When we were thinking about launch venues for our exciting new platform, one place stood out—the Mile High City. With its winding rivers, mountain air, and forward-flowing energy, Denver is the perfect place to debut Upstream, Cornerstone’s next-generation platform for travel, spend, and data. It’s a natural fit—for a platform designed to bring clarity, control, and momentum to complex travel operations.
Next week at GBTA, we’re officially debuting Upstream. Stop by our booth to get a first look and live demo of the platform we’ve been quietly building behind the scenes.
Upstream isn’t just another dashboard or automation tool. It’s a foundational shift—bringing together fragmented data, siloed systems, and disconnected workflows into one streamlined platform, built for speed, scale, and savings.
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The Four A’s: Automate, Aggregate, Analyze, Act
At the heart of Upstream is a framework we call The Four A’s, built to automate operations, unify your data, surface better insights, and turn them into action.
Automate – Lower Costs, Streamline Operations
Automation is in our DNA. For over 30 years, Cornerstone has powered operations for some of the travel industry’s most respected names—including Amex GBT, Omega, and Navan—with scalable, configurable automation. Upstream builds on that legacy with a powerful engine for both travel and spend.
- Post-booking automation: unused tickets, schedule changes, policy compliance
- Spend automation: invoice and expense aggregation, exception resolution, and ERP synchronization
- Seamless data flow between expense, ERP, payment, and HR systems
The result: faster workflows, lower costs, and less manual overhead
Aggregate – Knock Down Data Silos
Disconnected systems lead to wasted time and bad decisions. Upstream connects and cleans your data across travel, spend, HR, and finance systems—so you’re always working with the full picture.
- Two-way integrations with GDSs, Concur, Workday, and more
- Unified, enterprise-wide data model
- AI-powered anomaly detection and self-healing data engine
One platform, one version of the truth.
Analyze – Faster, Smarter Decisions
When your data is unified and accessible, smarter decision-making follows. Upstream makes it easy to analyze T&E data with self-service dashboards, real-time metrics, and built-in predictive analytics.
- Travel + expense data combined for holistic reporting
- Prebuilt and customizable dashboards
- Integrated AI, out of the box—just ask it a question about your data, and you might be surprised by the answer
Stop by our GBTA booth #1545 to see it in action.
Act – Insights That Illuminate
Insight is only powerful if it leads to action. Upstream enables intelligent workflows, alerts, and AI-driven recommendations that let you act proactively, not reactively.
- Trigger alerts and workflows from live data events
- AI-powered compliance recommendations and escalations
- Move from lagging indicators to leading actions
Upstream isn’t just about visibility—it’s about velocity.
Come See It in Denver
If you’re heading to GBTA, swing by the Cornerstone booth to see Upstream in action.
We’ll be showing live demos and sharing how teams are using it to:
- Unify disconnected systems
- Surface real-time insights
- Automate painful manual workflows
- Find $1M+ in hidden T&E savings before the next budget cycle
Cornerstone Booth #1545 | GBTA Denver
Not attending? Request a demo anytime.
We’ve spent decades helping companies modernize their travel operations.
With Upstream, we’re helping them run faster, cleaner, and smarter—together.