travel allowances
Journey expense funds
Travel allowances are payments made to employees to cover expenses incurred while traveling for work—transportation, lodging, meals, and incidentals.
These may be flat per diem rates or reimbursements for actual costs: The company provides generous travel allowances for consultants.
Government and corporate policies typically specify what qualifies and set spending limits.
- per diemPayment by day
- daily rateCharge for one day
- flat rateUnchanging price regardless of quantity
- billAmount owed, written
- cashReady spending funds
out of pocket · incidentals · fare · reimbursement · subsistence · mileage · company car · HR policies · air transport · hotel stay · budgeting · itineraries · caps · expense tracking · limitations · ticket · tax deductions · petty cash
- employee perkscompany car, gym membership, free meals, company housing, parking space
- job benefitsbenefits, 401k, medical coverage, medical benefits, dental insurance
- Work Travelsite visits
- compensationpay, salary, income, wage, bonus
- sales repssales reps, field agents, representatives, sales agents, drummers
- travel expenseshotel bookings, airfare, hotel costs, per diem, mileage
travel allowancesbase salary
Guaranteed regular compensation
base pay · basic pay · guaranteed income · hourly wage · annual salary