Corpay Lodging Debuts on Travel Weekly's 2026 Power List

Travel Weekly's 2026 Power List has arrived and Corpay’s lodging division is #14. This marks the first time Corpay has appeared on the prestigious annual list, which ranks the world’s top-selling travel companies. Inclusion on the list reflects the continued growth of our workforce lodging business, and our commitment to helping organizations manage travel more efficiently.

For companies with traveling workforces, lodging is far more than just a travel expense. It is a critical operational function that directly impacts the bottom line, issues of productivity and compliance, employee satisfaction, cost management, and more. This recognition highlights the role Corpay’s lodging division plays in helping organizations simplify and streamline workforce travel while supporting broader business goals.

TL;DR

• Corpay earned the #14 spot on Travel Weekly's 2026 Power List.

• This is the first year Corpay’s lodging division has been included on the list.

• Corpay Lodging, ALE Solutions, and TA Connections help organizations manage travel, reduce costs, improve compliance, and streamline operations.

• The recognition reflects Corpay's continued investment in helping companies keep business moving.

• As workforce travel evolves, Corpay Lodging remains focused on delivering innovative solutions and exceptional service.

Corpay Lodging: A robust and experienced travel management company

For years, Corpay’s lodging division has helped organizations solve one of their most persistent operational challenges: finding, booking, and managing lodging for traveling employees and crews.

Unlike traditional business travel programs designed primarily for individual travelers, workforce lodging requires a more specialized approach. Construction crews, utility workers, healthcare professionals, flight crews, transportation teams, fleet drivers, and other on-the-go workforces often need lodging that aligns with project schedules, geographic requirements, company policies, and budget expectations. Trying to manage these needs manually — or with an OTA that doesn’t specialize in workforce-related needs — can create unnecessary complexity and administrative burden.

Corpay’s lodging division — which includes Corpay Lodging, ALE Solutions, and TA Connections — helps organizations streamline that process. Through a combination of lodging expertise, technology, supplier relationships, and dedicated support, businesses can secure accommodations more efficiently while improving visibility and control over travel spending.

The result is a program that reduces administrative work, strengthens policy compliance, and creates a better experience for both managers and travelers.

Keeping business moving

The Travel Weekly recognition also reflects Corpay's broader mission of helping organizations keep business moving.

Across commercial cards, accounts payable automation, cross-border payments, vehicle payments, and workforce lodging, Corpay focuses on simplifying complex financial and operational processes. While these solutions serve different business needs, they share a common goal: helping organizations save time, reduce friction, improve visibility, and operate more efficiently.

Providing workforce lodging solutions is an important part of that vision. As proof, here are some recent developments across Corpay’s lodging division:

• CLC Lodging rebranded to Corpay Lodging to better align with the Corpay brand

• The lodging division made key hires across product, hotel network management, analytics and operations

• Corpay Lodging expanded their global hotel network so U.S.-based workforce travel programs now have access to more than 2 million properties

• Corpay Lodging simplified group reservation capabilities for long-term and project stays

• TA Connections introduced an AI-powered airline-ticketing switch that unified booking, inventory and payments

When employees and crews are traveling, delays in securing accommodations can impact project timelines, increase costs, and create unnecessary challenges for both workers and managers. Corpay Lodging and Corpay’s other lodging solutions help remove those obstacles by providing organizations with the tools and support they need to manage lodging with greater confidence and control.

In many ways, lodging is another example of how Corpay helps organizations solve everyday operational challenges while enabling teams to focus on higher-value work.

Corpay looking ahead: Lodging in the future

Corpay Lodging and Corpay’s other lodging solutions remain committed to meeting those needs through:

• Innovation. Through AI-powered analysis of customer sentiment, Corpay Lodging guides client services and operations teams to better serve clients and partner hotels. At the same time, intelligent search enhancements help match clients with the right hotel at the right location at the right price.

• Investment. Product investment focuses on those key moments of interaction that a client or a hotel has on the Corpay Lodging, TA Connections, and ALE Solutions platforms.

• Alignment. Client demand has been healthy because of alignment with Corpay’s client base’s top business priorities: cost management and efficiency.

Appearing on Travel Weekly's 2026 Power List is more than a reflection of past accomplishment; it is also a reflection of commitment to the work still ahead. By continuing to invest in technology, service, and industry expertise, Corpay’s lodging division will help organizations navigate the future of travel with confidence.

We are honored to be recognized by Travel Weekly and grateful to the customers, partners, and employees who have contributed to this achievement.

Whether you're managing a traveling workforce, supporting project-based teams, or looking for a better way to control lodging expenses, Corpay can help. Learn how Corpay Lodging can simplify workforce travel, improve compliance, and help keep your business moving. Speak to a solutions expert for your workforce travel needs today.