Best Business Travel Loyalty Programs

By JTB Business Travel | For Travelers | 0 comment | 24 June, 2025 | 0

Get the most out of your next trip with business travel loyalty programs.

Loyalty programs aren’t just for leisure travel. Maybe you’re flying with a loyalty program specifically designed for business Travelers. Maybe you’re just using your hotel loyalty program account to earn points during your hotel stay on a business trip. Whatever the case, loyalty programs can make your next business trip more rewarding. From earning points and miles you can later use for fun to enjoying perks that make life on the road easier, the benefits of business travel loyalty programs are myriad.

But which business travel loyalty programs are best and how do you choose one?

Best Business Travel Loyalty Programs for Hotels

There are many hotel loyalty programs that can come in handy for business Travelers. Some of the top options include Hilton Honors, World of Hyatt, IHG One Rewards and Marriott Bonvoy. Of these, Marriott Bonvoy is considered one of the best. Marriott boasts thousands of properties around the world at varying price points, a robust bevy of perks and multiple co-branded credit cards that can help you earn more with each business travel purchase.

Which hotel loyalty program you choose to join, though, and which you can expect to get the most benefits from as a business Traveler, will depend on several factors.

For example, you need to look at the hotel chains you’re most likely to stay at. Think about where you typically travel for business and your employer’s hotel partnerships. You also need to think about the perks that a hotel brand might give its loyalty members. Which might be best for your trips? Some may offer free WiFi — a must for any business trip. Others offer free breakfast or upgrades to larger rooms.

Best Business Travel Loyalty Programs for Airlines

Several airlines offer travel loyalty programs for business Travelers specifically.

British Airways’ On Business airline loyalty program is for entire teams. It allows you to earn and redeem points with partner airlines including American Airlines and Iberia. Individual Travelers have access to British Airways’ Executive Club loyalty program, which also allows for points-earning.

American Airlines’ AAdvantage Business is open to organizations who have five active business Travelers and that have spent $5,000-plus with American Airlines in the last year. Through this program, both employees and the business earn miles when business Travelers fly.

Delta Air Lines similarly offers business Traveler loyalty programs. The SkyMiles for Business program is designed with the organization in mind, rewarding the company and the Traveler. Meanwhile, the Delta Business Traveler program is Traveler-focused. You can join this loyalty program even if your overarching company has not joined SkyMiles for Business. However, with Delta Business Traveler, you’re not going to be earning miles. Instead, the loyalty program will give you perks with business-related partners.

For those who fly Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Swiss, All Nippon Airways and United Airlines, the United Airlines PerksPlus program is a possible fit.

Then, of course, you do have the option of just using a personal airline loyalty program membership when you travel for work, rather than enrolling (or having your entire traveling team enrolling) in a made-for-business program. This will allow you to, in many cases, take advantage of rewards across a variety of loyalty programs, as most airlines offer benefits when you fly with other airlines within their airline alliance, whether that’s Star Alliance, Oneworld, etc.

Whatever option you go with, make sure to consider factors such as which airline you travel with most for work, airline hub locations and airline pricing. This will help you determine which program will likely give you the most miles or points over the course of your work trips. Additionally, think about extra perks that may come in handy over the course of your business travel. These might include in-flight WiFi, lounge passes or free checked luggage.

Best Business Travel Loyalty Programs for Car Rentals

But maybe your biggest area of business travel spend isn’t airfare or hotel nights. Maybe you spend a good portion of your business travel budget on car rentals.

In that case, consider business-focused car rental loyalty programs. For example, Hertz Business Rewards gives your team discounts and credits toward free rental days. You’ll also find that some car rental companies, like National, offer business car rental programs that come with perks for business Travelers, while not being a traditional loyalty program so far as in allowing you to earn points.

Again, though, you can simply use a personal loyalty program membership for any rental provider, during the course of your business travel, and earn points that way as well. Whatever your choice, be sure to choose a rental provider that offers a robust lineup of vehicles in your most-frequented destinations, as well as a provider that is compliant with your travel policy.

What Do You Do if Your Loyalty Program Changes?

Unfortunately, loyalty programs do change quite frequently. You may find that the loyalty program that you once thought was an ideal fit for your business travel experience is actually not quite a great match at all. It might not even be that the loyalty program itself has changed. Maybe you’re still getting great service from your chosen airline loyalty program. But, the airline changed around some routes. Now you don’t fly the line nearly as much as you once did. Or, maybe your organization moved headquarters. Now you rarely travel to a destination with a wealth of hotel options. This makes your chosen hotel loyalty program obsolete.

The key is to keep an eye on loyalty program changes, staying abreast of the latest loyalty program news, and adjusting your loyalty accordingly.