Managed travel

Managed travel is a corporate approach to organizing business travel in which the employer or the travel management company controls the primary aspects of the trip. 

This includes defining a travel policy and duty of care, negotiating rates with suppliers, providing approved booking channels, managing expenses, and delivering traveler support. 

The purpose of managed travel is to maintain consistent cost control, compliance, risk management, and security measures (so that the company can locate and assist staff in emergency situations). It also creates data visibility for the finance department to measure ROI, identify savings, and optimize travel programs.