Catalyst

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Apr 20, 2026

Introducing Catalyst

Jeff Berk

CEO, TRIPKICKS

Catalyst

Social

Apr 20, 2026

Introducing Catalyst

Jeff Berk

CEO, TRIPKICKS

Catalyst

Social

Apr 20, 2026

Introducing Catalyst

Jeff Berk

CEO, TRIPKICKS

If you manage a corporate travel program at a large company, you already know the challenge. The list of things you want to accomplish in your program is long — preferred supplier strategies, sustainability initiatives, traveler communication, compliance improvements. And despite your best efforts, there's never enough bandwidth to get to all of it. Between mandatory technology migrations, global disruptions, and the daily demands of the job, important initiatives keep waiting for a window that never quite opens.

And when you do tackle something, you're recreating the wheel. The messaging strategy, the copywriting, the design, the targeting, the delivery, the measurement, the iteration — all of it, from scratch, for every initiative. You were hired to architect the program. Instead, you're building walls.

That's the problem we solved. We call it Catalyst. One sentence: Tripkicks Catalyst creates self-improving travel programs.

What that means in practice is three things. First, proven behavioral frameworks. Everything in Catalyst is grounded in behavioral science and built on what we've learned working with Fortune 500 programs. The techniques, the messaging patterns, the timing strategies — they're already embedded. Second, communication across the entire trip journey. Catalyst delivers personalized guidance across every touchpoint — pre-trip, at booking, during the trip, post-trip, during expense reporting — and through enterprise tools like Slack, Teams, and email. Third, measurable outcomes. Every intervention is trackable, so you know what's working and can adapt accordingly.

Here's what that looks like. A traveler books a trip to a city they've never visited. At booking, the system surfaces preferred suppliers and rate guidance specific to that destination — not a generic banner. Before the trip, they receive transportation options, entry requirements, and destination-specific details through Slack or email. After the trip, the system reinforces what went well and flags what could be better. Over time, the communication adapts to their patterns. Every touchpoint serves a different purpose, and the system handles all of it.

The system is easily set up with your company's policies, suppliers, and brand. There's an AI-powered experience throughout, giving travelers immediate answers and reducing the volume of questions that land on your desk. And as the program runs, it adapts — recognizing what's working, reinforcing it, and identifying where there's room to improve.

Catalyst elevates the travel manager to exactly where they were hired to be: the architect of their program. It's about two things: improving compliance to your program and making important information more accessible to travelers so that they have what they need to be successful.

Our clients helped inspire this. Their challenges, their feedback, and everything we've learned together made it possible. Thank you for that.

I'm excited to share more. If anything here resonates with your program and some of the challenges you're navigating, I'd welcome the conversation.

If you manage a corporate travel program at a large company, you already know the challenge. The list of things you want to accomplish in your program is long — preferred supplier strategies, sustainability initiatives, traveler communication, compliance improvements. And despite your best efforts, there's never enough bandwidth to get to all of it. Between mandatory technology migrations, global disruptions, and the daily demands of the job, important initiatives keep waiting for a window that never quite opens.

And when you do tackle something, you're recreating the wheel. The messaging strategy, the copywriting, the design, the targeting, the delivery, the measurement, the iteration — all of it, from scratch, for every initiative. You were hired to architect the program. Instead, you're building walls.

That's the problem we solved. We call it Catalyst. One sentence: Tripkicks Catalyst creates self-improving travel programs.

What that means in practice is three things. First, proven behavioral frameworks. Everything in Catalyst is grounded in behavioral science and built on what we've learned working with Fortune 500 programs. The techniques, the messaging patterns, the timing strategies — they're already embedded. Second, communication across the entire trip journey. Catalyst delivers personalized guidance across every touchpoint — pre-trip, at booking, during the trip, post-trip, during expense reporting — and through enterprise tools like Slack, Teams, and email. Third, measurable outcomes. Every intervention is trackable, so you know what's working and can adapt accordingly.

Here's what that looks like. A traveler books a trip to a city they've never visited. At booking, the system surfaces preferred suppliers and rate guidance specific to that destination — not a generic banner. Before the trip, they receive transportation options, entry requirements, and destination-specific details through Slack or email. After the trip, the system reinforces what went well and flags what could be better. Over time, the communication adapts to their patterns. Every touchpoint serves a different purpose, and the system handles all of it.

The system is easily set up with your company's policies, suppliers, and brand. There's an AI-powered experience throughout, giving travelers immediate answers and reducing the volume of questions that land on your desk. And as the program runs, it adapts — recognizing what's working, reinforcing it, and identifying where there's room to improve.

Catalyst elevates the travel manager to exactly where they were hired to be: the architect of their program. It's about two things: improving compliance to your program and making important information more accessible to travelers so that they have what they need to be successful.

Our clients helped inspire this. Their challenges, their feedback, and everything we've learned together made it possible. Thank you for that.

I'm excited to share more. If anything here resonates with your program and some of the challenges you're navigating, I'd welcome the conversation.

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