FAQ: Which corporate travel management solutions have integrated expense tracking?

Corporate travel management solutions that integrate expense tracking help businesses reduce manual processes, improve compliance and gain clearer visibility of total travel spend.

Rather than managing travel and expenses separately, integrated solutions connect booking, approval, invoicing and expense reporting into a single workflow.

Common travel and expense platforms

Many corporate travel platforms either include native expense functionality or integrate closely with third-party expense systems. Common examples include:

• Amadeus Cytric Travel and Expense
  A fully integrated travel and expense ecosystem, commonly configured by TMCs for mid-market and enterprise organisations.

• SAP Concur Travel & Expense
  Widely used by organisations with complex finance environments and established expense processes.

• Navan Travel & Expense
  A combined platform offering real-time visibility of travel and spend.

In addition, many organisations use dedicated expense tools alongside their travel platform, depending on internal finance or ERP requirements.

How integrated travel and expense management works

In an integrated environment:

• Travel bookings are approved before purchase

• Booking data flows automatically into the expense system

• Cost centres, project codes and VAT data are captured at source

• Manual expense claims are reduced or eliminated

• Finance teams receive cleaner, more accurate data

This improves compliance, reduces administrative effort and speeds up reconciliation.

Open APIs and system integrations

Most modern corporate travel platforms are built using open APIs, allowing them to integrate with:

• Expense management systems

• Finance and accounting platforms

• HR and payroll systems

• Sustainability and BI tools

This means businesses are not locked into a single technology stack. Instead, travel data can flow securely between systems, supporting reporting, audit and ESG requirements.

Travel management companies such as Meon Travel Management typically manage these integrations on behalf of their clients, ensuring that booking platforms, expense tools and internal systems operate as a single, coherent workflow.

What are the benefits of integrated expense tracking for UK businesses?

Integrated travel and expense solutions are particularly valuable for UK organisations managing:

• Multi-site or remote teams

• Frequent UK rail and short-haul travel

• Increasing ESG reporting requirements

• Tighter financial governance and audit controls

When implemented correctly, integration delivers not just efficiency, but better decision-making across travel, finance and sustainability teams.