Remember when searching online meant clicking through page 8 of Google, hoping to find something useful?
AI changed that. Now you just ask, and the right answer appears.
Corporate travel data has felt stuck in that “page 8” world – spreadsheets and dashboards. We wanted to change that. Not just give more data, but direct answers.That’s why we are launching Iris.
Why Iris?
Iris is our new AI Travel Analyst – think of it as ChatGPT for your company’s travel program. You can just ask questions in plain English, like:
- “Who’s landing in Denver tomorrow for the offsite?”
- “How many hotels were booked in New York without using corporate rates?”
- “Show me last month’s travel spend by department as a graph.”
Iris responds instantly – with text, a graph, a ready-made report. Always clear. Always fast.
How it started
The idea for Iris didn’t come from a whiteboard session – it came from customers.
I remember speaking to a travel manager planning an offsite. She had 120 people flying in on different flights, across different days. She told me: “I wish someone could just tell me who’s landing when. I don’t have time to look through all bookings”
She sounded exhausted. And this was just transportation logistics, not even the actual travel planning.
That insight stayed with me : companies don’t always lack data. They lack an easy way to get answers when they need them.
How customers are using it
During beta run with customers, we’ve seen use cases we hadn’t imagined:
- A finance leader asked: *”Show me hotels booked without corporate rates in Austin in Q3.”* Iris found $47K in leakage instantly.
- One customer started with *”How can I save on my travel program?”* and kept digging. Three questions later, they’d identified a pattern: their most frequent travelers weren’t using preferred vendors.
The pattern we’re seeing? People start with one question, then another, then another. Because finally, asking is easier than searching.
We are discovering new use cases every day and Iris is getting smarter not just from the data but from all the insights our account managers build with customers to improve their travel programs. This is really an area where AI is making a 10x better experience
What next
We started ITILITE to simplify everything related to corporate travel. With Iris, we are simplifying the leap from data to decision making.
And this is only the beginning. Today, Iris answers your questions. Tomorrow, it might anticipate them – flagging leakage as it happens, simulating how a policy change will impact costs, or even recommending smarter choices before you ask.
What excites me most is how natural it feels. You don’t need to know the “right filter” or “dashboard.” You just ask.
If you’re an ITILITE customer, Iris will be available in your account gradually. If you’re not, this is the perfect moment to see how ITILITE – and now Iris – can transform your travel program.
The data was always there. The difference is finally being able to use it.
Mayank Kukreja, Co-Founder and CEO, ITILITE
