Concur is finding out that changing business travel is very difficult
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Through its corporate venture capital arm, the Concur Fund, and Open Booking initiative, Concur is a leader in changing the travel industry for the better, but the company is finding out that this is tough work.
Concur Open Booking is going to take an awfully long time to transition from concept to reality.
That means it will still take at least a couple of years before business travelers -- who may be locked into using their less-than-fluid corporate booking tool -- would have the freedom to surf and book their business trips much as a typical leisure traveler would.
The idea behind Open Booking is that corporations would allow their business travelers to book their hotel stays and car rentals on InterContinental Hotels or Avis websites, for example. And, business travelers would still be able to take advantage of the company's negotiated rates from these suppliers, and their employers would be able to keep track of, and account for, their employees' booki
