A better way to book business travel
Business travel shouldn't mean choosing between technology and service. With Corporate Traveler, you get both—a best-in-class platform (Melon) backed by real people (800+ dedicated Travel Managers) who obsess over details. That combination is why 2,100+ US customers trust us to handle $21M in annual travel spend.
Book business travel with ease.
Step 1 — Search your way
Search flights, hotels, rail, and car rentals in Melon, our corporate travel platform. Browse exclusive negotiated rates, Melon Exclusive Deals, and your preferred supplier options in one place.
Step 2 — Choose what works best
Compare travel options, keep your preferred airline, hotel, and car rental loyalty points, and choose the itinerary that fits your needs. Melon surfaces your preferences and company policies upfront, so you know every option meets your requirements.
Step 3 — Book with confidence
Traveler preferences and company travel policies are built into every booking, helping your team book faster while staying compliant.
Step 4 — Confirm and go
Book in just a few clicks through Melon or hand everything over to your dedicated Travel Manager. However you prefer to travel, we've got you covered in just 5 minutes.
Travel policy made simple.
The best travel policies don't create more work—they remove it. Melon helps you build travel policies around your business, automatically guiding travelers toward compliant bookings while reducing manual approvals and keeping everyone on budget.
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Set the rules that fit your business
Create travel policies based on departments, travelers, budgets, approval levels, or any rules that make sense for your organization.
Not sure where to start? Read our travel policy template builder.
Download travel policy template
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Let approvals run themselves
Bookings are automatically routed to the right approver, eliminating manual email requests and reducing unnecessary delays. Approvers get full visibility and can approve or decline in one click via Melon or email.
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Guide travelers before they even search
Built-in policy controls and recommended spend guidance surface "suggested" options that fit policy before travelers even search, helping them make compliant booking decisions in real-time.
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Turn data into better policy
Monitor policy compliance, identify booking trends, and work with your Customer Success Manager to refine policies. Real data helps you understand what's working and what needs adjustment.
Manage business travel without the busywork.
Travel doesn't stop once a trip is booked. Whether plans change before departure or disruptions happen mid-trip, you need visibility and the ability to act fast. Melon + your dedicated Travel Manager give you both.
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Total visibility, one dashboard
Centralize travelers, itineraries, bookings, and trip details in one place through Melon or your dedicated Travel Manager. Real-time tracking means you always know where your team is and what their next move is.
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Change plans effortlessly
Update bookings, manage cancellations, and adjust travel plans quickly through Melon or with the help of your Travel Manager for more complex changes.
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Support that never clocks out
Track travelers, respond quickly to disruptions, and access Melon's 24/7 live chat or after-hours emergency support. Flight canceled? Hotel overbooked? We reroute, rebook, and communicate instantly.
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Expert support for the whole trip
Your dedicated Travel Manager helps plan, manage, and support every trip, while our 24/7 emergency support team, responding in an average of 2 minutes, handles last-minute crises. You're never on your own.
Business travel that works for everyone
- Run your program with confidence
- Book fast, stay compliant
- Travel your way, every time
- Spend visibility you can act on
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Run your program with confidence
Run your program with confidence
Track compliance, monitor spend, automate approvals, and connect with your dedicated partner who understands your priorities.
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Book fast, stay compliant
Book fast, stay compliant
Book quickly and easily through our all-in-one platform, Melon. See all options, from flights to hotels and stay compliant within policy. Serve your executives with confidence.
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Travel your way, every time
Travel your way, every time
Book on your own or get expert help. Either way, you're earning loyalty points, staying in policy, and enjoying exclusive perks.
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Spend visibility you can act on
Spend visibility you can act on
Control spend, enforce policy, track ROI ($1.57:$1 average), and simplify expense reconciliation.
More time to play with. More money left in your budget.
It's time for better corporate travel.
With 2,100+ US customers, 800+ dedicated Travel Managers with 8+ years average tenure, we know what works. Let us show you.
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is Corporate Traveler’s platform for travel bookings?
Melon gives you the freedom to book, manage, and track all your travelers when they’re away from home.
While Melon is the corporate travel booking platform we use digitally, our services extend to a lot more than just an app and exclusive perks or discounts.
You’ll also have a dedicated Travel Manager, who’ll always be ready to assist you with booking and managing trips.
Plus, if things go awry on a trip, they’ll get all the alternative arrangements made for travelers, so you don’t have to stress about it.
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How flexible can my travel policy be?
Your travel policy can be as flexible as you need it to be. There should be a healthy balance of cost control, duty of care, and traveler satisfaction. You make the rules!
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Do I need to book everything on my own?
No! You'll have a dedicated travel consultant to help with any of your travel requests. We find most customers use Melon for simple bookings and turn to our experts for the tough stuff.
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How does Melon streamline travel approvals and authorizations?
Either on your own, or with help from one of our travel experts, you can set up travel policies you want to see adhered to and arrange for automatic approvals.
Melon's automated approvals flow makes it easy — notify managers, approve or decline travel requests, and let Melon automatically book or cancel travel from there. Your team always books within your approved parameters, so you don't need to personally approve every request. It's a great way to stay on budget without micromanaging expense requests.
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Can I integrate Melon with our existing expense management system?
Yes. Melon is easy to integrate into your existing business infrastructure, so you can export all your expense reports to your in-house expense management system. You can also use Melon itself to oversee your expenses, with reporting filters that make it simple to track specific types of spend. Insights into how your budget is being used can help you find even more savings on your travel expenses.
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What kind of support do I get with Corporate Traveler's booking and management services?
You get 24/7/365 support from your dedicated travel manager, plus a team of experts ready to help with your next corporate trip. Whether you're in Melon booking, managing, or changing travel plans, or calling/emailing your Customer Success Manager, you'll never be short on support. Corporate business travel doesn't stop, and neither do we.
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What are the benefits of using Melon, Corporate Traveler's booking and management platform?
There are so many benefits to using Melon for your corporate travel booking services that we should put it in a bullet list for you:
- Book, manage, and change travel plans from any digital device, anytime
- Always have a dedicated Travel Manager ready to assist you with your next booking
- Get 24/7 support via live chat or email
- Tracking features, so that you know where travelers are during their trips
- Simplified, customizable reporting, so you can monitor and maximize the impact of your travel spend
- Exclusive deals and perks that fit with your existing travel preferences
- Automated approval flows that streamline authorizations and keep you on budget