Scenic Tours saves 30% on travel spend and cuts audit prep time by 50% with Volopay
Savings on travel spend
Prepaid cards and multi-currency wallets optimized FX rates, delivering significant cost advantages
Faster audit prep
Digital audit trails and 100% receipt accuracy streamlined compliance and regulatory reviews
Saved per claim
Automated reconciliation with 98.9% OCR accuracy virtually eliminated manual errors
Scenic Tours is a prominent Australian tour operator (Scenic Group) known for delivering luxury river cruising and land tours. They operate a complex global logistics network requiring seamless cross-border payments, management of seasonal revenue fluctuations, and coordination of travel arrangements across multiple international jurisdictions.
● Liquidity stress: Seasonal revenue swings and upfront vendor costs created cash flow challenges, exacerbated by delayed OTA settlements.
● Fragmented operations: Managing multiple booking channels led to reconciliation nightmares and frequent payment disputes.
● Vendor overspending: Uncontrolled spending eroded margins, accompanied by a high 20–25% fraud risk across transactions.
● Audit delays: Missing receipts (10–15%) and slow VAT processes significantly extended audit preparation times.
● Manual processes: Staff reimbursements took weeks to process, creating administrative bottlenecks and employee frustration.
Prepaid cards and multi-currency wallets delivered travel spend savings of up to 30%, while cash misuse was reduced by 27% through capped spending limits.
Automated reconciliation now saves 20 minutes per claim for the finance team, utilizing 98.9% OCR accuracy to eliminate manual data entry.
Multi-level approvals helped cut vendor costs by 15% whilst reducing fraud by 20–25%. Additionally, digital audit trails reduced audit prep time by 50% with 100% receipt accuracy.
Staff now save 2–3 hours weekly on admin, with reimbursements processed in just 1–2 days instead of weeks.
Scenic Tours saved 30% on travel spend with optimized FX rates, vendor overspend was cut by 15%.
Booking fraud risk dropped 30% as every guest transaction is secured with unique virtual cards
Staff save 2–3 hours weekly, reimbursements now take 1–2 days, avoiding delayed expense payments
Scenic Tours joins a growing group of hospitality and tourism companies in Australia using Volopay to improve expense management.