Only 27.4% Centralize Business Travel—Companies Are Wasting Money

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Spanish companies are spending money despite often failing to centrally manage their business travel. The Barómetro Joinup de la Movilidad Corporativa 2026 puts the share of companies that bundle all mobility services through a single solution or provider at just 27.4%. This matters to company executives and finance departments because efficiency and cost control are now central priorities, yet the operational handling of business travel has not been optimized accordingly.

The study therefore describes not an isolated problem affecting individual travelers, but an organizational break: services, providers, and responsibilities apparently often run separately. This is precisely the gap between ambition and implementation that the investigation addresses.

Why Control Is Breaking Down in Spain

Finance departments want to manage travel expenses and the related processes. In practice, however, mobility organization is often fragmented, according to the Joinup Barometer. Only slightly more than one in four Spanish companies relies on a centralized solution or a single service provider.

The use of changing providers is particularly striking: 35.7% of companies typically rely on a broad mix of different service providers. This means many companies lack not only a single booking system, but also an end-to-end organizational consolidation of their mobility services.

The consequences are that efficiency and cost control are formulated at the management level, while day-to-day operational implementation remains distributed across multiple providers. ABC.es describes this gap, based on the Joinup Barometer, as the cause of underused financial resources.

What the 27.4% Reveal About the Status Quo

The figure makes the need for action tangible. A share of 27.4% means that the centralized organization of mobility services in Spanish companies is more the exception than the rule. At the same time, the figure shows that some companies have already chosen a different organizational approach.

The use of multiple providers is even more striking: 35.7% of companies routinely work with a corresponding combination of providers. The problem therefore does not solely affect companies that use no central platform at all. Even within the non-centralized group, management often remains distributed across multiple providers.

The Joinup Barometer thus provides primarily a starting point for an inventory: How many providers are active, where do bookings come together, and who is responsible for costs? Without this transparency, it is difficult to reliably assess the efficiency being pursued.

The Contradiction Between Goals and Reality

The barometer's central finding is that efficiency and cost control have become mantras in finance departments, while business travel in Spain often still operates in a fragmented manner. This is more than organizational sloppiness. According to the report, the lack of centralized management links the companies concerned to financial losses through poorly utilized resources.

Caution is also needed: Although the available figures cite the key percentages and the prevalence of different providers, they do not show how much money has actually been lost. Companies seeking to evaluate their own mobility management therefore also need an internal comparison of the costs incurred and the service providers used.

The clearest insight from the Joinup Barometer 2026 is thus not a specific savings factor, but a clear pattern: Wherever multiple providers and solutions operate side by side, control over business travel often remains fragmented. ABC.es provides the full context.