The 'Travel Expenses by Category' report allows authorized Mesh users to generate a comprehensive summary of expenses categorized by expense type for business trips undertaken within a specified timeframe. 

To generate the 'Travel expenses by category Report' follow the steps below:  

1. Log into the Mesh platform as an Admin, Pro, or Travel Manager. 

2. Navigate to the Travel page.  

3. Click the ellipsis next to the 'New trip +' button.  

4. Click on the 'Travel expenses by category' link. 

5. Enter the From and To dates and click on the Download button. 

6. Search for the xlsx file in your downloads folder and click to open. The report includes the following columns:  Trip ID, Traveler name, Traveler base company, Trip Name, Trip status, Destinations, Number of destinations, Trip Request Created Date, Trip Created Date, Start Date, End Date, Total nights, Total Days, PTO dates, Total PTO, Net Days, Out Of Policy, Spend category type, Spend category name, Budget name, Spend budget amount, Reimbursable, Planned budget amount, and Company currency.