What happens when I book an out-of-policy trip with Brex travel?

Note: If your team doesn't have access to Brex travel, an account or card admin can go to Company settings > Plan and billing in the dashboard. From here, you can click on Enable travel, or Schedule a call to learn more.

Post approval

If you book travel that is out of your company’s travel policy, the travel booking will still process successfully, provided that you have enough funds available in your travel budget.

After the booking has been charged, the expense will show as an out-of-policy expense.

Brex Plus Note: Travel admins will only receive a notification if the expense takes place on a budget that they own.

Pre-approval

Brex Plus If you want to book out-of-policy travel, first request a travel budget with relevant details about the trip you intend on taking. Managers, accountand card admins can review the request and either approve or deny it. For instructions, please see How do I set up a travel budget for my trip with Brex travel?.

Brex Plus Note: Travel admins will only receive a notification if the expense takes place on a budget that they own.