Engine acquires Options Travel (engine.com)

Engine, an AI-powered travel technology company, has acquired Options Travel, a full-service travel management company with over 30 years of history, along with TempoTrip, a group-flights product. Engine is building a modern online booking tool (OBT) designed specifically for TMCs that consolidates multiple disconnected systems into a single platform handling payments, reporting, customer management, and duty of care. The new OBT promises booking times as fast as 2.5 minutes compared to the industry average of 15 minutes, automated application of client-specific rates and policies, and automated disruption handling across an agent's entire portfolio.