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AirPlus Overview. Alexander Houston. Who is AirPlus?. 850 Employees AirPlus serves more than 32,000 corporate clients worldwide in 124 countries Parent company is Lufthansa Airlines Twenty years in business Worldwide headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany US headquarters in Washington, D.C. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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AIRPLUS. WHAT TRAVEL PAYMENT IS ALL ABOUT.
WHAT TRAVEL PAYMENT IS ALL ABOUT.
AirPlus Overview
Alexander Houston
S. 1
March 31, 2009
AIRPLUS. WHAT TRAVEL PAYMENT IS ALL ABOUT.
• 850 Employees
• AirPlus serves more than 32,000 corporate clients worldwide in 124 countries
• Parent company is Lufthansa Airlines
• Twenty years in business
• Worldwide headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany
• US headquarters in Washington, D.C.
• 80% market share in Germany / 50% market share of Europe
• Over 93 million transactions with a processing volume of 15.9 billion Euro
Who is AirPlus?
AIRPLUS. WHAT TRAVEL PAYMENT IS ALL ABOUT.
Best of Breed Solutions
Global online MIS reporting systemAirPlus Information Manager
Company Account
Central payment account for air, rail, and agency fees
Detailed data & customer specific information
Customized invoicing
Corporate Card, P-Card, P-Log Issued to individual travelers for
business related travel costs
Superior global acceptance
Multiple billing and liability options available
Supports financial & expense management systemsElectronic Invoicing
Dedicated account manager and customer service repService
Products work with any and even multiple agenciesTravel Agency Neutral
AIRPLUS. WHAT TRAVEL PAYMENT IS ALL ABOUT.
UATP – Universal Air Travel Plan
• Established in 1936 – the first charge card in the world
• The airline-owned global, corporate, airfare payment system
• Accepted by all major scheduled airlines in the world
• Provides the best air travel data possible with every transaction
• Lowest cost form of payment for airlines
• Managed by a not-for-profit organization with HQ in Washington, DC and offices in Geneva, Singapore and Sydney
AIRPLUS. WHAT TRAVEL PAYMENT IS ALL ABOUT.
AirPlus Company Account
• Leading UATP payment solution world-wide
• Primarily issued as a ‘ghost card’ and lodged with a travel agency
• Used to purchase air and rail tickets and agency services via an AirPlus Merchant Agreement
• Purchases are compiled into a clear invoice with flexible billing cycle
• Current sales can be viewed at any time through the AirPlus Corporate Travel Portal
• Collection of supplementary data
• Comprehensive insurance protection
AIRPLUS. WHAT TRAVEL PAYMENT IS ALL ABOUT.
Central Payment – A Best Practice
Improved control of travel policy Increases use of preferred vendors
Improved adoption of self booking tools
Better compliance with travel policy
Better database for reporting and traveler tracking
Increased safety, security and compliance Minimizes fraud and abuse potential
Reliable data source for tracking travelers
Independent source of data
Lower average ticket price Advance purchase increases
Lessens incentive influence on purchasing behavior
AIRPLUS. WHAT TRAVEL PAYMENT IS ALL ABOUT.
Descriptive Billing Information
Supplementary data collected with every transaction and included on both printed statements and in the data warehouse
Up to nine descriptive fields can be defined
AirPlus collects the data both via the GDS and directly from travel agencies
Personal IDPersonal ID DepartmentDepartment Cost CenterCost Center
Internal AccountInternal Account Project NumberProject Number Order NumberOrder Number
Accounting UnitAccounting Unit DestinationDestination Departure DateDeparture Date
AIRPLUS. WHAT TRAVEL PAYMENT IS ALL ABOUT.
Electronic Data FeedsReceive your statements electronically in the format you
prefer
ATX
EDIFACT
XML
CSV
LARS (AirPlus proprietary format)
See your invoice online in the Portal the day its printed (PDF format)
Benefits of Electronic Invoicing:
Faster reconciliation
Improved accounting
No manual data capture
Reduced errors
AirPlus can directly feed any travel expense management system (e.g. Concur)
AIRPLUS. WHAT TRAVEL PAYMENT IS ALL ABOUT.
Insurance Overview2–3 Times the coverage of other products
AirPlus offers basic travel accident insurance at no cost up to:
$750,000 for accidental disability
$500,000 accidental death coverage
$125,000 medically necessary evacuation following an accident
“Door to door” coverage for benefits as the result of a traveling accident such as physical therapy, hospital stay, etc.
Additional coverage and upgrades are available for a surcharge
Insurance coverage from MasterCard is provided for all purchases madewith the AirPlus Corporate Card
AIRPLUS. WHAT TRAVEL PAYMENT IS ALL ABOUT.
AirPlus Corporate Card
• 22 million merchants in over 220 countries
820k ATM’s in over 100 countries
MasterCard purchase protection and rental car insurance
• Online program administration and access to transaction data
• Multiple billing and liability options
• Complete control over spending limits and approved merchants
• Customer logo can be put on card to reinforce business use
• Competitive currency exchange rates
AIRPLUS. WHAT TRAVEL PAYMENT IS ALL ABOUT.
AirPlus Purchasing Card
• Supported by the MasterCard network
• Level 3 data provided by over 110,000 merchants
• Extensive reporting capabilities with ‘build your own’ functionality – all of which can be downloaded
• Advanced features let you assign purchases to cost centers or general ledger accounts, split transactions and re-assign costs at any time
• Set up allocation rules, and establish pre-set spending limits by number of transactions per day or month, dollar limits or vendor type restrictions.
• MasterCard Purchase Assistance® and MasterCoverage® Liability protection built in
• Customizable purchasing authorization
gives you control over spending quickly and easily.
AIRPLUS. WHAT TRAVEL PAYMENT IS ALL ABOUT.
AirPlus P-LOG
• The AirPlus P-LOG is a one-time use virtual card
• Uses the MasterCard network generated in real time as needed
• Fixed dollar limit and time limit
• Capability to send fax of card image in real time to merchant
• Up to six customer designated fields can be captured
Flows through to reporting tools
Highly customizable, format and business rules can be built in
• Download the transactions directly to your General Ledger
• Manual online-user and automated mid-office
• versions available
• Automated version supports Webservices
AIRPLUS. WHAT TRAVEL PAYMENT IS ALL ABOUT.
Data ConsolidationBetter Data to manage and leverage yourtravel spend
AirPlus Company Account
AirPlus Corporate Cards
Other Corporate Card Providers
AirPlus Travel Data Warehouse
Data processing and international data
consolidation
AirPlus Information Manager
AIRPLUS. WHAT TRAVEL PAYMENT IS ALL ABOUT.
Why AirPlus is Better
Customized Travel Payment Solutions
• Reconciliation of the charge card statement simplified
• Onward billings and allocation of charges are automatic
• Access to detailed data with easy to use reporting tool
Personal Service
• Regardless of size…you are a name – not a number
• Designated account manager, implementation manager and customer service representative – NO 800 #’s
Global Coverage
• Localized products in 55 countries
• Solutions available anywhere
AIRPLUS. WHAT TRAVEL PAYMENT IS ALL ABOUT.
AirPlus International, Inc.
Alexander HoustonE-Mail: [email protected]
Cell: +1 (713) 385-3974