Expedia Inc. subsidiary expands into new countries rapidly with Acumatica’s Cloud-based ERP
Customer Company Size
SME
Region
- Europe
Country
- France
Product
- Acumatica
Tech Stack
- Cloud-based ERP
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Productivity Improvements
- Cost Savings
Technology Category
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms
Applicable Industries
- Software
Applicable Functions
- Business Operation
Use Cases
- Supply Chain Visibility
Services
- Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
About The Customer
Traveldoo Technologies is a software developer specializing in travel and expense management. The company is based in suburban Paris, France, and provides web and mobile platforms for business travel in 40 countries. As a subsidiary of Expedia Inc., Traveldoo’s solutions simplify travel planning and booking, optimize travel spend, and improve risk and crisis management. The company is fast-growing and chose Acumatica as its first ERP in 2013 for its flexibility, ease of use, and ability to handle multiple international operations. With new support from Expedia Inc., Traveldoo plans to open an office in Germany in a few years and grow to more than 100 employees.
The Challenge
Traveldoo Technologies, a corporate travel and expense management company, was acquired in 2011 by Expedia Inc. The company was based in suburban Paris and had about 25 employees. It relied on an outside accounting firm and a few Excel spreadsheets to handle accounting. This meant that Traveldoo didn’t have access to real-time financial data and was not able to manipulate or analyze data because only top-level data was delivered in reports. In late 2012, Rachid Ouaddour joined Traveldoo to head up the financial team at the company, which had rapidly grown into a mid-sized company. His first task was to find a flexible accounting system so he could bring accounting in-house. Mr. Ouaddour also wanted the ability to manipulate and analyze Traveldoo’s financial information and needed a system that could handle its travel suppliers, travel products and resellers of the company’s travel and services.
The Solution
Mr. Ouaddour looked at Sage and Navision and the outside accountant handling Traveldoo’s accounting recommended Acumatica. SiPD, an Acumatica Gold Certified Partner based in Quebec, Canada, had already translated Acumatica into French for the French Canadian market. A demo of Acumatica was all Mr. Ouaddour needed to make his decision. An added bonus was that SiPD’s team, headed by Eric Ratte, ERP Project Consultant, was fluent in French. SiPD walked Mr. Ouaddour through the entire implementation process remotely from their office in Quebec, without having to travel to the Traveldoo office in Paris. The implementation took three and a half months.
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