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How Perk helped HOLOPLOT save 20% of their time with traveller self-booking
HOLOPLOT needed a solution to handle increasing travel demands efficiently
Based in Berlin, HOLOPLOT is a pro audio company focused on radically transforming audio technology. With 150 employees, the company manages complex projects in regions including Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the U.S.
Business travel is crucial to HOLOPLOT’s success, from engineers traveling to set up systems to sales teams visiting clients and securing partnerships. However, as travel demands increased, the company realized their manual travel booking processes were unsustainable.
Before Perk, HOLOPLOT relied on a ticketing system for employees to request business travel. Christian Frederking, Senior Office Manager, would then manually book flights, hotels, and trains via online platforms. He was also the go-to person for resolving issues during trips, often juggling travel-related tasks with his other important responsibilities.
HOLOPLOT saves 20% of time with Perk’s self-booking platform, automations, and integrations
This inefficient process made it clear that HOLOPLOT needed a solution that could automate travel bookings, reduce the administrative burden, and streamline travel management as the company scaled. Enter Perk.
With Perk, not only can employees book their own trips, but Christian no longer has to approve each and every travel request — managers are responsible for their own budgets and can approve trips themselves. Christian estimates that he saves a full working day due to a reduction in admin tasks after Perk’s implementation.
HOLOPLOT has also introduced extra travel groups in the Perk platform, which helps the accounting team track spending by team and location. This transparency makes managing budgets more efficient while empowering employees with greater control over their travel.
Perk’s integrations with Personio and Slack have helped further minimize lengthy manual processes. With the Slack integration, managers are notified immediately of travel requests and can approve or decline them directly in Slack, avoiding platform switching.
Employees have a better travel experience, while the business saves on business travel
Perk’s user-friendly platform enables HOLOPLOT employees to access travel assistance in a selection of languages like English, German, and Spanish — a significant benefit for a company with diverse nationalities. The platform also offers comprehensive duty of care features, allowing managers to track where employees are, access an overview of team whereabouts, and quickly respond in case of emergencies.
Plus, Perk’s advanced reporting features provide detailed insights into travel costs and trends, helping HOLOPLOT optimize budgets and make data-driven decisions that help them save money.
Perk provides proactive customer support that goes above and beyond
Christian also has praise for Perk’s dedicated customer care and account management teams. In one case, when an employee was denied boarding due to overbooking, the customer care team helped the company recover both the cost of the ticket and the denied boarding compensation.
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