Focus Travel Partnership has appointed TripStax as its preferred partner for data analytics.
The decision followed a “thorough RFP process” which was took place after Focus set up a Data Working Party in May 2022.
The consortium for 51 independent SME TMCs will use TripStax’s proprietary reporting and analytics solution, powered by The Core, a central data processing engine.
The technology will help Focus understand the buying patterns, revenues and booking trends of its partners in order to negotiate commercial supplier deals and deliver an extensive air fare programme.
It also means Focus can create self-service dashboards, for example analysing the total cost of trip by expense type, purpose, region and individual traveller.
Abby Penston, CEO of the Focus Travel Partnership said: “Data is vital for achieving our forward strategy and whilst TripStax is a younger company, their values, drive and vision very much match our own. TripStax stood out from the beginning during the RFP process and impressed our Data Working party at every stage. They also passed every due diligence check including the important aspect of the data collection from our TMC partners being anonymised.”
Mathias Andersson, Chief Commercial Officer, TripStax, added: “We are incredibly excited to start the journey together with the team at Focus Travel and all its TMC partners. We look forward to supporting Focus Travel’s continued business success by providing access to one of the key innovative TripStax modules, TripStax Analytics.”
