Smart start for stays — Recent stays and recent searches
Travel July 30, 2026
If you travel regularly, hotel search in Perk no longer starts from a blank form. The location field now shows up to 3 hotels you've stayed at in the past 6 months and up to 3 destinations you've recently searched, so you can jump straight to results with a single click instead of retyping the same city or property every trip. Suggestions only appear when you're booking for yourself — travelers booking on behalf of a colleague see standard search.
Business Central expense export — authentication check before export
Expense July 30, 2026
If your Business Central connection is invalid, Perk now detects the problem before attempting an export — blocking it immediately rather than letting it pass silently with no explanation. You'll see a specific, actionable message directing you to verify or reconnect in Settings, covering the five most common authentication failure cases: missing credentials, missing Azure AD Tenant or Directory ID, expired or rejected credentials, unreachable authentication endpoints, and unexpected pre-check errors. The check applies to both manual exports (shown as a notification) and automatic exports (shown directly on the expense).
Iryo Bistro fares now available in Perk
Travel July 27, 2026
Travelers can now book Iryo's 1st Class Bistro fare directly in Perk, with seat-side meal service available for executive-level rail journeys. Meal selection is available per passenger, per journey on the extras page during booking, and your chosen option appears in both the train details panel and your confirmation email. Previously, travelers wanting this fare had to book with Iryo directly — this update closes the gap and keeps premium rail travel fully within Perk.
Clearer recovery options when a hotel check-in date has passed
Travel July 24, 2026
When a saved trip includes a hotel with a check-in date that has already passed, Perk now shows an accurate "Dates expired" status — replacing a misleading sold-out message that previously appeared in this situation. You'll see clear recovery options directly on the trip: edit the dates, find an alternative stay, remove the hotel, or delete the trip. This makes it straightforward to get a stale draft back on track without confusion.
Buy visas and travel authorizations in Perk
Travel July 23, 2026
Travelers can now purchase e-visas and travel authorizations directly inside Perk as part of the booking flow, powered by Sherpa. More than 60 visa and ETA types are available — including the UK ETA, US ESTA, and Canada eTA — and can be added to your trip at checkout without leaving the platform. Once booked, visas appear on your trip and final invoice, and you’ll receive an email to complete your application. This builds on Perk’s existing visa requirements checker, which is already available to all users.
Automated events fee on group bookings
Events July 23, 2026
When a group booking trip is completed through Perk Events, the events fee is now calculated and applied automatically — no manual step required. The fee appears as a dedicated Events Fee line on price breakdowns, invoices, and confirmation emails, replacing the generic labels that previously appeared. The fee applies to both new bookings and modifications.
Smart room replacement when your hotel room sells out
Travel July 21, 2026
When a hotel room becomes unavailable after booking, Perk now automatically finds a replacement — no action required from the traveler. Perk AI evaluates available rooms against the original booking and selects the cheapest eligible option that is at least as good: no downgrades, same or better cancellation terms, same or better meal inclusions, and capped at a 20% price increase over the original booking. Travelers are notified of the change and can switch to a different room or rate if they prefer.
FlexiTravel subscriptions now configurable by company
Travel July 21, 2026
Multi-entity accounts can now enable FlexiTravel coverage selectively — just for the companies where it's wanted, rather than applying it to every entity under the account. Travelers belonging to a company with FlexiTravel enabled continue to receive coverage as normal; those under a company without it won't be charged for or covered by FlexiTravel.
Tip: Want to configure FlexiTravel by company? Contact your Account Manager to apply this to your account.
AI hotel review summaries
Travel July 17, 2026
Hotel detail pages now show an AI-generated review summary in English alongside standard star ratings, giving travelers structured hotel intelligence without leaving Perk. Summaries are organized into six categories — Location, Atmosphere, Rooms, Cleanliness, Noise Level, and Amenities — each with a short verdict and a 2–3 sentence paragraph drawn from provider review data. Content is balanced to reflect both strengths and honest caveats, so travelers can make more confident booking decisions on-platform.
Download your booking confirmation as a PDF
Travel July 16, 2026
Travelers can now download a PDF copy of their booking confirmation directly from the trip details page — no setup required, just one click. You can also ask the Perk chatbot for your booking confirmation PDF and it will email it to you directly. Both options work without contacting Customer Care, making it easy to get proof of booking for visa applications, immigration checks, or any other documentation needs.
