MyCWT Integrating Car, Rail Booking Functionality

CWT is including each automotive rental and prepare reserving capabilities to its myCWT internet and cellular platforms, the journey administration firm introduced.

For automotive rental, myCWT customers will be capable to search pick-up and drop-off areas and entry their employers’ company negotiated charges and most popular suppliers. CWT is also integrating loyalty program particulars from automotive rental firms into the platform. The combination course of has begun “in key markets worldwide,” in keeping with CWT.

For prepare content material, CWT is working with a longtime accomplice, European rail platform Trainline Accomplice Options, to combine reserving and ticketing performance into myCWT by way of an API. The combination will embrace entry to company negotiated fares and reductions, and seat reservation and choice capabilities. CWT is beginning with the content material within the myCWT cellular app, and will probably be out there within the U.Ok. this month, with different European markets added within the coming months.

Prior to those integrations, vacationers needed to both work with a CWT journey counselor to ebook automotive and rail journey or undergo a third-party reserving software, in keeping with CWT.

CWT is introducing sustainability parts to each choices as effectively. In automotive rental bookings, myCWT can have indicators that spotlight electrical and hybrid rental choices, and CWT later will add carbon emission estimates to the reserving course of for each automotive and prepare bookings.

The integrations are taking place because of the $100 million investment that got here from the TMC recapitalization final yr, in keeping with CWT.