Third-party aggregators can digest data from multiple
sources, cleaning and normalizing it so it's ready for analysis.
Pros & Cons: These partnerships come at a hefty
price, which is the biggest setback to wider adoption. The tools collect an
incredible amount of data, which can be overwhelming without set goals for what
a user hopes to gain from the insights.
Access/Format: Aggregators are purpose built to accept many
data types and formats and combine them into one major database. Travel managers
can slice and dice the data to view any number of detailed combinations of
spend through the provider’s analytical reporting platform.