Walking distance for hotel search results
Travel July 16, 2026
Perk now shows the approximate walking time from each hotel to your searched location directly in search results, so you can assess how conveniently located a property is without opening a map.
Price distribution filter for hotel search
Travel July 16, 2026
Perk's hotel price filter has been redesigned to show how available stays are distributed across price bands, giving travelers a clearer picture of the range of options before they start filtering. A Perk-specific addition highlights which price ranges contain out-of-policy stays, making it easier to find a property that fits both your preferences and your company's travel policy.
Team insights
Travel July 13, 2026
Line managers, cost object owners, and approvers can now see their team's travel spend directly in Perk — no need to request a report from an account admin. The new Team insights page shows total team spend, top spender, out-of-policy rate, and a period-over-period trend chart with a savings opportunity signal when your team is booking later than the company average. A People tab lists every team member's individual spend with links to their trips, and filters by date, cost object, and person apply across both views with CSV export. Data is strictly scoped to your own reports and cost objects — if you qualify as both a line manager and a cost object owner, you see the combined data in one view.
Available on Premium and Pro plans for accounts with travel management.
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Travel Expense Card Events July 13, 2026
Self-serve modifications for FlexiTravel-covered train bookings
Travel July 8, 2026
Travelers with FlexiTravel-covered train bookings can now modify their trips directly in Perk — no need to contact Customer Care or wait for manual processing. Instead of a holding screen, you'll see an instant modification confirmation. This update applies to bookings on SNCF, Ouigo, Eurostar, Renfe, Iryo, and Italo, closing the last major gap in Perk's train modification self-serve experience.
Note: self-serve modification is available when the new booking costs the same or more than the original. If the new booking is cheaper, the modification is handled by Customer Care, as it follows a cancel-and-rebook process.
New Xero integration setup journey
Expense Card July 6, 2026
The guided setup wizard for Perk's Xero integration has been redesigned to give admins more control and flexibility. The new step-by-step wizard covers accounts, tracking categories, tax rates, and contacts in dedicated screens. You can now import any Xero account type (not just Expense accounts), map tracking categories independently as a cost object, a custom field, or both, and exports now include Expense ID and merchant name for all expense types — including card and travel expenses. Exports that previously failed when an expense had both cost objects and custom fields assigned now complete successfully.
Available on Premium and Pro plans. Contact your Account Manager for more information.
QuickBooks Online integration
Expense Card July 3 2026
Perk now connects directly with QuickBooks Online, letting finance teams close the books faster without manual data entry. Once connected via a guided self-serve setup, approved expenses — including private paid, card, and travel expenses — flow from Perk to QuickBooks automatically, already coded with the right category, tax rate, cost object, department, and currency, with receipts attached. Multi-currency QuickBooks accounts are supported.
- Set up the integration independently using a step-by-step wizard — no implementation support needed
- Connect securely via OAuth — no passwords or CSV exports required
- Import your chart of accounts, classes, departments, tax rates, and contacts directly from QuickBooks
- Perk users are automatically matched to QuickBooks vendors by email address
Available on Premium and Pro plans. Contact your Account Manager for more information.
Invoice Collection Report, bulk invoice download, and restrict collection by country
Travel July 1, 2026
Three new capabilities are now available for customers using Perk's Invoice Collection Service, giving finance teams self-serve access to reconciliation data, bulk PDF exports, and more control over which countries invoices are collected for.
- Invoice Collection Report — Access a self-serve report directly in Reporting with two reconciliation tables: a Billing Statement (your Perk charges vs. collected hotel invoices) and a Supplier Invoice view (VAT breakdowns at line-item level). Filter by date range, company, cost center, trip ID, supplier, or collection status; export to CSV or Excel; or set up scheduled delivery.
- Bulk download of hotel invoice PDFs — Download all collected invoice PDFs as a single ZIP file from the Invoice Collection Report. The archive includes a CSV index with supplier name, invoice number, and filename for each PDF. For batches of up to 2,000 invoices, the ZIP is generated in the background and emailed to you with a link valid for 21 days.
- Manage collection by country — A new Collectable Countries setting in Settings > Account > Add-ons > Invoice Collection Service lets you choose which of 32 supported countries Perk collects hotel invoices for. All countries are pre-selected by default; changes apply to new bookings only.
Available to customers on Premium and Pro plans with Invoice Collection Service enabled.