What Vacation Rental Managers Should Know About Corporate Travel Platforms — And How Livly Is Leading the Way

For most vacation rental managers, platforms like Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com are familiar territory. But when it comes to the corporate travel world, there’s an entire ecosystem that’s largely unknown — and it represents hundreds of billions in annual bookings.

The global corporate travel industry is already worth $700 billion and is projected to reach $1.7 trillion by 2030. As corporate travel platforms continue to expand rapidly, having your properties visible within these networks is more important than ever.

It’s worth noting that corporate travel is a broad space — with major demand also coming from ALE providers, travel nurses, entertainment production teams, government contracts, and infrastructure crews. However, this article will focus specifically on the corporate travel booking platforms powering travel for Fortune 500 companies and global enterprises.

If you're managing high-quality vacation rentals, it’s time to pay attention. Platforms like American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT), CWT, Egencia, Serko, and Booking.com for Business are how the world’s largest companies book and manage travel for their employees.

🚨 The Opportunity You’re Missing

Together, these platforms handle a combined annual gross booking volume of over $85 billion - to put that into perspective, this is more than 4X VRBO’s booking volume of $19.1 billion, that's the scale of corporate travel.

Here's a quick breakdown: 

• Amex GBT: $30.1 Billion

• CWT: $24.8 Billion

• Egencia: $5 Billion

• Serko: Hundreds of millions in transaction volume via Zeno

• Booking.com for Business : $25.6 Billion

These systems are the backbone of managed corporate travel — companies like Google, Pfizer, Deloitte, and thousands more rely on them to book flights, hotels, and now... vacation rentals.

But here’s the kicker: most vacation rental managers can’t connect to these platforms on their own.

🧠 How These Platforms Work

Corporate travel platforms are built for control, compliance, and cost management. Companies use them to:

• Set travel policies (e.g., nightly rate caps, approved lodging)

• Track expenses in real-time and streamline reimbursements

• Centralize all bookings for flights, lodging, and ground transport

• Ensure traveler safety and policy compliance

Employees from major corporations are not allowed to use platforms like Airbnb or Vrbo on their own. They are required to book through approved travel portals to stay within company policy, budget, and insurance coverage.

That’s why these corporate platforms are so critical — and why vacation rentals have been largely absent from them... until now.

🌐 Livly: Bridging Vacation Rentals and Corporate Travel

Livly is one of the first platforms in the world to connect professionally managed vacation rentals into this global business travel infrastructure.

We’ve partnered with:

• Amex GBT

• CWT

• Egencia 

• Serko

• Booking.com for Business (powered by CWT)

With listings across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Europe, Livly is positioning vacation rentals where corporate demand lives.

And we’re doing it in a way that individual managers can’t access alone.

❌ Why You Can’t Access These Platforms Directly

Corporate travel platforms are closed systems. They don’t work with one-off property managers or small-scale operators. They only onboard:

• Verified travel suppliers

• Integrated platforms

• Certified corporate travel partners like Livly

Even if your PMS is connected to Booking.com or Expedia, that doesn’t give you visibility on Amex GBT, CWT, or Egencia. The only way in is through enterprise-level partners like Livly who meet strict compliance, data, and service standards.

🎯 What This Means for You

If your properties are professionally managed, high-quality, and in markets where business travel happens — you may be leaving serious revenue on the table.

Livly allows you to:

• Tap into a $700 Billion+ corporate travel market

• Offer corporate discounts (10–30%) to win high-value stays

• Appear in booking tools used by Fortune 500 companies

Business travelers are demanding more space, comfort, and flexibility — and Livly delivers that inventory directly into their travel workflows.

🔑 Ready to List on Livly?

We’re actively onboarding new professional property managers who meet our standards and want to access this elite channel. We’ll handle integrations, compliance, and distribution — so you can focus on delivering great stays.