AirRetailer Travel Technology has launched AirBooking.com, an AI-powered corporate travel and expense management platform designed to transform the business travel industry.
Integrated with the IATA Financial Gateway (IFG), AirBooking.com offers an advanced solution for travel management companies (TMCs), corporate clients, and airlines. The platform combines AI with travel content and automated expense management, enabling businesses to automate and optimise their travel and expense processes for cost savings, policy compliance, and improved traveller experiences.
AirBooking.com provides dynamic pricing, real-time travel policy enforcement, and automated travel expense reconciliation, ensuring a seamless experience for both businesses and travellers. Its AI features personalise travel bookings by suggesting options based on company policy and traveller preferences, while a dynamic pricing engine ensures businesses get the best value for their travel spend. The platform also includes a 24/7 AI concierge for round-the-clock assistance and automated expense management to reduce manual work and improve accuracy.
AirBooking.com’s integration with the IFG enhances the platform by enabling streamlined payment solutions and seamless financial transactions. This partnership ensures multi-currency support, dynamic foreign exchange capabilities, and a wide range of payment options, including industry settlement solutions. It also optimises payment costs and automates payment reconciliation, creating a frictionless payment process for businesses and offering a customised payment experience based on the merchant’s needs.
AirBooking.com is designed to support TMCs, corporates, and airlines by offering a unified solution that integrates content from multiple sources. It connects to airlines through New Distribution Capability for real-time availability and personalised offers, alongside traditional GDS for global inventory access. This gives businesses access to travel content from full-service carriers, low-cost carriers, and aggregators in one place.
The platform also uses AI to predict future fares and ensure bookings align with corporate policies, helping businesses manage travel spending in real time.
In addition, AirBooking.com automates expense management, with features like intelligent receipt processing, real-time spend tracking, and automated expense reconciliation. It integrates corporate card data to simplify reconciliation and speed up reporting. Its integration with the IFG supports various payment methods, including cards, digital wallets, and mobile payments, with top-level security and compliance.
Tailored solutions are available to suit different business needs, such as direct booking for in-house travel management, TMC multi-client management, direct corporate access for greater control, and white-label options for brands to personalise the platform under their own label.
Aligned with the Modern Airline Retailing vision, AirBooking.com allows businesses to embrace the future of travel by offering dynamic and personalised bundles. The platform supports the full transition to Offers and Orders, enabling airlines, TMCs, and corporates to collaborate seamlessly with a unified view of the traveller’s journey.
“This integration enhances payment orchestration across the travel ecosystem. By combining IFG’s robust global payment infrastructure with AirBooking.com’s AI-powered travel platform, we enable a seamless payment experience that accelerates the industry’s transition to modern airline retailing,” stated Frederic Leger, senior vice president of commercial products and services, IATA.
Kavitha Jagannathan, chief product officer at AirRetailer, shared: “Our platform is built from the ground up with modern retailing principles, seamlessly blending artificial intelligence, dynamic pricing, and real-time policy enforcement. By automating everything from booking to expense reconciliation, we empower companies to reduce travel spend by up to 15 per cent, streamline operational workflows, and ensure 100 per cent compliance with corporate travel policies.
“It’s not just about savings – it’s about giving travel managers and employees a smarter, faster, and more personalised experience.”
