- A company admin setting up TravelPerk for the company.
Whether you're onboarding 5 or 5,000 people into TravelPerk, we understand that introducing your team to a new and unfamiliar tool can be a daunting task. Our Account Managers are available to guide you through the process. If you haven’t done so, request a demo and one of our Account Managers will be in touch.
Also, you might want to head over to the What is TravelPerk article if you'd like a refresher about TravelPerk in general. If your company’s TravelPerk account has already been set up, and you would like to join as a traveler, then our Getting started for new Travelers guide is where you should go.
Step 1 — Onboard your travelers.
Let’s start by adding travelers to your TravelPerk company account. There are 3 ways to onboard new users:
Step 2 — Set up a payment method.
Most companies pay for their trips with a credit card, Premium companies can also set up SEPA/monthly invoicing instead. Unless you have opted for a Premium account (or above), TravelPerk is free to use.
Jump to the Payment Help Page to learn more.
Step 3 — Create an invoice profile.
An invoice profile determines what legal entity a trip should be invoiced to. When creating a TravelPerk account the company name is automatically used to create the first invoice profile, which is set as the company default. Take our example company, Hooli, they have 5 legal entities around the world and have created an Invoice Profile for each:
- Hooli Ltd (HQ) invoiced in GBP;
- Hooli Inc (US) invoiced in USD;
- Hooli SL (Spain) invoiced in EUR;
- Hooli GmbH (Germany) invoiced in EUR;
- Hooli SPA (Italy) invoiced in EUR.
Take a look at the Invoices section of our Help Center to learn more.
Step 4 (optional) — Set a travel policy or approval process.
TravelPerk lets you set up and automate your company’s travel policies. Go to Company Settings → Travel Policy to set your restrictions on:
- The maximum cost of flights, hotels, trains, and cars;
- The cabin class or star rating allowed;
- Deadlines for booking. e.g how many days in advance services must be booked.
You can also set up Approval Processes for teams or individuals by going to Company Settings → Approval processes and clicking Add approval process.
To find out more, check out our articles on using travel policies to set the ground rules for everyone or how to set up an approval process.
Step 5 — Manage your company’s business travel, all in one place.
And you’re all set! Now you can start managing all your business travel and travelers in one place.
Here are some articles you might find useful:
- How to book a flight.
- How to book a hotel.
- How to approve or decline a trip, a step-by-step guide.
- How to change/cancel a booking?
- Cost centers are useful for tracking expenses from different groups (teams, offices, projects, etc.) Here’s how to set up your Cost Centers.
- Here’s how you can track business travel expenses with the Reporting feature. And as promised, all your invoices can be found in one place!
- Here are some ideas about how you can wisely use Labels to drill down your travel expenses.
- Finally, here’s how to integrate TravelPerk with other smart tools, such as Expensify, Slack, or to your Calendar.
What's next?
Now that your team is ready for take-off, you can share with them the Getting started for new travelers guide, where we show you how to manage your account settings, create and book trips, add loyalty programs, and other features to make business travel simple and much more enjoyable.
For any questions, emergencies, or last-minute changes or cancellations, remember you can contact our Customer Care team 24/7.
And don’t forget, the Help Center is here to guide you through some of the most common customer questions!