Perk Launches AI Tool to Automate Event Planning

Travel and expense management platform Perk has introduced Perk Events, a new AI-powered solution designed to automate team event planning.

How Perk Events works

Perk Events supports events ranging in size from 9 to 5,000 participants. The platform automates every stage of the event lifecycle, from venue selection through travel booking and on-the-day attendee management.

Key features include centralized event management and booking, AI-powered venue matching that accounts for a team’s budget, automated group travel coordination, and dedicated attendee event pages.

Built-in reporting tools provide visibility into spending and participation, while Perk’s human support team remains available for more complex or personalized tasks.

Event planning challenges at work

According to Perk’s research, 76 percent of UK employees have helped plan or coordinate a work-related event such as a team offsite or internal retreat. More than half of those employees handled these responsibilities outside their core job roles.

Respondents identified several key challenges, including sourcing suitable venues at 43 percent, managing budgets and approval workflows at 43 percent, and arranging hotel accommodation at 37 percent.

Jean-Christophe Taunay-Bucalo, Perk President and COO, said that they intend to solve these issues with Perk events, which aims to save time and reduce manual work.

Product innovation at Perk

Perk Events is the first product developed through Perk’s Real Work Incubator, an internal innovation program designed to address high-friction workplace processes. The incubator operates as a startup-style environment where employees can propose, test, and build new solutions.

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