Introducing Manage Corporate Discounts

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to explain the purpose of the Manage Corporate Discounts feature and identify each type of discount in Concur Travel.

Manage Corporate Discounts

Manage Corporate Discounts is a feature used to manage client discounts for GDS Air, Hotel, Car and Rail vendors as well as to add preference levels for both GDS and non GDS vendors. You need permission to access this feature. The permission might vary depending on your role and responsibilities:

  • Travel Agent permission, displays the Travel System Admin and Manage Corporate Discounts links, will appear in the Company-Specific Configuration section.
  • Company Discount Administrator and Travel Policy Administrator permissions allow you to access Manage Corporate Discounts from a customer site in the Travel Administration section. As well as the permissions, the Allow Discount Editing setting must be enabled in the Travel Configuration for Manage Corporate Discounts to be accessible via Company Administration.

Accessing the Manage Corporate Discounts Feature

You can access the Manage Corporate Discounts feature in one of two ways:

  • Through the Company Admin
  • Through the Travel System Admin

To access this feature through Company Admin, select Manage Corporate Discounts on the Travel Administration page.

Screenshot of the SAP Concur Administration interface, focusing on the Travel Administration section. The Manage Corporate Discounts option is highlighted in yellow. The menu includes other options such as Corporate Ghost Cards, Virtual Payment Admin, Travel Rule Builder, and Manage Segment Fees, among others. The SAP Concur logo is visible at the top left of the screen.

If you're accessing Manage Corporate Discounts through Travel System Admin, select Manage Corporate Discounts from the left menu panel under Company-Specific Configuration.

Screenshot of the SAP Concur Company Travel Configuration page. The page displays a table listing three companies with columns for Edit, Company/Config, ID, Config ID, Agency Booking Config, GDS, PCC, ARCIATA, and Travel Edition. On the left sidebar, under Company-Specific Configuration, the Manage Corporate Discounts option is highlighted in yellow. The SAP Concur logo and navigation menu are visible at the top.

You can also select the (+) icon next to the Travel Configuration and select Discounts from the dropdown list.

If you select Discounts, this will take you to Manage Corporate Discounts for the Travel Configuration selected.

Screenshot of the SAP Concur Company Travel Configuration page. Three companies are listed with their configuration IDs, agency booking configs, and other details. The user has hovered over the company Northerly Accounting Inc., and a dropdown menu appears. The Discounts option in the dropdown is highlighted in yellow. The left sidebar shows navigation options such as Manage Corporate Discounts, Manage Segment Fees, and Manage Travelfusion Credentials. The SAP Concur logo is visible in the top left corner.

Under Manage Corporate Discounts, discounts can be assigned as company-wide discounts or to a specific Travel Configuration. The discount types are:

  • Air
    • System-wide discount
    • Air Vendors
  • Hotel
    • Hotel chain discount
    • Property-specific discount
    • Hotel consortium discount
  • Car
  • Rail

Summary

  • Manage Corporate Discounts controls client discounts and preference levels for GDS and non‑GDS Air, Hotel, Car, and Rail
  • Access requires permission; Company Admin path needs Allow Discount Editing setting enabled
  • Travel Agent sees link in Company-Specific Configuration; Discount and Policy Administrators use Travel Administration
  • Supported discount types: Air system-wide and vendor; Hotel chain, property, consortium; plus Car and Rail