DerbySoft and Trip.Biz Join Forces to Launch a Next-Generation RFP Solution for Business Travel

Shanghai, China, December 15, 2025 — DerbySoft and Trip.Biz announce the
completion of the first phase of their new, jointly developed Request for Proposal (RFP)
solution for corporate travel. Ted Zhang, Co-Founder and CEO of DerbySoft, and Song
Tao, CEO of Trip.Biz, officially formalized a strategic partnership, marking a new stage
of collaboration.

Built around the evolving needs of corporate travel buyers, the new solution delivers a
significant upgrade to the traditional RFP process. Leveraging DerbySoft’s data
visualization and intelligent analytics capabilities, the system automatically recommends
optimal cities and hotels based on historical travel patterns — bringing greater accuracy
and transparency to supplier selection. Enterprise users and hotel partners can access
the service directly through Trip.Biz’s existing platform with one-click authentication. The
real-time workflow integration ensures that every RFP status update is synchronized
across teams.

The fully digital workflow replaces fragmented, offline processes with a traceable and
efficient end-to-end experience. RFP setup and hotel configuration can now be
completed within one business day, and hotel response rates have reached 99.7%. The
intelligent recommendation engine improves city and hotel matching performance,
driving stronger partner engagement and higher-quality responses. Newly added
destination management and analytics modules further enhance compliance and
provide clearer insights for decision-making.

“Negotiated rate procurement is a critical component of corporate travel management
and a key indicator of operational efficiency and cost control. With nearly two decades
of experience in corporate travel management, Trip.Biz has built a strong foundation of
resources and technology,” states Song Tao, Trip.Biz CEO. “Through our strategic
partnership with DerbySoft, we aim to integrate our respective strengths in travel
management and hotel technology to deliver an intelligent, data-driven, and transparent
RFP solution—creating measurable value for enterprise clients while advancing the
industry through continuous innovation and ecosystem collaboration.”

“The corporate travel industry is moving quickly from basic digitalization to an intelligent
system. Our partnership with Trip.Biz is not just a product enhancement — it’s a forward-
looking step toward redefining the infrastructure of enterprise travel, states Ted Zhang.
“By combining DerbySoft’s Global Data Network (GDN), system connectivity, and
intelligent analytics, we’re laying the foundation for the next generation of automated
and insight-driven travel services. We look forward to accelerating industry-wide
adoption of smarter, standardized, and more efficient solutions.”

With the strategic agreement in place, DerbySoft and Trip.Biz will continue to expand
their collaboration across global RFP capabilities, end-to-end automation, and AI-
powered innovation, delivering faster, more transparent, and more scalable solutions for
enterprise clients worldwide.

About Trip.Biz
Trip.Biz, a digital-first full-service travel management company (TMC) powered by
Trip.com Group, provides an all-in-one solution that streamlines business travel with
human-centric technology and a people-first approach, offering extensive global
content, exceptional service, and ESG solutions. As the fastest-growing TMC in the last
few years, we have been trusted by over 15,000 multinational corporations and more
than 1,000,000 small to medium-sized enterprises globally.
At Trip.Biz, we are committed to delivering cost-effective and time-efficient travel
solutions, enabling businesses to concentrate on what truly matters – growth and
success. By saving on travel costs and time, our clients can invest more in their core
operations and achieve their business outcomes.