BCD Travel strengthens GetGoing platform with expense management

GetGoing, BCD’s all-in-one travel platform for small and midsize businesses, now includes integrated expense management

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, July 18, 2024 – GetGoing, the all-in-one travel platform from BCD Travel for small and midsize businesses, announced today the addition of integrated expense management, enabling companies to say goodbye to paper and hello to a digital, hassle-free travel and expense experience.

“The launch of Go Travel & Expense is a key milestone in advancing BCD’s vision to offer a turnkey solution for small and midsize businesses looking for a single travel and expense provider,” said Dave Mitchell, president of the BCD Travel Mid-Market division and executive lead of GetGoing in the U.S. “Because it’s one app, one supplier, one contract, all within the GetGoing platform, it’s an immediate activation, a breeze to manage and a delight for travelers to use. As a result, clients see better adoption, greater savings, and policy compliance. Plus, we offer clear, tiered pricing that simplifies and speeds up onboarding.”

GetGoing is the solution of choice for small and mid-sized businesses that typically spend up to $3 million in air looking for a digital platform to control costs and simplify the way they manage travel and expense. While it’s designed for digitally driven programs, customers also enjoy access to our proven, expert agent support and the peace of mind that comes with it.

Since its launch in 2022, GetGoing has experienced triple-digit growth. Available in the U.S. and Germany, GetGoing plans to rapidly expand its capabilities and geographic footprint in the months ahead.

“GetGoing recently launched mobile apps for Google and Apple users, in addition to other improvements that empower clients to focus on their core business and growth while we remove the complexity of managing employee travel and expense,” said Ghislain Domi, global head of GetGoing. “We’re seeing great success with our existing client base and looking forward to building on that momentum.”

Expense features

With a built-in partnership with Mobilexpense, a leading expense management company with 20 years of experience and compliance expertise, GetGoing’s integrated expense module offers a host of modern features to help companies digitize the expense process:

• Scan or photograph receipts right from your mobile phone. AI pre-populates expense fields for the quick creation of expense reports.
• Easily create expenses even without receipts at hand.
• Quickly submit expenses for approval.
• Approve expenses on the go.
• Easily implement expense policies, controlling and gaining visibility into travel spend.
• Export expense data for analysis or sharing with human resources and accounting software.
• Monitor costs and compliance to stay on budget and meet business needs.

In addition to its newly launched expense capabilities, GetGoing offers companies and travelers a multitude of benefits:

Booking

With GetGoing, travel programs can be up and running within a matter of minutes. Travelers can easily book and manage trips from any device at any time, without any software installation. GetGoing uses BCD’s buying power to negotiate the best prices for clients. BCD’s industry-leading content and partnerships with suppliers worldwide give GetGoing clients a wide range of exclusive deals and identify residual values to be used for future bookings.

Policy automation

GetGoing’s platform enables companies to set up and automate travel policies, including flight, hotel, rental car, and rail settings and automated pre-trip approval flows, so all bookings are automatically made within company policy.

Reporting

The built-in reporting solution offers a dashboard with travel data highlights and key metrics. It includes detailed reports with real-time data by traveler, date, location, and more, enabling companies to empower their team, save time, and find new ways to save on their travel costs and make the most of their travel budget. 

Traveler safety

To help companies fulfill their duty of care and give their travelers peace of mind, the platform also has an integrated safety and security solution. It includes the latest travel risks and restrictions, a live traveler tracking map and safe arrival check-in, and an AI-powered flight sorting feature that prioritizes safer options like direct flights or flights with connections in lower-risk countries. Automated trip-approval flows help monitor all traveler bookings and prevent employees from traveling to high-risk destinations.

Expert support

When support is needed, the helping hand of highly trained experts is just a call or click away. From travel and booking assistance to budget advice and 24/7 emergency support, the expert team is there to help travelers continue to their destination or get them back home safely.

To learn more about GetGoing, visit www.getgoing.com or drop by the BCD Travel booth (#3044) at the 2024 Global Business Travel Convention in Atlanta on July 22-24.

About Mobilexpense

Mobilexpense is an expense management tool made for your business and employees globally. We have designed smart, simple, seamless expense management solutions that allow you to maintain precise cost control over business expenditures and save valuable time. Eliminate paper receipts and data silos with a user-friendly mobile and web app that updates in real time. Trusted by over 3.000 companies worldwide. For more information, visit www.mobilexpense.com.

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