Get me out of here: Abacus has the escape routes
Abacus has launched TripAlert, a digital service designed to help travel management companies move travellers out of danger should an incident arise that threatens their safety.
Aligning early warning data on natural disasters, health pandemics or terrorist attacks with bookings captured on Abacus systems, Abacus TripAlert instantly locates affected travellers, presenting their agents with the opportunity to react, changing flight, hotel, car rental or other reservations, before options narrow.
With Abacus handling over 30 million transactions daily, some involving travel within high-risk areas, Abacus says TripAlert has huge potential value.
Abacus has partnered with AidCom, providing a stream of reliable data pinpointing the hotspots where travellers may be vulnerable.
"Our travel agents can then quickly identify the nearest airports and available seats out," said Martin Symes, Abacus chief marketing officer.
The service monitors all the participating agencies’ PNRs for the two days ahead of departure and in-trip, sending subscribers electronic event summaries and an ‘Impact Traveller List’ to share with their corporate accounts or to contact directly.
"Corporations responsible for occupational risk will want this service to mitigate their exposure to elements outside their control," said Peder Kvendset, CEO of AidCom.
Abacus users can sign up for a trial period and monthly subscription which includes a licence to repackage the technology as a service offering to contracted corporate accounts.
Ian Jarrett
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