Travel Ledger
Business Case

Reduce payment chasing across the travel trade.

Travel Ledger helps travel businesses move away from manual chasing, disconnected statements and unclear payment status — by bringing payment data, acceptance, settlement and remittance into a more structured workflow.

The challenge
Manual today

Payment chasing should not be a normal part of trading.

Many travel businesses still rely on email follow-ups, spreadsheets and manual checks to understand what has been accepted, what has been paid and what still needs attention.

This creates extra work for finance teams, delays issue resolution and makes it harder for buyers and suppliers to work from the same view of payment activity.

How Travel Ledger helps

One shared view of payment status.

Instead of chasing status by email, buyers and suppliers work from the same view of what has been accepted, queried, paid and where remittance is available.

Exceptions surface in the workflow — not buried in a thread — so finance teams focus on what actually needs attention.

TL Pay
Payment status
Live supplier payment activity
RC
12
Accepted
34
Paid
3
Queried
5
Awaiting
  • Supplier A · June statement
    Ref TL-9812
    £24,180.00
  • Supplier B · Cruise bookings
    Ref TL-9820
    £128,540.00
  • Supplier C · Hotel programme
    Ref TL-9834
    £3,650.00
  • Supplier D · Air ticketing
    Ref TL-9841
    £58,270.00
  • Supplier E · Prior month
    Ref TL-9788
    £41,020.00
Travel Ledger platform · illustrative sample data Live view
Example workflow

From data shared to reconciliation supported.

  1. 1
    Supplier shares payment data

    Statements and invoice data land in one structured place.

  2. 2
    Buyer reviews and accepts

    Amounts, references and exceptions are reviewed in-workflow.

  3. 3
    Exceptions are identified

    Disputed or amended items are flagged instead of buried.

  4. 4
    Payment is settled

    Accepted items are funded and settled through TL Pay.

  5. 5
    Remittance supports reconciliation

    Remittance data flows back to both sides for matching.

Outcomes

What better looks like.

  • Less manual chasing
  • Clearer payment status
  • Better remittance information
  • Fewer avoidable disputes
  • Improved finance visibility
  • More structured buyer/supplier workflow
Two sides of the payment workflow

Less chasing on both sides.

Trade Buyer
For buyers reviewing what's due
  • One place to review, accept and query supplier payment data.
  • Exceptions are visible instead of buried in email threads.
  • Clearer picture of what's been settled and what's outstanding.
Trade Seller
For suppliers collecting payment
  • Fewer status queries — buyers work from the same view.
  • Structured remittance data supports cleaner reconciliation.
  • Faster resolution of disputed or amended items.
FAQ

Common questions.

Is this mainly for suppliers?+

It helps both sides. Suppliers gain clearer collections visibility, while buyers have a more structured way to review and settle payment data.

Does Travel Ledger remove every exception?+

No. Exceptions can still happen, but Travel Ledger helps make them more visible and easier to manage.

Is this a TL Virtual Card use case?+

No. This is primarily a core TL Pay, settlement and reconciliation use case.

Talk to the team

Want to reduce payment chasing?

Talk to the team about your current payment workflow, or explore how TL Pay and reconciliation fit together.

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