System and method for ensuring accurate reimbursement for travel expenses

A computer-implemented method for ensuring accurate reimbursement of travel expenses by a computerized expense verification system comprising at least a processor and a memory operatively connected to the processor, the method comprising the computerized expense verification system operating the processor under control of processor-executable instructions stored in the memory to:

• store in the memory a plurality of rules for reimbursement of travel expenses consistent with a company's travel policy;
• receive, via a communications network, travel reservation record data comprising a reference code;
• process the travel reservation record data to identify the reference code;
• query, via a communications network, a company-independent system to retrieve passenger name record data corresponding to the parsed reference code;
• process the passenger name record data received via the communications network to identify an agency identifier uniquely identifying a travel agent;
• determine whether the agency identifier reflects compliance with company policy as determined at least one of the plurality of stored rules;
• and
• issue an exception alert identifying non-compliance with the company's travel policy if the difference does not reflect compliance.

A computer-implemented method for ensuring accurate reimbursement of travel expenses by a computerized expense verification system comprising at least a processor and a memory operatively connected to the processor, the method comprising the computerized expense verification system operating the processor under control of processor-executable instructions stored in the memory to:

• store in the memory a plurality of rules for reimbursement of travel expenses consistent with a company's travel policy;
• receive, via a communications network, travel reservation record data comprising a reference code;
• process the travel reservation record data to identify the reference code;
• query, via a communications network, a company-independent system to retrieve passenger name record data corresponding to the parsed reference code;
• process the passenger name record data to identify an approval code;
• process the approval code to identify at least one of an approved destination and an approved cost;
• process the passenger name record to identify a ticketed destination indicating a destination for which a ticket associated with the passenger name record was issued;
• process the passenger name record to identify a ticketed cost indicating a cost for which the ticket associated with the passenger name record was issued;
• determine whether the at least one of an approved destination and an approved cost reflects compliance with company policy as determined at least one of the plurality of stored rules;
• and
• issue an exception alert identifying non-compliance with the company's travel policy if the at least one of an approved destination and an approved cost does not reflect compliance.