How Mobile Apps are Transforming Business Travel Experience

By Apac CIO Outlook | Monday, August 31, 2020

Fremont, CA: With the advancement of technology, smartphones have become more affordable than before. Today’s world is tech-driven, and keeping up with the fast-paced lifestyle seems a lot difficult without smartphones. Mobile devices have introduced people to a smoother, simpler, and more connected experience.

The popularity of business travel apps is increasing as most travelers prefer to book flights through mobile apps instead of online travel portals. These apps have considerable influence on how they research, book, and experience destinations. Besides, these apps help to navigate problems during a trip quickly.

Let us look at the impact of mobile apps on business travel experience:

Pre-Trip Process Made Easy

It would make frequent travelers happier if they could make a travel request for their next trip while still on their current trip. Mobile apps allow employees to create travel requests and send them to their managers for approval while they are still touring. Once the trip is approved, business travelers can book hotels, flights, and other services utilizing authorized travel booking tools. Also, they can continuously track their flight status and get directions to their hotels.

Submit Expenses while Touring

Another perk of using mobile apps is that employees would not need to wait until they get back to their hotel or desk to record their expenditures. Instead, they can simply take a picture of the receipt using their smartphone. Once they capture the essential details, like date, merchant, and amount, and record a related expense entry, they will not worry about losing them.

High Visibility into Travel Expenditure

Limited access makes it difficult for employees to record their expenditures. A travel and expense management mobile app can facilitate this task for travelers. Despite searching for receipts here and there and spending time submitting the details manually, employees can create travel requests, book travel, submit expenditure reports, as well as track the approval process on the fly.