# Global activation of 'Sam' ushers in a new era of AI intelligence for FCM Travel customers

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- Published: 2026-05-12T15:30:00+07:00
- Author: PR Newswire

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_FCM’s AI ecosystem – rebuilt from the ground up, connected end-to-end, and unlike
anything else in managed travel – goes live for customers across nearly 100 countries
in June._

BRISBANE, Australia, May 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — [FCM Travel](https://www.fcmtravel.com/en)
has announced that [_Sam_](https://www.fcmtravel.com/en/products/platform/sam) –
already known to customers as the company’s AI travel companion – has been fundamentally
reimagined. What goes live across more than 90 countries in June is not just an 
upgrade.

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It is a new category. A proprietary AI ecosystem built at the core of FCM’s technology,
making _Sam_ the intelligence layer running through everything FCM does – not a 
feature sitting on top of it. For existing customers, what’s coming will feel like
a different product entirely.

"This is a genuine, game-changing first for the managed travel industry," said John
Morhous, Global Chief Experience Officer, FCM Travel. "A lot of our competitors 
are trying to bolt AI onto existing stacks, but the real power in AI is that the
more connected it is, the more you can do with it. _Sam_ is built, not bought – 
and that compounds over time."

_Sam_ intelligence works across all roles – travellers, arrangers, and travel managers–
with equal depth. Most AI in managed travel still focuses on a single point in the
journey. Underpinning it all is FCM’s proprietary technology architecture, which
defines which trusted data sources _Sam_ queries for each interaction, preventing
hallucination and ensuring enterprise-grade accuracy.

Customer data is stored in FCM’s private environment and never used to train public
AI models.

Central to _Sam_‘s architecture is its proprietary guardrail system – a capability
that goes far beyond hallucination prevention. Travel managers can configure precisely
how _Sam_ responds to specific query types, ensuring answers always reflect their
policies and rules of engagement.

A traveller not entitled to business class will never receive a recommendation for
a premium fare. An out-of-policy hotel will not be surfaced as an option.

Spend thresholds, approval workflows, and supplier preferences are all automatically
enforced in conversation, giving organisations the benefits of conversational AI
while retaining the programme controls that enterprise travel demands.

"Travellers are tired of fragmented experiences – piecing together more than five
tools just to get through a trip," said Morhous.

"_Sam_ isn’t a single point of support. It’s there throughout the entire journey,
for every person in a travel programme. Because our AI is proprietary, the accuracy
and compliance enterprises need isn’t bolted on – it’s built in."

"But what truly sets this apart is our people. _Sam_ works alongside our travel 
consultants so that when a human moment matters most – a disruption, a complex itinerary,
an urgent need – our experts step in with the speed, context, and care that no technology
alone can replicate. _Sam_ makes those moments more meaningful, not less."

At launch, _Sam_ delivers end-to-end trip support across the full traveller journey,
with real-time programme data intelligence for travel managers through plain-language
conversation, seamless handoff to FCM consultants with full context intact, and 
a unique smart redirect into customers’ existing booking tools – the only AI solution
in managed travel to offer this.

"June is only the beginning," said Morhous. "Because we own our technology end-to-
end, every release makes our customers’ programmes smarter.

"_Sam_ intelligence compounds – and so does the advantage it creates for the organisations
that run on it. What’s coming next will redefine what clients expect from a travel
management company."

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