Credit card data records the actual amounts paid for travel.
This can be especially important in cases of changes or refunds, as well as
on-the-road spend like meals and ancillaries.
Pros & Cons: Programs with high card adoption can
rely on it to capture supplier spend that’s booked outside the approved booking
channels, which allows corporates to further negotiate with suppliers. To some
degree, however, the data often needs to be deciphered, leaving travel managers
to decode ancillary charges or the addresses of hotel chains’ individual
properties.
Access/Formats: Corporations can obtain raw data exports from
their card issuers as part of their credit card contracts, or they can view the
data through data reporting tools, which could cost extra.