Manage travel risks and boost savings in Melon
Navigating your travel program just got simpler. Melon’s newest features have been developed to help you manage costs and keep your travellers safe. Without all the fuss.
From expired airline credits to out-of-policy bookings, chances are there’s room to optimize your program costs. Melon makes it easy for you to identify and seize those savings opportunities. You’ll also save on time with virtual credit cards and premium seats now accessible in the platform.
Plus, you can stay ahead of potential travel risks with real-time alerts: designed to keep you and your travelers informed and prepared wherever your journeys take you.
Here’s a glimpse of the latest updates we know you’ll love.
Real-time risk alerts
We’ve introduced 24/7 risk alerts in Melon. These real-time updates will help to keep your travellers safe. Where they are, and where they’re headed. Melon’s new risk alerts provide warnings and critical updates for incidents that may impact your safety on a trip, such as extreme weather events, border restriction changes, or changes to conflict zones. So your team knows instantly when they need to take action.
We’ve leveraged the power of Crisis24, a leading open-source risk management platform, to deliver these real-time alerts directly to your fingertips via mobile, web, and email.
We also send these alerts to your dedicated travel manager – so they can support your impacted travellers, fast. Unlike your average risk alerts, we show alerts for destinations throughout the booking and trip management process. From planning to execution, your travellers and arrangers have access to critical information, empowering them to make informed decisions every step of the way.
All your notifications in one place
We’ve expanded Melon’s notification center to include our new risk alerts, and to make it available on mobile. No more digging for the details or missing important updates.
With the enhanced notification centre, you’ll be able to:
- View all notifications in one place, including trip updates and security alerts.
- View impacted trips for yourself or your managed travellers.
- Filter notifications by type, traveller, or read status.
Enjoy peace of mind, ensuring you never miss an update while you’re on the go.
No air credit left behind
Did you know some companies are losing thousands a year in unused airline credits? Your credits shouldn’t be buried away to expire.
We’re all about transparency. As you shop for flights, Melon will surface any redeemable airline credits for yourself or, the travellers you’re booking for.
You can apply them to the booking with a click. No more expired credits on the balance sheet.
Access virtual cards on the go
It’s time to say goodbye to payment problems and hello to hassle-free travel.
Virtual credit cards are digital, one-time-use cards that add an extra layer of protection and automate invoice reconciliation. But some hotels are still getting used to processing them, causing travellers issues at the front desk.
For customers who use virtual cards for hotel payments, you can now access them directly in Melon.
From Melon mobile or desktop, you can access your virtual card 24 hours before check-in, or 24 hours after check-out. With one click, you can view your virtual credit card details or resend payment information via fax or email.
Never miss another saving
Budget is top of mind for most of our clients this year. But who wants to dig through spreadsheets and dirty data to find those extra savings opportunities?
Make savings simpler with Melon’s new Missed Savings report. It makes it easy to understand flight bookings that surpass the recommended spend: exactly why they happen, and what they cost you.
First, during the booking process, you can capture the reason why a more expensive flight was chosen. Including historical bookings, or ones made via email or over the phone. No more guesswork.
Then, use your slick new dashboard to view exactly how much this is costing your travel program. You can see the total financial impact, how many trips are impacted, and identify the trends behind it. It’s easy to make informed, fast decisions on how to save more.
Self-serve premium seats
No more switching between tabs.
If it’s within your company travel policy, you can now customize and add paid seats natively within Melon. So you don’t have to go to the airline’s website or call a consultant. You can do it all in the one booking flow.
This is part of our ongoing mission to make business travel simpler with Melon. Keep an eye out for more self-serve options in the coming months.
Explore your savings potential in Melon
Want to learn more about how much you could be saving with Corporate Traveller? Schedule your personalized Melon demo now to explore how we combine flexible technology, personalized service, and unparalleled industry expertise.
Make business travel a breeze.