KDS European Rail Offering Continues to Grow with Swedish Rail
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European corporations are turning to KDS solutions for exhaustive rail inventory in order to meet green travel policy requirements
October 2, 2008 – Stockholm – KDS, an international leader in SaaS travel & expense management, announced the availability of Swedish Rail within its product suite. KDS clients of all sizes using KDS solutions either directly or via a travel agency portal can now book all main Swedish rail suppliers, directly from within the system.
With the recent addition of Swedish Rail including SJ and other main rail operators in the Swedish market, KDS users can now book rail tickets for even more European rail trips; a move in line with corporations' travel behaviour.
Being able to compare timetables and fares not only between traditional airlines and low cost carriers but also with rail on a multimodal display gives users added freedom. Studies show that with the extension of the European high speed rail network business travellers now select rail over air for most trips under 4 hours.
KDS allows travellers to choose the best offers while ensuring compliancy with their organisation’s travel policy, guidelines on carbon emissions and negotiated vendor contracts. This is in line with an increasing number of organisations' travel policies which take into account Corporate Social Responsibility items and which prefer rail to air on selected routes.
"SJ AB welcomes KDS's incorporation of rail into its intuitive user interface. The multimodal display of rail and air is an essential feature for our corporate costumers and gives users a better product experience," said Thomas Mann, Head of Distribution for SJ AB.
In Sweden, SJ AB the government owned rail provider operates 90 percent of rail journeys which distance exceeds 100 km. With roughly 1,450 daily departures, travellers are quickly and easily connected to the region’s prime business hubs and airports, including Copenhagen, Stockholm and Oslo. KDS also supports SJ Prio and other business travel concepts offered by SJ.
The Swedish rail integration was made possible by a collaboration between Swedish integrator Linkon, SJ and KDS.
“KDS has been the first online travel management solution to offer rail access in Europe. We are proud to add Swedish rail to our portfolio of rail content especially since rail is becoming an essential mode of transport for business travellers, particularly in the Nordic region, which was among the earliest green adopters,” said Annicka Lofstrand, Business Development Director EMEA for KDS.
A recent global survey of business travellers carried out by the Association of Corporate Travel Executives and KDS revealed there is now a real desire among corporations to reduce the frequency of travel and select ‘greener’ options, with 45% of respondents citing concern about how global warming directly impacts individuals’ decisions about business travel.
With the recent addition of Swedish Rail including SJ and other main rail operators in the Swedish market, KDS users can now book rail tickets for even more European rail trips; a move in line with corporations' travel behaviour.
Being able to compare timetables and fares not only between traditional airlines and low cost carriers but also with rail on a multimodal display gives users added freedom. Studies show that with the extension of the European high speed rail network business travellers now select rail over air for most trips under 4 hours.
KDS allows travellers to choose the best offers while ensuring compliancy with their organisation’s travel policy, guidelines on carbon emissions and negotiated vendor contracts. This is in line with an increasing number of organisations' travel policies which take into account Corporate Social Responsibility items and which prefer rail to air on selected routes.
"SJ AB welcomes KDS's incorporation of rail into its intuitive user interface. The multimodal display of rail and air is an essential feature for our corporate costumers and gives users a better product experience," said Thomas Mann, Head of Distribution for SJ AB.
In Sweden, SJ AB the government owned rail provider operates 90 percent of rail journeys which distance exceeds 100 km. With roughly 1,450 daily departures, travellers are quickly and easily connected to the region’s prime business hubs and airports, including Copenhagen, Stockholm and Oslo. KDS also supports SJ Prio and other business travel concepts offered by SJ.
The Swedish rail integration was made possible by a collaboration between Swedish integrator Linkon, SJ and KDS.
“KDS has been the first online travel management solution to offer rail access in Europe. We are proud to add Swedish rail to our portfolio of rail content especially since rail is becoming an essential mode of transport for business travellers, particularly in the Nordic region, which was among the earliest green adopters,” said Annicka Lofstrand, Business Development Director EMEA for KDS.
A recent global survey of business travellers carried out by the Association of Corporate Travel Executives and KDS revealed there is now a real desire among corporations to reduce the frequency of travel and select ‘greener’ options, with 45% of respondents citing concern about how global warming directly impacts individuals’ decisions about business travel.