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United to Launch New Platforms for Corporate Customers to Fully Customize and Manage Business Travel Programs
Launching in late 2022, new platform, United for Business Blueprint, to allow corporate customers to design travel programs to include offerings they value
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[{"type":"text","content":"Launching in late 2022, new platform, United for Business Blueprint, to allow corporate customers to design travel programs to include offerings they value most – including United Corporate Preferred status, discounts on leisure travel for employees and more\nAirline will also launch new website later this year to make it easier for corporate customers who choose to book their business travel through united.com and the United app to enroll and manage travel \nCHICAGO, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- United today announces a new platform that will allow corporate customers to fully customize their business travel program contracts with the airline. This could include higher status in United's loyalty programs including United Corporate Preferred, the airline's loyalty program for corporate customers; options to make working while traveling easier, including reserving more spacious seats in Economy Plus® and wi-fi access; and incentives like discounts on leisure travel for employees.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nIn an innovative shift from discounted airfare being the only option available during the contracting process, customers will now be able to work with a United sales representative to choose from the airline's extensive product catalog to design a program that best fits their business travel needs. With the additional ability to customize these options down to individual flights, travelers and destinations, United is set to be the first airline to offer this level of customization in the contracting process through its new platform, United for Business Blueprint, which is scheduled to launch in late 2022.\n\"The needs of our customers are changing, and it's the right time to move beyond the one-size-fits-all contracting model that has become standard across the industry,\" said Doreen Burse, senior vice president of worldwide sales for United. \"United has a best-in-class suite of benefits and services and our customers deserve the opportunity to take advantage of the offerings they value most. The voice of our customers played an essential role in how this new platform was built, and will continue to shape how it evolves in the future.\"\nIn addition to launching United for Business Blueprint, United will begin rolling out a new website in late 2022 that will make it easier for companies who book business travel on united.com ...