Travel Ledger
Business Case

Manage hotel and bedbank payments more clearly.

Travel Ledger helps travel businesses review hotel and bedbank payment workflows, identify where TL Pay, settlement, reconciliation or TL Virtual Cards may be relevant, and improve visibility across supplier payment activity.

The challenge
Accommodation reality

Accommodation payments can vary by supplier, system and payment route.

Hotel and bedbank payments can involve different commercial arrangements, payment methods, booking references and reconciliation requirements.

The right payment route may vary depending on the supplier, whether they are connected to Travel Ledger, and whether card acceptance is available.

Different suppliers, different payment routes

Two routes across the same supplier book.

Route A · Connected supplier
TL Pay & structured settlement
  1. 1Supplier payment data
  2. 2TL Pay / settlement workflow
  3. 3Remittance and reconciliation

The primary route for most connected hotel and bedbank suppliers.

Route B · Eligible off-platform supplier
TL Virtual Card where accepted
  1. 1Supplier payment opportunity
  2. 2TL Virtual Card where accepted
  3. 3Card data and cashback opportunity

Only where card acceptance and commercial terms are appropriate.

How Travel Ledger helps

Review, then route intelligently.

Travel Ledger can help review where hotel and bedbank payments sit today, which suppliers may be better suited to TL Pay, and where eligible off-platform payments may create TL Virtual Card opportunities.

Outcomes

What better looks like.

  • Clearer supplier payment visibility
  • Improved reconciliation support
  • Better payment route decisions
  • Reduced manual admin
  • Eligible TL Virtual Card opportunities
  • Payment IQ review support
Two sides of the payment workflow

Value on both sides of hotel and bedbank payments.

Trade Buyer
For agencies and buyers
  • One view of accommodation supplier payment activity.
  • Payment route decisions matched to supplier and acceptance.
  • Fewer manual matching tasks across statements and bookings.
  • Eligible cashback opportunity on card-accepting suppliers.
Trade Seller
For hotels and bedbanks
  • Cleaner remittance and reference data when paid via TL Pay.
  • Fewer queries on payment status, timing and amounts.
  • Clearer reconciliation support tied to bookings.
FAQ

Common questions.

Is this only a TL Virtual Card use case?+

No. Hotel and bedbank payments may involve TL Pay, settlement workflows, reconciliation support or TL Virtual Cards depending on the supplier and payment route.

How do we know which route is right?+

Payment IQ and a Supplier Payment Opportunity Review can help identify the most suitable route.

Can Travel Ledger guarantee supplier card acceptance?+

No. Card acceptance varies by supplier, country, category and commercial terms.

Talk to the team

Want to review hotel and bedbank payments?

Check your payment opportunity, or talk to the team about your current accommodation supplier payment mix.

Talk to our team about supplier payments, settlement, reconciliation or payment opportunities.