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GENERAL: SKO: Serko Launches Serko Mobile App
Market Release
2 March 2015
Serko Launches Serko Mobile App
Serko Limited (NZX:SKO), the Australasian leader in online travel booking and
expense management for business, announced the launch of Serko Mobile; the
first purpose-built mobile app that allows business travellers to make
real-time changes to their travel plans using their mobile devices while
still adhering to their companies' travel policies.
"Travel can be a hassle and a distraction for the business traveller,
especially when unplanned events require travel agents or corporate travel
administrators to get involved. Serko Mobile empowers the business traveller
to respond to changing circumstances with ease, when it suits them, wherever
they are, so they can get to where they need to go, while staying safe and
productive" says Darrin Grafton, Serko CEO.
Existing travel apps allow users to simply see their itineraries, while
airline apps enable the traveller to make flight changes, but only if the
booking has been made directly with them. Serko Mobile is unique because
travellers can change their flights on multiple airlines, and change their
hotels booked through Serko Online, all on the one app and all within the
environment of their company's managed travel policy.
With Serko Mobile business travellers can:
o Change their flight and hotel reservations themselves with ease
o Receive GPS linked airport travel time alerts, with prompts to make
flight changes (if required)
o View detailed travel itineraries online or offline, right down to
baggage allowances, seating, Wi-Fi and power access
o Receive real-time alerts on flight delays and gate changes
o Reserve seating on planes, anywhere in the world
o Access contextual maps, directions and local travel information
o Access City Safe content that keeps the traveller informed and helps
corporations meet their health and safety obligations
o Secure information with PIN protection or fingerprint scanner (iPhone
only)
"The ability for a business traveller to make changes to flights, while in a
meeting, without having to talk to anyone, is really powerful and
differentiates Serko Mobile from all the other travel apps out there. This
feature alone, will transform the way business travel is managed by enabling
the traveller to be more flexible and productive, and reducing managed travel
costs for businesses", added Grafton.
Serko Mobile is available for download from the Apple App Store and Google
Play stores immediately. It is relevant to all corporate travellers who have
booked a trip via Serko Online. The app is free to download and will be free
to use until May 2015 at which point certain features of the app will become
chargeable.
For more information visit www.serko.com/serko-mobile
Ends
For investor relations queries please contact:
Tim Bluett, Chief Financial Officer, Serko
+64 9 309 4754
[email protected]
For media queries please contact:
Morgan Bailey, Porter Novelli for Serko,
+ 64 21 812 620
[email protected]
About Serko
Serko is Australasia's leading online travel booking and expense management
company for businesses and is listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange Main
Board (SKO.NZ). With its HQ in Auckland New Zealand, and with offices in
Sydney Australia, Xi'an City China and Gurgaon, India, Serko employs more
than 130 people worldwide.
Serko Online is an integrated Online Booking Tool used by administrators and
travellers to book flights, accommodation and car hire from the broadest
possible set of travel providers. The OBT ensures that travel bookings comply
with corporate travel management policy without limiting the users choice of
travel provider.
Visit www.serko.com/serko-mobile for more information
Follow Serko
On Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/company/serko-ltd
On Twitter: https://twitter.com/SerkoOnline
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