Around 100 corporate clients, who on Wednesday (6th September) attended HRG UK’s annual conference in London, were present for the UK launch of HRG’s new web-based Portal. Designed to simplify transactions and provide convenience for the traveller, travel booker and travel manager, the HRG PortalTM includes an integrated travel and expense management tool. It aims to offer a complete, online, seamless experience for travellers and travel managers/bookers.
The HRG PortalTM solution, which is designed to act as a personalised electronic travel assistant, delivers a full complement of services, from travel booking and trip information to customised reports and expense management, through a cost effective and fully integrated interface. Specifically tailored to meet corporate needs, the HRG PortalTM offers:
- A ‘one stop shop’ web-based corporate travel solution, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Online travel booking and trip/destination information
- Integration and consolidation of data for complete reporting and optimum programme management control
- Immediate access to online expense management (HRG Expense Management) to efficiently track travel and purchases from a variety of sources
- Global capabilities with multilingual, multi-currency options
- Ability to integrate both in-house and third party tools.
The new HRG PortalTM offers organisations improved cost and management control when logging, calculating and processing travel transactions. In addition to its online booking and reporting capabilities, it has the ability to integrate HRG Expense Management into companies’ existing financial systems to efficiently track travel and purchases from a variety of sources including corporate credit cards, travel and entertainment cards, personal cash claims, mobile and office phones, fuel and car charges and travel data.
Peter Kite, Managing Director of HRG UK, commented: “We are very excited to offer the new HRG PortalTM, with its outstanding expense management capabilities, as part of our overall portfolio of products and services.
“It has been inspired, developed and driven by customer experiences and needs to help them manage their business travel and expenses in an efficient and accurate way. We believe there are significant customer benefits from the fully integrated version of the HRG PortalTM (and HRG Expense Management) as it provides a seamless, online solution. Log-in is quick, simple and secure, providing travellers with a host of valuable information relating to their company, its travel policy and their business trip, whilst procurement professionals benefit from detailed spend and data analysis information.”
In addition to being accessible through the HRG PortalTM, HRG Expense Management can also be delivered as a stand alone product. As an Application Service Provider (ASP) model, the solution is installed, run and powered in a secure infrastructure. This ensures that customers do not need to install new software on desktops or servers and can access the solution anywhere in the world via a secure internet browser.
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For further information please contact:
Pippa Lawrence
Euro RSCG Biss Lancaster
Tel: +44 (0) 207 467 9200
Email: pippa.lawrence@bisslancaster.com
Laurie Waugh, PR Manager
HRG UK
Tel: +44 (0) 1256 312623
Email: laurie.waugh@hrgworldwide.com
Notes to Editors:
HRG UK is the UK’s leading business travel management company providing corporate travel solutions to large corporate clients. Its success lies in its ability to understand, identify and respond to clients’ specific needs by designing a tailored service offering and solution, and by striving to seek continuous improvements through innovation, benchmarking and best practice.
HRG UK is wholly owned by Hogg Robinson Group.
Hogg Robinson Group (HRG) is the award-winning international corporate services company. Founded in 1845, HRG has over 60 years specific corporate travel expertise with a global network which now extends to over 90 countries. Its interests include wholly-owned or majority controlled corporate travel operations in key driver/growth markets throughout Asia Pacific, Europe and North America.
Totally committed to a value offering for clients, the HRG worldwide network offers a comprehensive range of corporate services which includes travel management, fulfilment services and low cost transactions as well as Consulting, Expense Management, Sports and Events & Meetings Management.