AllFly's 2025 Year in Review

The TL;DR Version

2025 was the most transformative year for AllFly to date. While others were still trying to figure out if people wanted to meet in person (spoiler: they do), we doubled down on our core belief that group travel has inherent complexities that need specialized care and solutions.

Being true to that ethos, we hit some major milestones that made us do a little happy dance:

• We booked over 1,000 events this year, doubling last year's numbers (math checks out)
• We totally rebuilt Quest from the first line of code, paving the way for Quest 2.0 - our biggest product release ever
• We passed 130 referral partners (shoutout to every single one of you)
• We closed our 3rd round of funding, bringing our total outside capital raised to over $8M (thanks for believing in us, investors)

Quest 2.0: Because Events Deserve Better Than "One Size Fits All"

We've long had a thesis that the business world is increasingly meeting in person, with events taking center stage. About 30-40% of total business travel spend goes toward event travel. For many businesses, events aren't just a line item - they're the beating heart of their travel programs.

Our mission? Build the best business travel booking tool for companies who put event travel at the center of their universe.

For three years, we got really, really good at booking air travel for events. We've served hundreds of customers, including brands you definitely know (BMW, Fairlife, Hims & Hers, Quince - yeah, we're name-dropping). But here's what kept coming up: our customers wanted ONE platform for both their event and everyday business travel. No more juggling multiple tools like some kind of corporate travel circus act.

So in November, we said "bet" and added everyday travel booking to Quest. Game changer? We think so.

New Quest Features

We built Quest to be a consumer-grade booking experience with enterprise controls. Think "easy like Sunday morning" meets "locked down like Fort Knox." Here's what's new and why you should care:

Split Pay: The World's First (We Checked)

Companies can set travel policies and let travelers upgrade by paying the difference on their personal cards at checkout.

Why this matters: Your travel budget stays intact, and you dramatically reduce admin work. In other platforms, upgrade requests (we've seen as high as 27% of all reservations on some programs) turn into approval nightmares. In Quest? The traveler just pays and goes. Each avoided approval saves 40 minutes of productivity. That's like getting back an entire season of your favorite Netflix show per month.

Wallet: Like a Starbucks Card, But Make It Travel

Deposit funds into a company wallet and book travel against it like a prepaid account. Instead of loading $75 for your caffeine addiction, you're loading $75,000 for travel.

Why this matters: Say goodbye to expense reports! This saves both time and money. Your finance team will literally love you (or at least hate you less).

Forcing Refundable Fares: Because Sometimes You Need That Safety Net

We have a global travel policy option that forces refundable fares when shopping flights.

Why this matters: When a non-refundable ticket gets canceled, it becomes an eCredit that sits on the traveler's profile, potentially lost to the corporate abyss. Some programs need to reduce risk and force certain groups to buy refundable fares. We got you.

Shoulder Dates: Control the Before and After

Travel managers can now control how many days people can arrive early or extend their trips for events.

Why this matters: Better management of hotel room blocks on shoulder dates. No more surprise "Oh, I'm coming three days early" messages that blow up your room block.

Direct Connections

Our middleware API layer connects to multiple sources of travel data. We handle the sorting and logic to get you the best rates. Plus, we have NDC connections with major carriers, meaning Quest prices match or beat airline websites.

Why this matters: Companies shouldn't pay more than necessary for travel. Period.

Events Are First-Class Citizens

Each event in Quest gets its own travel policies, attendees, invite codes, approval notifications, and reports.

Why this matters: Having one global travel policy for your entire company is like wearing the same outfit to a wedding and the gym - technically possible but definitely not optimal. Events are unique and deserve to be treated as such.

Some Nerdy Trends We Noticed

• 8 out of 10 events begin booking air travel within 90 days of departure (procrastinators unite!)
• Top 3 domestic event destinations: Orlando (Mickey says hi), Chicago (deep dish beckons), and Washington DC (power moves)
• International favorites: Cancun and London (tacos and tea, respectively)
• 2 out of 10 passengers upgraded from Economy (treat yourself)
• Internal cancellations ranged between 2-4% depending on the program (not bad!)
• Here's a fun one: 53 times customers called thinking they found cheaper fares online. Only 3 times were they right (we've since fixed that United issue). Coming in 2026: a price match guarantee with a fun charity element!

The Bottom Line

2025 was our most transformative - and at times, absolutely wild - year yet! From late nights debugging code to celebrating our 1,000th event booking, it's been a ride.

We couldn't have done it without our partners, customers, vendors, and our incredible team. You all make this journey worth it, even when the hotel billing makes us question our life choices.

As we look toward 2026, we're more excited than ever. We've got big plans, including that price match guarantee I mentioned (with a charitable twist because we're nice like that).

Thank you for being part of the AllFly story. Here's to making business travel suck less, one event at a time.

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