5 Reasons Why Your Hotel Needs Sertifi’s Travel Authorization Solution 

Still spending hours communicating with travel management companies via fax, wasting time chasing down payment information when business travelers arrive? 

Sertifi’s travel authorizations solution allows hotels to receive business traveler information from travel management and payment partners in seconds, setting you on the right path to enhance your business travel game. Here are some of the benefits of using travel authorizations: 

1. Receive business traveler data seamlessly 

By utilizing travel authorizations in your front office setup, you can ensure a seamless arrival for business travelers. With this free version of a Sertifi portal, business traveler payment information can be received instantly at the hotel level from a partnering travel or payment company – making a traditionally cumbersome process simple and secure. Come time for check-in, there will be no need to gather payment information or any other details, as they will already be in the system. 

2. Simplify your processes 

Simplify steps and modernize workflows by digitizing your payment and contract processes, giving staff and business travelers a seamless, secure experience. Additionally, you will be gifted with extra time added back into your workday that was formally spent chasing down payments and correcting mistakes caused by human error. Digital does it all! 

3. Ensure payment security  

Security should be your top priority when it comes to sharing, receiving, and viewing payment information. To prevent sensitive details from falling into the wrong hands, the first step is eliminating an insecure transmission method: fax. Sertifi securely transmits data in a PCI-compliant manner by automatically tokenizing all payment information shared between travel management companies and hotels. Payment information can only be viewed during a small window of time to ensure the details are not exposed to wandering eyes and unmasked via a two-step verification process that specific team members will have access to.  

4. Stay on travel companies' preferred lists 

Most travel companies have a preferred list of hotels and chains they reference when recommending lodging options to customers. These lists are usually made up of hotels that provide superior service among other things, including the level of ease and security in which digital payments can be made while maintaining compliance. By using Sertifi’s travel authorizations solutions, travel management companies will be more likely to recommend your hotel as a preferred property and bring you more business. 

5. All in the same place 

Adding travel authorizations to your workflow won’t add any extra time to your workday. In fact, if you’re already using Sertifi’s authorization solution, all the information you need will be stored in your authorizations portal alongside the credit card authorizations you’ve obtained directly from guests. 

Overall Benefits 

By using our travel authorizations solution at your hotel, you can provide convenience and security, not only to your guests but also to your travel partners. And, by participating in this process, you can be sure that travel companies are going to continue to recommend your property as a preferred location to their clients.

As you can see, travel authorizations will benefit you in more ways than one. As a hotel, all you need is a free Sertifi portal to get started!