have rolled out new tools designed to incorporate Covid-specific policy elements into pre-trip approval flows.