OpenRail www.openrail.co.uk
OpenRail is a rail booking tool designed specifically for the corporate user. It uses the same award winning technology found in Click Travel’s on-line travel management tool, a proven solution powering hundreds of well-known UK corporate’s.
It’s no surprise that a rail booking tool of this calibre is able to accommodate even the most complex requirements of the largest rail buyers but is equally at home servicing the needs of the occasional booker.
The tool can be used without any prior configuration, the interface is user friendly and intuitive and the fares display has been designed to show the lowest fare every time without having to search for it.
However, the simple interface belies the powerful technology sitting behind it. With full pre-trip authorisation, corporates can set up triggers to email budget holders when certain conditions are met. Rules can be built up level by level which facilitates an unlimited array of options allowing each corporate to tailor the solution exactly to their requirements. Travel Policy configuration works in a similar way, users are able to build unlimited sets of rules which dictate what happens in any given situation. Unlimited levels of user roles can be created specifying the authority of each role which are then subject to the relevant pre-trip or travel policy rules. The possibilities facilitate exact application of the most complex corporate policy and objectives, what’s more, if employees book off-line the same system rules are applied, guaranteeing consistent application across the organisation.
In line with OpenRails corporate focus, OpenRail has teamed up with Airplus International, a leading corporate card provider, to provide full lodge card support for Airplus within OpenRail. This will allow corporates to charge their rail spend to their central Airplus card, so rail expenditure will appear will a full detailed breakdown alongside other travel expenditure on their central Airplus statement, automating reconciliation and streamlining the administration process.
To complete the offering, there will be no credit card fee for using the Airplus lodge card with the OpenRail solution helping to drive tangible up front savings in addition to policy derived savings.
Please see below for a summary of the benefits:
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No credit card fees on Airplus
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One Airplus statement together with your other travel spend
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Automated statement reconciliation
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Most comprehensive corporate rail booking tool on the market:
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Full travel policy integration
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Unlimited cost coding support
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Pre-trip approval
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Multi-level user privileges
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Co2 & MI reporting
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Easy to use intuitive interface
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Shows the lowest fare every search
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Non call centre expert travel consultant support