Collaborators Can Now Apply Your Trip Automations
This week on Flight Path, David, Brad, and guest host Jade walk through Tern's latest back-to-basics releases, headlined by trip collaborators finally...
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Episode Overview
David Shull (CEO), Brad Turner (Head of Design), and guest host Jade Pathe cover a back-to-basics week at Tern. Headline: collaborators can now see and apply automations and workflows on a shared trip, closing a gap for agencies working as a team. Also: itinerary view tracking, editable Project Expedition descriptions, agency tags, AI chat email parity, and smarter passport reads. Next week: PDF export customization and hotel content work ahead of the user conference.
Episode Topics
- (05:23) Itinerary View Tracking: see when a shared link was last viewed, deduplicated hourly, to spot login mismatches.
- (09:13) Editable Project Expedition Descriptions: post-booking descriptions can be edited and localized; pre-booking stays locked.
- (13:34) Agency Tags: admins add locked, agency-level tags to shared trips, searchable in commission reconciliation.
- (17:02) AI Chat Email Parity: CC/BCC and individual sends now match standard Tern email.
- (18:56) Smarter AI Chat on Passports: reads expiration and legal name instead of guessing, fixing false errors.
- (21:07) Collaborators Can Apply Automations: view and apply automations and workflows on a shared trip, with sync when owners match.
- (26:16) Reconciliation by Group Number: search bookings by group number during reconciliation.
- (27:20) Client-Facing Email Setting: set an email separate from your Tern login for client materials.
- (29:27) Billing Address Autocomplete: credit card auth forms auto-fill billing address.
Show Highlights
- Collaborators can finally see and apply automations on a shared trip.
- AI chat matches full email functionality and reads real passport data.
- Editable tour descriptions post-booking, without breaking the supplier's record.
- Sharper reconciliation: locked agency tags and group number search.
- Next up: PDF export customization and hotel content ahead of conference.
Keywords
Tern, Flight Path podcast, CRM for travel agents, automation templates, travel advisor workflow, AI product tools, product updates