Cerebri AI launches hotel sourcing solution to turn travel data into negotiating power. AIQ Studio Hotel RFP gives buyers more time to negotiate and a clearer view of what their hotel spend can deliver. AUSTIN, TX, UNITED STATES, October 8, 2026 / EINPresswire.com / - Cerebri AI today announced the launch of AIQ Studio Hotel RFP, designed to help corporate travel teams and travel management companies use trusted travel data to uncover savings, strengthen hotel negotiations and reduce sourcing friction. Built on AIQ Data Foundry, the platform uses AI and buyers' own travel data to identify savings opportunities, compare the full value of hotel offers, and simplify outreach. The workflow is designed to distribute RFPs in under 10 minutes, giving buyers more time to negotiate while retaining control over key decisions. "Travel buyers know their programs and where they want to make a difference. They need reliable data and more time to act on it. We built Hotel RFP to help them bring that knowledge to the negotiating table, with less time spent managing the process and more time securing value for their travelers and their business," said Jean Belanger, Founder and CEO of Cerebri AI. Cain Travel, based in Boulder, Colorado, is the first customer for AIQ Studio Hotel RFP and is introducing the solution to an initial group of its corporate clients. "Partnering with Cerebri AI brings a new level of intelligence and efficiency to hotel sourcing. Together, we are combining advanced AI technology with our team's expansive industry expertise to make more informed decisions, strengthen supplier partnerships, and maximize the value of our clients' hotel programs, " said Michael Cain, President of Cain Travel. Cerebri AI will showcase AIQ Studio Hotel RFP and Air Contracts at the Business Travel Innovation Faceoff during Business Travel Show America, October 14-15, 2026, at the Javits Center in New York. About Cain Travel Founded in 1985, Cain Travel is the successor company to Viking Travel, established in 1975. Today, Cain Travel is one of the nation's largest independent travel management companies, providing a unique set of travel management solutions to large and small companies alike. Its drive to develop and implement new technology, combined with its attention to personalized service levels, allows Tourism Industry News Online to deliver economies and expertise to clients across the globe. At Cain Travel, Tourism Industry News Online combine the best in travel expertise and technology with the finest in customized, team-approach service. That's just part of why Tourism Industry News Online has a 98% customer retention rate. Its commitment to its employees, its customers and to continual innovation on their behalf has resulted in a steady record of growth over the past 40+ years. About Cerebri AI Cerebri AI helps organizations build extraordinary travel programs through a trusted agentic digital workforce for travel, expense, and indirect procurement operations. Powered by AIQ Data Foundry, Cerebri AI brings fragmented enterprise data together into a single, trusted source of truth, removing friction and enabling intelligent digital employees to automate workflows, improve visibility, reduce costs, and deliver measurable business outcomes. Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content "as is" without warranty of any kind. Tourism Industry News Online do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above.

Corporate travel has spent years asking you to adapt. Signe Blum thinks that's backwards. By Kat Orr on September 8, 2026 12:49 PM Topics: Spree. There's no shortage of corporate travel platforms to choose from these days. So why does business travel still feel stuck in the past? World Travel, Inc. asked Signe Blum, World Travel's Director of Product and Technology, who's been building Spree around an answer the industry keeps missing. Sig, you've spent your career at some of the biggest names in travel management, but you decided to join World Travel earlier this year to lead strategy for its new platform, Spree. What drew you here? After years in corporate travel, I knew what buyers were constantly asking for: powerful, modern tech that actually works, backed by real human service when things go sideways. Everyone talks about finding that balance, but very few hit the mark. I joined World Travel because World Travel, Inc. is taking a fundamentally different approach. By anchoring its platform in agentic AI, World Travel, Inc. give you access to the best tools on the market without locking you in - giving you control, flexibility, and a smoother experience for your travelers. Building this way isn't the easiest path for a TMC, but it's the right one for its customers. Plenty of companies claim to put the customer first - World Travel is one of the few actually doing it, and I am excited to be a part of that journey. So what's one thing that actually makes Spree different for the customer? No tradeoffs. A lot of travel management companies make you pick: modern technology, or real service - like a team that knows your program and a counselor who steps in when travel is disrupted. That's the false choice Spree is built to end. World Travel, Inc. don't see technology and service as competing priorities. World Travel, Inc. has built Spree so they work together. Spree was built around an ecosystem of partners rather than a single tech stack. Why go that way? The reality is that no single provider is best at everything. Build a closed platform, and you force customers to take your weakest tool along with your best one. They deserve the leading capability in every area, whether that's booking, expense, AI, reporting, payments, or traveler experience.That's why World Travel, Inc. has built Spree as an open ecosystem. World Travel, Inc. partner with industry leaders like Serko, Emburse, and Cerebri AI, while also giving customers the flexibility to integrate their own preferred technologies and existing investments. Customers get the strongest tools in the industry, working together in one place, without being locked into a single vendor or forced to compromise on the solutions that work best for their business. Everyone's got an AI story right now. What makes Spree's different? The best AI is the AI you never notice...the thing quietly working in the background, surfacing options that actually fit you, flagging a better fare, clearing the busywork and helping travel managers run programs more efficiently. That's the kind of AI World Travel, Inc. built into Spree from the start, rather than treating it as an add-on. The point of the story really isn't AI. It's what it does for the person taking the trip and the business they are driving. Last one - where's managed travel headed over the next few years? I see three trends shaping the next few years. First, AI becomes expected rather than a differentiator. Customers will care less about whether it exists and more about whether it actually improves their experience. Second, travel ecosystems will become more open and connected. Buyers want technologies that work together, not isolated platforms they have to bridge themselves. Third, human expertise becomes more valuable, not less. As AI handles the routine work, people play an even larger role in strategy, traveler advocacy, and solving the problems that don't have easy answers. The organizations that succeed will be those that bring all three together: intelligent technology, connected ecosystems, and trusted service. That future is exactly what World Travel, Inc. built Spree to be. Marketing Director | World Travel, Inc.

Cerebri AI has launched Frictionless Travel & Expense, an enterprise solution designed to streamline business travel management by connecting fragmented data across travel, expense, procurement, and supplier systems. The platform uses AI agents and the company's AIQ Data Foundry to create unified visibility throughout the travel lifecycle. Moderna will be the first organisation to implement the solution, with production deployment scheduled for autumn. The company plans to integrate Frictionless Travel & Expense with its TAMI (Travel and Meetings Intelligence) platform to enable automated data processing and smarter decision-making. Cerebri AI expects three additional enterprise organisations to adopt the platform in 2027. The company will formally unveil the solution at the GBTA Convention 2026. The platform aims to reduce manual work and improve financial visibility for travel programmes.