aisleorwindow

My wife has this "Corporate booking" checkbox that appears right next to the "Redeem miles" checkbox on her flight booking screen on aa.com.

For the life of me I can't figure out what it means or why she has it. As far as I can tell there is absolutely no difference in booking with the box checked vs. unchecked. Prices are the same, seat availability is the same, baggage costs, etc.
She does not use aa.com for work travel - everything is booked through corporate travel agent.

Any ideas what this means and how it should be used (or not used)?

I should note that the default for booking a new flight is for this box to be checked.

seawolf

Does your spouse work for employer that use Concur for travel and expense? If so Concur “My Travel Network” has, what is suppose to be explicit, opt-in using FFP# to allow corporate rates to be booked on DL/UA/AA/BA/LH website. If enrolled, the check box will appear on airline website. Booking details are forwarded straight to the Concur expense application.

Even if no corporate rates, booking details are suppose to flow to Concur.

USFlyerUS

Her AA account is linked to Concur. That appeared for me too after I linked the two.

jsmirand

I also noted that when looking at cabins, especially premium, I can get lower rates when checking the corporate box. My company also has Concur. When booking for > 1 PAX, the box goes away.

linglingfool

Where does one enroll on Concur? FF# linked in Concur profile but don't see the checkbox on AA.com.

cbender

It could also be a bug. Showed up for me (and others on FT) last summer for about 30 hours. I was able to book a ticket at a discounted rate, and the ticket was honored. Box was gone the next day.

la2clt

Depends on if your company uses Triplink which allows corporate bookings outside Concur. Otherwise you won’t see it.

radonc1

If your company uses Concur for your business travel, then your personal and company specific information that you entered into Concur when signing up will populate to the travel provider that you are using. If your company is not using Concur, then I wonder whether you could even enroll through Concur.

I have to always keep an eye on my UA and AA reservations that are not business related to ensure that the "business box" remains unchecked.

USFlyerUS

Same, otherwise the receipt transmits to Concur and sits there. I had to submit a "personal" ER in Concur last year (with no reimbursement) to remove a bunch of airfare receipts that had transmitted by accident.

nall

By linking, do you mean you entered your FF# number in your Concur profile, or something more?

USFlyerUS

Honestly, I don't quite remember as I did this about two years ago. However, I seem to recall that when you add your loyalty # to Concur and use the electronic receipts feature, your Concur account is linked to vendors that support this -- AA, Hertz, and Marriott do, for example. All of my Hertz car rental receipts flow through as e-receipts to Concur. Ditto with most of my Marriott hotel bills, although some Marriott chains don't yet. AA flights I book on aa.com do as well unless I uncheck the "corporate" checkbox. Etc.

la2clt

This is e-receipts and is different than TripLink. Companies using Concur can opt-in to TripLink which enables outside booking to flow onto Concur for duty of care and expense purposes. Not all companies do this.

Often1

Concur is compliance software which operates with other booking software and can also be linked to the relevant carrier's booking engines. It is entirely flexible at the employer's discretion. If your employer authorizes TripLink, then you may proceed.

Your employer will have the instructions for all of this available if it wishes to make the feature available.

USFlyerUS

I just checked my Concur profile and don't see any options for TripLink. However, I do have a "Concur Connect" feature. I also have the TripIt integration option. Where would the option for TripLink be in Concur? Or is it only set at a system level and users don't have the option to turn it on/off?

Often1

It is a system-level option for what is presumably your employer. As noted above, someone with administrative privileges needs to authorize it. Perhaps they will, if asked.