ETW Staff– Mumbai
Abacus, travel solutions provider in Asia Pacific has launched Abacus TripAlert, a new digital service designed to give travel management companies actionable insights in order to move travellers out of danger if an incident arise that threatens their safety.
Aligning early warning data on natural disasters, health pandemics or terrorist attacks with bookings captured on Abacus systems, Abacus TripAlert instantly locates affected travellers, presenting their agents with the opportunity to react, changing flight, hotel, car rental or other reservations, before options narrow.
Martin Symes, chief marketing officer, Abacus, explained, “The timing of the alert is vital, to give travel professionals a window to reschedule. We’ve partnered with a specialist to ensure Abacus has the edge on early detection, with AidCom providing a stream of reliable data pinpointing the hotspots where travellers may be vulnerable. Our travel agents can then quickly identify the nearest airports and available seats out.”
The service monitors, all the participating agencies’ PNRs for the two days ahead of departure and in-trip, sending subscribers electronic event summaries and an ‘Impact Traveller List’ to share with their corporate accounts or to contact directly.
Peder Kvendset, CEO, AidCom, said, “Corporations responsible for occupational risk will want this service to mitigate their exposure to elements outside their control. It is also a positive investment in terms of their duty of care. We are delighted to be working with Abacus on this important shared endeavour.”
