American Express^® Business Travel Account

Air. Hotels. Car Rentals. All on one bill.

Centralise employee business travel expenses into one simple Online Account for easier reconciliation and increased visibility into spend.

No annual fee

Paying for business travel doesn’t need to be complicated

The Business Travel Account (BTA) consolidates your company’s travel expenses into one centrally billed Account, enhancing visibility, improving control and saves you time and money. Your employees can book business travel without physical Cards or complicated reimbursement processes, and you can reconcile travel costs through one simple monthly statement.

Make business travel more seamless with a Business Travel Account

Maximise control

Set parameters around time, cost, and suppliers for employee travel to help control costs and reduce non-compliant spend.

Save time

Consolidate booking and reconciliation into a single platform with one monthly payment.

Cost savings

Get up to 55 days to settle your payments to American Express¹.

Safe travel

Knowing your employees and their fellow travellers are covered with a top of class travel insurance.

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How does the Business Travel Account work?

1 Book travel

When your employees request flights, hotels, or car rentals through your Travel Management Company it will be booked to your Business Travel Account. American Express then takes transaction data directly from your Travel Management Company so you get the details you need to reconcile your expenses and pay.

2 BTA Connect

An innovative online platform where you can download your invoices in a convenient PDF-format. The data includes all data needed for your company's reconciliation processes. In BTAConnect you can also search for a single transaction, download your invoice in Excel for easier reconciliation, as well as customize the level of data you need.

3 Reconcile Account

Reconcile AccountSend a single monthly payment to American Express, which can reduce admin time spent reconciling individual payments and processing reimbursements. Aslo, get up to 55 days to settle your payments¹

4 e-Invoicing

Receive your statements electronically through the designated network. You can choose whether you want a single invoice from a certain time period including all transactions, an invoice separated by cost centre, or an invoice separated by individual travel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The American Express BTA is a single Account used to combine all your air, hotel and car rental expenses into one statement for simpler reconciliation.

For employees, a Business Travel Account (BTA) can save time and provide peace of mind by eliminating the need to use personal Credit Cards and be reimbursed by the company for business travel. Additionally, flights charged to the Business Travel Account attract complimentary Business Traveller Insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and access to emergency legal and medical support while traveling through the 24/7 Global Assist^™ hotline.

An American Express BTA can improve your company’s cash flow with up to 55 days, while ensuring your vendors are paid promptly through single-use Virtual Card numbers so you can take advantage of early-payment incentives.

It also gives you rich data about your travel-related spend to support vendor negotiations and secure savings with preferred suppliers. It can help reduce the risk of fraud by providing single-use Virtual Card numbers instead of Credit or Charge Card numbers.

You can use your Amex BTA for domestic travel or use it internationally wherever American Express is accepted. Foreign transaction fees may apply.

Important information

1. Get up to 55 days to settle your payments: Depending on when you make a purchase, when your statement is issued and whether or not you are carrying forward a balance on your account from your previous statement period.

Terms and Conditions will apply

» Terms and Conditions Corporate Programme (pdf)

» Travel Insurance Terms for Business Travel Account (pdf)

Fact Sheet

» American Express Business Travel Account (pdf)