The Business Travel Account (BTA) is an easy-to-use and effective tool for managing your corporate travel expenses. The BTA can be used by your company to charge T&E expenses for infrequent travelers, consultants, job candidates, and even large groups traveling on company business. It can be used by any travel agency that your company designates.

• Combines your travel expenses into a single, centrally billed account
• Enhanced visibility provides you maximum control over expenses assisting in saving time and money

How a Business Travel Account works

 

Save time & money with a cardless solution to centralize billing

Maximize Control

• Consolidate virtually all your travel expenditures – one account, one bill, one payment
• Effectively monitor and manage traveler’s expenses without issuing cards
• Ensure preferred supplier and travel policy compliance
• Receive and view spend data that is meaningful to your company

Provide Access to Protection

• You can protect your travelers with Business Travel Accident Insurance¹ and Baggage Insurance Plan²
• Improved spend visibility to assist with supplier negotiations
• Peace of mind and protection for your travelers with Global Assist® Hotline – call toll free in the U.S., or collect when abroad, and get help finding medical, legal, financial and emergency assistance

Save Time

• View and pay your online statement through American @ Work for quick and easy access to billing information – Learn more about BTA Online Statements

• Integrate American Express BTA reconciliation solutions into existing systems with ease

Streamline Reconciliation

1. Coverage subject to terms, conditions, and exclusions of Policy 6477-82-04. Coverage underwritten by Federal Insurance Company (a member insurer of the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies), 15 Mountain View Road, Warren, New Jersey 07059. The spouse/domestic partner and dependent children of the Covered Person are covered when traveling with the Covered Person on business and at the request and expense of the Sponsoring Organization, and when separate Covered Transportation Costs are charged for the spouse/domestic partner and dependent children.

2. American Express Card Baggage Insurance Plan is underwritten by AMEX Assurance Company, Administrative Office, Phoenix, AZ. Coverage is determined by the terms, conditions, and exclusions of Policy AX0400 or Policy BIP-IND and is subject to change with notice. This document does not supplement or replace the Policy.

3. Rate of reconciliation is not guaranteed and is dependent on the travel data provided, and the extent of data issued for individual transactions processed. Level of data received by American Express for individual transactions will vary as a result of Airline Reporting Corporation (ARC)/Billing and Settlement Plan (BSP) processing. Business Travel Account clients may be required to enter into an agreement with their respective travel agency to permit the regular transmission of travel data to American Express for the purpose of reconciliation in CAR for BTA.