For years, travel and expense leaders have told us the same thing:
“Our data is everywhere and nowhere at the same time.”
Bookings live in one system. Expenses live in another. Supplier data, ERP data, HR data all siloed, all slightly out of sync. For many organizations, that fragmentation has made it nearly impossible to get a single, trusted view of travel and expense performance.
Today, that changes.
The Commercial Launch of Upstream
We’re proud to officially announce the commercial release of Upstream™, Cornerstone’s next-generation data management platform, available worldwide starting October 22, 2025.
Upstream provides companies with something the travel industry has long needed: the ability to own, control, and trust their travel and expense data.
Built for a new era of NDC, APIs, and complex distribution, Upstream unifies information from booking, expense, ERP, and HR systems into one well-governed data model. The result? Finance, travel, and operations teams can finally make confident decisions based on accurate, actionable data.
Why We Built It
We created Upstream because the travel data problem isn’t just technical, it’s strategic. When data is fragmented, leaders can’t see spend clearly, negotiate effectively, or prove program impact. As new distribution models and automation tools reshape the industry, the visibility gap only widens.
Upstream was designed to close it.
By consolidating disconnected systems and automating data validation, cleansing, and anomaly detection, Upstream transforms noise into intelligence. It’s enterprise sophistication made accessible, with automation, AI-driven analytics, and trusted governance without the cost or complexity of legacy systems.
A Platform Built for Progress
The journey to Upstream has been years in the making, shaped by our decades of experience helping organizations manage travel and expense data at scale. We’ve listened to travel buyers, finance teams, and T&E managers who told us what they needed most:
- Confidence that their numbers are right
- Visibility into all spend, across all systems
- Control over how their data moves and who can access it
Upstream delivers on all three. It’s secure, scalable, and built for the evolving needs of travel management from global enterprises to mid-market innovators.
What’s Next
We’re excited to see how our customers use Upstream to bring new clarity and control to their programs, not just managing travel data, but also value engineering outcomes that make travel smarter, leaner, and more strategic.
You can read the full press release here to learn more about Upstream’s availability, early-adopter pricing, and product details:
👉 Read the official announcement ›
Here’s to better data, better travel, and a future where organizations truly own their information.