Sabre Corporation and Serko Ltd release State of AI in Corporate Travel Report
International journey tech developer Sabre Company and on-line enterprise journey agency Serko Ltd launched their joint 2025 report State of AI in Company Journey: Unlocking Alternatives, Overcoming Challenges.
Launched right this moment, 2nd April, the examine is predicated on a survey of over 300 North American journey managers at corporations with over $50 million in income.
The report sheds gentle on how synthetic intelligence (AI) and generative AI (genAI) are reshaping the enterprise journey panorama, and the place organizations are nonetheless falling brief.
Serko cofounder and chief govt Darrin Grafton mentioned: “The examine’s outcomes are clear: whereas AI adoption in company journey is excessive, success isn’t assured. Sure, 90 p.c of journey managers say they’ve carried out AI or genAI, however too many are nonetheless hitting roadblocks. Whether or not it’s poor implementation, a scarcity of inner capabilities, or restricted associate assist, these challenges are stopping organizations from realizing the total worth of their funding. That’s precisely the place know-how gamers like Serko or Sabre have a possibility to step up.”
Tech suppliers must implement AI options…and quick
The examine additional means that AI has moved from experimentation to expectation, however the survey signifies that too many company journey packages are struggling to scale their efforts successfully.
That’s the place journey know-how companions should take a extra proactive function to bridge the hole between potential and efficiency.
Sabre Labs president Sundar Narasimhan opines: “The company journey trade is shifting rapidly from exploring AI and genAI to deeply embedding it into their operations. What was as soon as a ‘nice-to-have’ is changing into an operational necessity. Corporations that fail to combine AI-driven decision-making danger falling behind, not simply in effectivity and value financial savings, however of their means to ship the seamless, personalised experiences that vacationers now count on. Our focus is on serving to our prospects navigate this shift with confidence, serving to to make sure they’ve the suitable instruments, methods, and assist to show AI funding into significant traveler and enterprise outcomes.”
Serko and Sabre agree that it isn’t sufficient to innovate for innovation’s sake.
The duty lies with know-how suppliers to simplify implementation, present smarter automation, and actively information prospects via their AI transformation journeys.
Meaning aligning roadmaps to real-world wants, lowering integration complexity, and serving to to make sure that AI delivers not solely efficiency enchancment, however traveler-centric worth.
Serko head of AI Andrew Revell mentioned: “This can be a defining second for the trade. Our prospects are asking not only for instruments, however for belief, experience, and a transparent path ahead. We’re targeted on delivering on all three.”