Cytric Easy, the travel management tool embedded in Microsoft Teams, is to be integrated into FCM Travel portfolio.
Amadeus and FCM Travel have extended their Cytric distribution agreement to include Cytric Easy. With this new agreement, global travel management company FCM Travel, becomes a reseller of the innovative travel management collaboration solution embedded into Microsoft Teams.
Through the new integration, corporate travel managers will have access to the benefits of Cytric Easy technology as part of the FCM solution portfolio. FCM Travel is the flagship large market corporate travel division of Flight Centre Travel Group, with a 20-year history, including the growth of FCM’s travel network to 95 countries and the launch of proprietary corporate travel technology. Cytric Easy is a travel management collaboration tool that allows users to search, compare and book a hotel, flight or car rental, without leaving Microsoft Teams.
Combining Cytric Easy with the global reach of FCM Travel will allow corporate travel managers to provide a unique collaborative experience to their corporate travelers by fully embedding travel booking and trip sharing into Microsoft Teams. Direct benefits include trip cost reductions but also stronger value of business trips via additional collaboration opportunities.
“At FCM Travel, we work to bring agility to corporate travel programs, driving value and creating simplicity,” Marcus Eklund, FCM global managing director, said.
“With a unique approach to building technology, our partnership with Cytric Easy from Amadeus is a great example of this ambition in action. The tool has the potential to be a transformative addition to our portfolio, driving efficiency, collaboration, and cost savings for our customers.”
Cytric Easy offers the ability to share trip information, including trips from the airport or rail station with Share My Transfer, minimising the time spent discussing trips with colleagues. The Event Manager feature enables event planners to provide a collaborative, seamless way to allow travelers and non-travelers to participate in an event with real-time information, including sharing participant trip data, trip recommendations, the event agenda, or related documentation and useful links, in one single place.
“We are delighted to expand the global partnership between Amadeus and Flight Centre Travel Group even further,” Amadeus senior vice president, global business accounts, Paul de Villiers, said.
“With Cytric Easy, FCM Travel will be able to integrate an-other key solution from Amadeus into its portfolio, offering unique added value to the market and supporting its growth with corporations.”
Amadeus Cytric chief commercial officer, Mark Cullen, said corporate buyers are looking for innovation from technology providers while leveraging existing applications within their corporate IT environment.
“The partnership today will allow buyers to leverage the combined strengths of Cytric Easy and FCM Travel within their existing productivity platforms, namely Microsoft Teams,” he said.
