Uber was expensed by businesses in North America more often than any other brand during the third quarter, according to Certify's latest SpendSmart report. The ridehailing service comprised 11 percent of the more than 10 million T&E transactions Certify processed for the third quarter. Also among the most frequently expensed brands was Uber competitor Lyft, which cracked the top 10 for the first time, ranking sixth with 3 percent of transactions.
Lyft's share of all corporate ridehailing trips expensed inched up from 19 percent to 20 percent last quarter. However, Uber continued to dominate, accounting for 73 percent of all ridehailing trips. The company's share of overall expense transactions has nearly doubled over the past two years, according to Certify. Taxis remained at around 7 percent of rides hailed for the third straight quarter.
National Car Rental accounted for 26 percent of all car rental transactions, at an average cost of $191.82. Enterprise Rent-A-Car followed with 16 percent and an average of $222.19, while Hertz took 14 percent of receipts at an average of $215.24. The order of the top three has remained consistent for nine quarters, Certify said.
Hampton Inn receipts appeared the most often among hotel brands during the third quarter, at 9 percent of all hotel receipts and an average of $258.80 per stay. Marriott followed close behind with 8 percent at an average of $291.69. Courtyard by Marriott ranked third at 7 percent and charged an average of $199.49 per stay.
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