As the leaves change and the days grow shorter, we’re adding some serious upgrades to make travel management even simpler and more efficient. This month’s updates focus on keeping you organised, with an enhanced calendar sync, a cleaner look for your itineraries, and better ways to keep track of expenses. Whether you’re hopping between meetings or tracking receipts, Finch has you covered with features designed to take the stress out of planning and managing trips.

Google Calendar Authentication: Stay on Top of Your Schedule

You can now link your Google Calendar with Finch, making it easier to manage your meetings and travel schedule on the go. When you add new events, they’ll be added automatically to your Google Calendar, and when you invite participants, they’ll receive an invite. 

Inside your profile page on Finch, you’ll see which accounts have been granted editing permissions, and be able to remove permissions for specific accounts or set a preferred account to use. Note that if you revoke access to a calendar, related events you created will not be deleted. Additionally, permissions are workspace aware, so if you authenticate a calendar in one workspace, it will not automatically be authenticated across all your workspaces. 

Itinerary Makeover: Cleaner, More Manageable Travel Plans

We know that trips can feel a bit cluttered, especially when travel days are packed with bookings. So, we’ve revamped itineraries to give you a clear, streamlined view of your day. For each day of travel, you’ll see a neat summary tile at the top, consolidating essential booking details—perfect for those busy first and last days of a trip. Expanding a summary will show who uploaded each booking and additional details for flights, trains, and rental cars.

One Email to Rule Them All: magic@assist.finch.travel

We’re simplifying the way you send in bookings and receipts. Now, with a single email address (magic@assist.finch.travel), you can forward all your travel-related confirmation emails and expenses. You’ll find a reminder in your Finch dashboard, and our previous email will still work for now. 

Plus, to keep things organised, we’ve removed the option to manually add accommodation and transit details—everything is now captured directly from your forwarded bookings. 

Enhancements to Expense Management

Managing travel expenses has never been easier, with several new tools to keep your trip finances organised and accurate. Here’s what’s new:

• Admin-only summaries: Only admins can see the full summary of trip expenses.

• Flexible expense allocation: Need to move an expense to a different trip? Now, you can reassign or delete expenses easily.

• Receipt forwarding improvements: Finch now captures expenses directly from emails, even if there’s no attachment. Just forward the email, and Finch will take care of the rest!

Quick Wins and Improvements

This month’s updates also bring improvements to the trips page and workspace management:

• Design refresh: Subtle design tweaks to the trips page and Inbox make navigating Finch smoother and more visually consistent.

• Expense and currency controls: Workspace admins can now set a default currency, and trip organisers can filter to see only their own expenses.

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That’s it for October! We’re excited to hear how these features are helping you manage travel, and we’re always here for feedback. In the coming months, stay tuned for more powerful updates to streamline your travel planning.