Pre-travel expenses are costs incurred before embarking on a trip. These expenses help ensure that the trip is well-planned and runs smoothly once it begins. The charges may include airfare, hotels, booking fees, upgrade fees, and others. The payment method (e.g., Traveler card, Agent card, etc.) used depends on the type of booking (e.g., direct booking, through an agent, etc.). The charges will appear on the trip dashboard and 'consume' relevant budgets per the category used.    

Note: The charges would be marked as non-reimbursable if the travel agent did not use a Mesh payment method for the pre-travel expenses. This is based on the assumption that the company will receive an invoice that consolidates all recent (e.g., monthly) transactions into a single payment request.

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