December 15, 2022
Public Relations & Communication Team, JTB Corp.

Lump-sum and deferred accommodation fee payment service foroverseas business travel launched- Providing everything from reservations to expense settlement in a single package via
Amadeus Hotel Billback for the first time in Japan JTB Business Travel Solutions, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “JTB-CWT”), a company that provides abusiness travel management and business travel and expense settlement management solution, and JTB
Business Innovators Corp., a company that provides financial and settlement services to corporate customers,
introduce Hotel Billback,*1 a hotel payment platform equipped with Conferma*2 developed by the Amadeus ITGroup S.A.*3 for the first time in Japan, and begin to provide a hotel reservation and settlement agency service
using a virtual credit card number (“VCN”)*4 issued by JTB Corp. under the Mastercard® brand. This allows users
to arrange everything from hotel reservations to expense settlement in a single package, increasing theconvenience associated with overseas business travel.
*1: A product provided by Amadeus, which realizes secure and efficient hotel payment using VCN*2: A virtual payment solution provided by Conferma Pay*3: A company that provides a system that is used globally for airline, hotel, and rail reservations (Global Distribution System)*4: A corporate credit card that is issued with only a card number (no physical card) and allows user companies to set different conditions of use for each card
number.

Purpose and Background of this Service
Although the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic still continues, the infection appears to be peaking out, except

in some countries and regions, and many countries are easing their border controls. Based on thesecircumstances, international travel for the purpose of business activities is showing signs of recovery. We havereceived a strong request from our clients in the era of the New Normal*5 to change the payment of hotel fees atthe hotel (paid temporarily by the employee) to a lump-sum and deferred settlement service by a company, aswith airline tickets, which has been an issue with the overseas hotel arrangement. In order to respond to thisrequest, we have decided to launch this service for JTB-CWT’s contractor companies.
When a hotel reservation is requested of travel management companies (TMCs),*6 including JTB-CWT, thehotel is booked through the Global Distribution System (GDS),*7 and the employee is required to temporarily pay
the hotel fee at the time of checkout. By introducing Hotel Billback, it will be possible to make reservations using
VCN without using the employee’s corporate card or personal credit card and complete all processes up to thesettlement of the hotel fee. This will lead to a reduction of complicated tasks related to business travel. Thisincludes eliminating the temporary financial burden of paying hotel fees during the trip, reducing the travel
expense settlement processes after returning to the country, and improving the efficiency of the accounting staff’swork (retaining receipts and checking fraud).
In addition, the use of VCN, which has restrictions on the conditions of use, for settlement reduces the leakageof credit card information, the risk of unauthorized use due to card loss, and the risk of the COVID-19 infection
by not using physical plastic cards. Also from a risk management perspective, by requesting both airline andhotel arrangements from the same TMC, the employee’s itinerary and accommodation information are managed
in one place, enabling administrators to manage the entire business travel process (BTM: Business Travel
Management*8). This service solves a variety of issues starting from overseas hotel payment, improving theconvenience of employees during business travel and ensuring the safety and security of the company andemployees.
*5: A movement to update all kinds of behaviors in the past, including lifestyles and economic activities, to fit the times.
*6: A company that can provide comprehensive travel services (business travel in the main), including airline, hotel, and car rental reservations, itinerary
management, and risk management.
*7: A computer system for making reservations and issuing tickets for airlines, hotels, car rentals, etc. around the world*8: A business model that manages the entire business travel process in one place and provides optimal solutions

About JTB Business Travel Solutions, Inc.
Company name: JTB Business Travel Solutions, Inc.
Representative: Masamitsu Shibuya, President & CEO
Location: NBF Toyosu Canal Front, 5-6-52, Toyosu, Koto-ku, Tokyo
Established in: August 2000
Corporate website: https://www.jtb-cwt.com

About JTB Business Innovators Corp.
Company name: JTB Business Innovators Corp.
Representative: Tetsuo Nagayama, CEO & President Executive Officer
Location: 7F Shinagawa Tokyu Building, 1-6-31, Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Established in: April 2006
Corporate website: https://www.jtb-jbi.co.jp/

About JTB Corp.

Company name: JTB Corp.
Representative: Eijiro Yamakita, President & CEO
Location: 2-3-11, Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo (Headquarters)
Established in: March 1912
Corporate website: https://www.jtbcorp.jp/jp/―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――■Contact for inquiries from customers
Procurement and Planning Section, Procurement and Planning Department, JTB Business Travel Solutions,Inc.
Phone: +81-(0)3-5548-8328(9:30–17:30 weekdays)■Contact for inquiries from customers and companies
Public Relations & Communication Team, JTB Corp.
Phone: +81-(0)3-5796-5833 (Tokyo) +81-(0)6-6260-5108 (Osaka)