Corporate partners

Learn how to configure payment information when creating accommodation reservations for business travellers.

This guide explains how to create the payment object for different corporate payment models, including Virtual Credit Cards (VCC), AirPlus, and Mail Order / Telephone Order (MOTO) payments.

Corporate partners can support different payment timings depending on the accommodation and their commercial agreement with Booking.com.

This guide is intended for Corporate partners who create accommodation reservations on behalf of business travellers.

Typical payment scenarios include:

Partner type	Payment scenario	Supported payment method
	Pay at the property (with authorisation form)1	✓ Virtual Credit Card (VCC) + payment instructions ✓ AirPlus VCC + payment instructions
	Pay online	✓ AirPlus VCC ✓ Virtual Credit Card (VCC) ✓ Credit card (MOTO)

Use the following table to identify the payment flow that matches your integration.

Before calling /orders/create, verify which payment timings and payment methods are supported by the selected accommodation.

→ Call /accommodations/details and request the payment extra.

Example request:

{
  "accommodations": [10004],
  "extras": ["payment"],
  "languages": ["en-gb"]
}

Verify that the response includes:

• Which payment timings the accommodation supports.
• Which payment methods are accepted.
• Which Virtual Credit Card types can be used.

Before creating the reservation, verify that your Virtual Credit Card type is accepted by the accommodation.

Check:

payment.methods.virtual_cards

→ Call /orders/preview before creating the reservation.

The response confirms:

• Which payment timing can be used.
• Whether a payment method is required.
• The payment schedule.
• The payment methods available for the selected product.

Each payment scenario in this guide explains which fields to verify before creating the order.

Use this option if your organisation generates or manages its own Virtual Credit Cards through a Payment Service Provider (PSP).

Your VCC can be used for:

• Pay at the property bookings that require an authorisation form.
• Pay online bookings where Booking.com charges the VCC directly.

1. Generate a Virtual Credit Card through your PSP.
2. Send the card details and business information in /orders/create.
3. Booking.com sends an authorisation form to the accommodation.
4. The accommodation charges the Virtual Credit Card when authorised.

→ Call /orders/preview.

The response must include:

general_policies.payment.pay_at_the_property

Verify that:

• method_required is true

• methods.cards contains a supported card type.

• The payment schedule matches your payment flow.

  Refer to the Payments quick guide for examples of orders/preview responses and initial instructions.

Example:

{
  "accommodation": {
    "general_policies": {
      "payment": {
        "pay_at_the_property": {
          "method_required": true,
          "dates": [
            {
              "at": "2025-10-18",
              "price": {
                "accommodation_currency": 0.00,
                "booker_currency": 0.00
              }
            },
            {
              "at": "2026-02-22",
              "price": {
                "accommodation_currency": 205.78,
                "booker_currency": 0.00
              }
            }
          ],
          "methods": {
            "cards": [1,2,3]
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Configure the payment object:

Include:

• Billing details.
• Company information.
• Authorisation form information.

The authorisation form is generated automatically and sent to the accommodation.

Provide a valid Virtual Credit Card that matches one of the card types returned in:

methods.cards

Do not include card authentication, because the payment is collected at the property.

Use this option when Booking.com charges your Virtual Credit Card during the online payment flow.

1. Your application generates a Virtual Credit Card.
2. Booking.com charges the Virtual Credit Card.
3. Booking.com pays the accommodation.

Use AirPlus if your organisation uses AirPlus as its Virtual Credit Card provider.

Instead of supplying full card details, include your 12-digit AirPlus number.

AirPlus supports:

• Pay at the property, together with an authorisation form.
• Pay online, where Booking.com charges the AirPlus account directly.

1. Provide your AirPlus number and business information in /orders/create.
2. Booking.com generates an authorisation form.
3. The authorisation form is sent to the accommodation.
4. The accommodation charges the authorised AirPlus payment method during the stay.

→ Call /orders/preview

Verify that the response contains:

general_policies.payment.pay_at_the_property

Before creating the order, verify that:

• method_required is true
• methods.airplus is true
• The payment schedule matches your booking

Example:

{
"accommodation": {
  "general_policies": {
    "payment": {
      "pay_at_the_property": {
        "method_required": true,
        "dates": [
          {
            "at": "2025-10-18",
            "price": {
              "accommodation_currency": 0.00,
              "booker_currency": 0.00
            }
          },
          {
            "at": "2025-12-22",
            "price": {
              "accommodation_currency": 205.78,
              "booker_currency": 0.00
            }
          }
        ],
        "methods": {
          "airplus": true
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
}

Configure the payment object:

Provide your 12-digit AirPlus number.

You can optionally include Descriptive Billing Information (DBI) when supported by your integration.

Include:

• Company information.
• Billing details.
• Authorisation form information.

Booking.com uses this information to generate the authorisation form sent to the accommodation.

Use this option when Booking.com charges your AirPlus account during the online payment flow.

1. The traveller completes the booking on your platform.
2. You submit the AirPlus number in /orders/create.
3. Booking.com charges the AirPlus account.
4. Booking.com pays the accommodation.

→ Call /orders/preview.

Verify that the response contains:

general_policies.payment.pay_online_now

Before creating the order, verify that:

• method_required is true
• methods.airplus is true
• The payment schedule matches your booking.

Example:

{
  "accommodation": {
    "general_policies": {
      "payment": {
        "pay_online_now": {
          "method_required": true,
          "dates": [
            {
              "at": "2025-10-18",
              "price": {
                "accommodation_currency": 0.00,
                "booker_currency": 205.78
              }
            },
            {
              "at": "2025-12-22",
              "price": {
                "accommodation_currency": 0.00,
                "booker_currency": 0.00
              }
            }
          ],
          "methods": {
            "airplus": true
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Configure the payment object:

Provide your 12-digit AirPlus number in:

"payment": {
  "method": "airplus",
  "timing": "pay_online_now",
  "airplus": {
    "number": "123456789012"
  }
}

Use this option if your organisation accepts accommodation bookings offline, such as by phone or email, and your commercial agreement with Booking.com supports Mail Order / Telephone Order (MOTO) transactions.

MOTO transactions allow you to create bookings using the traveller's payment card without requiring Strong Customer Authentication (SCA).

1. The traveller requests a booking through an offline channel, such as phone or email.
2. You securely collect the traveller's card details.
3. You create the booking using /orders/create.
4. You identify the payment as a MOTO transaction.
5. Booking.com processes the payment and pays the accommodation.

Before creating the order, call /orders/preview

Verify that:

• The selected product supports the pay_online_now payment timing.
• Card payments are available for the selected accommodation.

Unlike standard online card payments, MOTO transactions do not require card verification using CVC or 3D Secure authentication.

Configure the payment object:

Example:

{
  "payment": {
    "method": "card",
    "timing": "pay_online_now",
    "card": {
      "authentication": {
        "sca_exemption": "moto"
      },
      "cardholder": "Test Name",
      "expiry_date": "2030-10",
      "number": "1234123412341234"
    }
  }
}

Set:

payment.card.authentication.sca_exemption = "moto"

This identifies the transaction as a Mail Order / Telephone Order payment and allows Booking.com to process it using the appropriate exemption.

You can also include:

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