This article explains what a default approval process is and when to use it for your company.

Default approval processes for travel apply to everyone in your account. If someone is assigned to multiple approval processes, the most restrictive process is applied. Manually created processes are considered the most restrictive, followed by automated processes and then default.

If there are no approval processes assigned to someone, no approval is required to book trips and make changes.

For information about other types of approval processes, see Set up a travel approval process and Travel approval processes in Perk.

1. Go to Settings > Travel management > Travel approvals.
2. Click New approval process.
3. Give the approval process a name and select the account that the process is for.
   
   
    
4. Under Is approval needed when booking?, select Yes.
5. Under Approval rules, click select approver and type or select the approver
6. Click select setting and choose which types of bookings require approval. In-policy and out-of-policy rules depend on your travel policies. 
7. If you want to request approval for specific cost objects, click + restrict by cost object, and select the cost object.
   
   
    
8. Under Approvals for changes to booked trips, select one of the options or set up your own rules.
9. Click Create approval process.

Note: Only Pro accounts can add a second-level approver as part of a two-step approval process.