E03 - The OBT Giant: SAP Concur

03/10/20 • 36 min

In the second installment of our three-part series discussing the top online booking tools in the market, Roger sits down with Mike Koetting, Chief Product Strategy Officer at SAP Concur. Since being acquired by SAP in 2019, what successes and challenges has SAP Concur faced? And how exactly does SAP Concur feels about up-and-coming VC ventures into the travel technological space? Hint: they’re not too worried. Listen to episode 3 of Roger That! now for that and much more.

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E02 - From Partner to Owner: Inside the Enterprise/Deem Acquisition

Travel technology provider Deem first partnered with global rental car provider Enterprise
in 2011, and in 2016, Enterprise took a minority stake in the travel platform. In the first
quarter of 2019, Enterprise officially acquired Deem, taking their relationship and partnership to a whole new level.
In this episode, we address the following questions (and more) with John Rizzo,
Deem CEO:

What is Deem, and what is its role in the travel ecosystem?
What was the reasoning behind the acquisition?
How will Enterprise impact the future of Deem?
What impact is the acquisition likely to have on the travel industry as a whole?

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E04 - The Online Booking Tool That “Gets” You: How GetThere Plans to Become the Netflix of OBTs

In the third and final podcast of our three-part online booking tool (OBT) series, Roger sits down with Andy Finkelstein, Senior Vice President of Global Accounts and Corporate Solutions at Sabre, and Chris Rosa, Director of Corporate Solutions at Sabre to chat about GetThere and its roadmap for 2020 and beyond. From reinvigoration of corporate solutions and expense platform integrations to innovative new technologies and strengthening client partnerships, take a listen to learn more about the exciting developments underway at GetThere.

Roger That! - E03 - The OBT Giant: SAP Concur

Transcript

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you see? Welcome to Roger that. The business travel podcast hosted by Roger Hale, CEO of Ad Trap. Join us is Roger Interviews. Business leaders from around the travel industry toe unravel the true drivers impacting this complex industry. And now here's your host, Roger Hale. Hey, welcome again to another edition of the Roger That podcast today. Visiting with us is Mike getting the chief product strategy officer for S a P can curb now ASAP concur is a top online