1. Create the card in Perk

Instantly create a virtual Smart Lodge Card in Perk and add it to your travel booking tool. It then acts as a central means of payment for all your business trips.

2. Book the trip in your TMC

Select airline tickets or train tickets in the travel booking tool and pay all the pre-trip expenses directly with the Perk Smart Lodge Card.

3. Import data automatically

All travel and payment data is imported into Perk's spend management platform automatically, without any manual intervention.

4. Reconcile transactions automatically

Perk matches and reconciles your transactions and travel bookings automatically, for real-time visibility and control. Experience timely approvals and never delay employee reimbursements again with pre-approval flows and custom routing rules.

5. Optimize your travel spend

Create travel expense reports directly in Perk and gain insights from your trip expense data to optimize your travel spend. Perk offers one consolidated view for simple T&E management.

When you pay for business travel with the Perk Smart Lodge Card, you receive 0.1 % cashback on every transaction.**

What is a lodge card?

A lodge card is a business card specifically designed for business travel. It can be used for paying for plane and train tickets, as well as for accommodation. The card is lodged with a travel management provider, so all pre-trip expenses are charged to one card number. This helps simplify administration and streamline travel expense payments.

What is the difference between a lodge card and a corporate card?

Regular business cards can be used for all types of business expenses, including pre-trip and on-trip expenses. However, a lodge card is intended for pre-trip expenses only, and is typically handled by the finance team, travel manager, HR manager, or office manager, depending on the company size. A lodge card cannot be used for other purposes, as it is generally added directly to a travel management platform, and doesn’t allow other types of payments or other vendor categories.

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Maximize your investment with the Perk Smart Lodge Card

Take your spend management to a new level with your free Smart Lodge Card. Securely pay for all flights, rail, hotels, and travel services with a single card fully integrated into your TMC for automated expense reporting, reconciliation, and reimbursement.

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Fully automated travel expense management

Securely pay for flights, rail, hotels, and travel services with one central Smart Lodge Card, fully integrated with your travel management provider. No transaction fees, no foreign exchange fees, no card fees.

Automated reconciliation

Capture travel expenses from your TMC in real time. Perk matches and reconciles them with the corresponding transactions automatically.

Real-time insights

See all your travel bookings and transactions in real-time so you can respond to anomalies as soon as they happen.

Built-in compliance

Eliminate rogue travel and enforce your travel policy by enabling your employees to pay for trips in your TMC with the Smart Lodge Card.

How the lodge card works

: Instantly create a virtual Smart Lodge Card in Perk and add it to your travel booking tool. It then acts as a central means of payment for all your business trips.
: Select airline tickets or train tickets in the travel booking tool and pay all the pre-trip expenses directly with the Perk Smart Lodge Card.
: All travel and payment data is imported into Perk's spend management platform automatically, without any manual intervention.
: Perk matches and reconciles your transactions and travel bookings automatically, for real-time visibility and control. Experience timely approvals and never delay employee reimbursements again with pre-approval flows and custom routing rules.
: Create travel expense reports directly in Perk and gain insights from your trip expense data to optimize your travel spend. Perk offers one consolidated view for simple T&E management.
: When you pay for business travel with the Perk Smart Lodge Card, you receive 0.1 % cashback on every transaction.**

Easy administration for travel managers

The Smart Lodge Card is fully integrated with your travel management provider, so you can pay, capture, process, and approve all your travel and accommodation expenses automatically, for a seamless process.

Centralised payments

Remove the hassle of issuing multiple cards and reimbursing individual out-of-pocket expenses by fully centralizing your travel payments and using one virtual card for all your pre-trip payments.

End-to-end visibility

With granular spend data from every booking, you can identify spending patterns and uncover opportunities for optimizing your corporate travel program.

Enhanced security

No need to reveal card details of high limits within teams as the Smart Lodge Card is safely stored with your travel providers.

The perfect match for our corporate cards

Combine the Perk Smart Lodge Card with our Perk Platinum Visa Card to effectively control employees’ travel spend.

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Frequently asked questions

: A lodge card is a business card specifically designed for business travel. It can be used for paying for plane and train tickets, as well as for accommodation. The card is lodged with a travel management provider, so all pre-trip expenses are charged to one card number. This helps simplify administration and streamline travel expense payments.
: Regular business cards can be used for all types of business expenses, including pre-trip and on-trip expenses. However, a lodge card is intended for pre-trip expenses only, and is typically handled by the finance team, travel manager, HR manager, or office manager, depending on the company size. A lodge card cannot be used for other purposes, as it is generally added directly to a travel management platform, and doesn’t allow other types of payments or other vendor categories.

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