BCD Travel taps SkyLink to offer AI-powered travel assistant
UTRECHT, The Netherlands, July 1, 2025 – Leading travel management company BCD Travel announced today a strategic partnership with SkyLink, an interactive AI-based corporate travel assistant. This next-generation technology offers a fully autonomous chat-based booking experience focused on improving productivity and efficiency for travelers, travel arrangers and agents while driving program compliance and cost savings for customers.
SkyLink leverages a suite of leading AI technologies to deliver personalized, policy-compliant recommendations through a chat-based experience. This technology securely integrates directly into customers’ existing enterprise chat channels, such as Microsoft Teams and Slack. Travelers can instantly engage with the SkyLink application 24/7 to shop and complete reservations, modify or cancel existing reservations or find answers to important travel related questions.
“We are addressing traveler demand for efficiency and speed, while also driving cost savings and compliance for customers,” said Yannis Karmis, BCD’s senior vice president of Product Planning & Development. “SkyLink’s integration with our open platform creates a market leading engagement capability with travelers. Our partnership reinforces BCD’s commitment to offering flexible, innovative solutions that meet the unique needs of our customers’ program.”
SkyLink’s market-leading platform integrates with BCD’s robust Travel Commerce Platform, offering unparalleled flexibility and scalability. Designed to deliver a fully autonomous and touchless travel experience, every SkyLink booking remains standardized and fully supported by BCD’s expert agents.
Atyab Bhatti, cofounder and CEO at SkyLink expressed his enthusiasm: “We’re proud to partner with BCD Travel, a global leader in digital travel technology and service. By integrating BCD’s capabilities, we can seamlessly deploy into global travel programs. Together, we’re redefining the corporate traveler experience through modernization and collaboration, bringing best of breed technology to everyone.”
SkyLink is currently available for BCD’s large-scale customers in North America, with Europe and additional markets to follow.
About BCD Travel
BCD Travel helps companies travel smart and achieve more. We drive program adoption, cost savings and talent retention through digital experiences that simplify business travel. Our 15,000+ dedicated team members service clients in 170+ countries as we shape a sustainable future for business travel. BCD’s leading meetings and events management and global consultancy services complete our comprehensive suite of solutions for all aspects of corporate travel. In 2024, BCD achieved US$22.9 billion in sales. For more information, visit www.bcdtravel.com.
About SkyLink
SkyLink is the VIP corporate travel agent for everyone—from the executive to the entry-level employee—designed for elegance, simplicity, and measurable enterprise savings. Built for Slack and Teams, SkyLink turns corporate travel into a seamless conversation. Whether it’s booking a multi-city trip, flagging missing hotels, or asking, “Do I need a visa?”— SkyLink responds instantly with tailored, policy-aware options. Enterprises see real impact: smoother compliance, reduced support volume, and meaningful savings. Travelers enjoy a faster, smarter experience that feels like a concierge in their pocket. Backed twice by Y Combinator and honored with BTN Innovate’s Judges’ Choice award, SkyLink is trusted by global companies to make business travel effortless. Learn more at www.tryskylink.com