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First Quarter, 2013
January 1, 2013 - March 31, 2013
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Restaurant Summary
The restaurant summary is a snapshot of all of meal expenses, including breakfast, lunch, and dinner. This data indicates which vendor is most frequently expensed, the average expense amount, and the average satisfaction rating.
Most Expensed Restaurants
| Starbucks |
5.05% |
$9.03 |
| McDonald's |
2.85% |
$8.03 |
| Subway |
1.64% |
$14.01 |
| Panera Bread |
1.43% |
$35.99 |
| HMS Host |
1.33% |
$14.62 |
| Dunkin' Donuts |
1.04% |
$10.48 |
| Chili's |
0.74% |
$30.27 |
| Wendy's |
0.72% |
$9.15 |
| Chick-Fil-A |
0.71% |
$22.42 |
| Burger King |
0.70% |
$10.56 |
| Miscellaneous* |
83.79% |
NA |
Top Rated Restaurants
| Chick-Fil-A |
4.4 |
| Panera Bread |
4.2 |
| Buffalo Wild Wings |
4.2 |
| Jimmy John's |
4.1 |
| Starbucks |
4.0 |
| Dunkin' Donuts |
4.0 |
| Jason's Deli |
4.0 |
| Outback Steakhouse |
3.9 |
| Cracker Barrel |
3.9 |
| Pizza Hut |
3.9 |
Most Expensed Restaurant by Meal
| Breakfast |
Starbucks |
14.14% |
| Lunch |
Subway |
3.11% |
| Dinner |
McDonald's |
1.74% |
Lodging Summary
The lodging summary is a snapshot of all lodging expenses. This data indicates which vendor is most frequently expensed, the average amount per expense, and the average satisfaction rating.
Most Expensed Hotel
| Marriott |
8.95% |
$238.29 |
| Hampton Inn |
6.4% |
$198.70 |
| Courtyard by Marriott |
6.2% |
$153.80 |
| Holiday Inn |
4.53% |
$149.99 |
| Hilton |
4.47% |
$177.80 |
| Hilton Garden Inn |
3.37% |
$165.27 |
| DoubleTree |
3.08% |
$168.57 |
| Holiday Inn Express |
2.89% |
$185.10 |
| Hyatt |
2.44% |
$174.19 |
| Sheraton |
1.78% |
$198.10 |
| Miscellaneous* |
55.89% |
NA |
Top Rated Hotels
| Westin Hotels |
4.4 |
| Residence Inn |
4.3 |
| Marriott |
4.2 |
| Hilton Garden Inn |
4.2 |
| Hilton |
4.1 |
| Hyatt |
4.1 |
| Renaissance |
4.1 |
| Hampton Inn |
4.0 |
| Courtyard by Marriott |
4.0 |
| Sheraton |
4.0 |
Rental Car Summary
The rental car summary is a snapshot of all of the rental car expenses. This data indicates which vendor is most frequently expensed, the average amount per expense, and the average satisfaction rating.
Most Expensed Rental Car Companies
| Avis Car Rental |
17.40% |
$170.84 |
| National Car Rental |
15.61% |
$177.86 |
| Hertz |
14.24% |
$243.84 |
| Enterprise Rent-A-Car |
9.03% |
$193.02 |
| Budget Car Rental |
3.96% |
$172.60 |
| Miscellaneous* |
39.75% |
NA |
Top Rated Rental Car Companies
| Enterprise Rent-A-Car |
4.3 |
| Avis Car Rental |
3.9 |
| National Car Rental |
3.9 |
| Hertz |
3.7 |
| Budget Car Rental |
3.7 |
Airline Summary
The airline summary is a snapshot of all of airfare expenses. This data indicates which vendor is most frequently expensed, the average expense amount, and the average satisfaction rating.
Most Expensed Airlines
| Delta |
20.83% |
$373.80 |
| United Airlines |
13.02% |
$452.56 |
| Southwest Airlines |
9.04% |
$289.44 |
| American Airlines |
8.99% |
$355.54 |
| US Airways |
8.85% |
$268.02 |
| Miscellaneous* |
39.27% |
NA |
Top Rated Airlines
| Southwest Airlines |
4.3 |
| Alaska Airlines |
4.3 |
| Delta |
4.0 |
| United Airlines |
3.6 |
| American Airlines |
3.6 |
Regional Highlights
Atlanta
Chick-Fil-A beats
McDonald’s as most expensed restaurant in Atlanta with 2.01% of meals compared to McDonald’s 1.85%.
Boston
In Boston,
Dunkin' Donuts approaches the popularity of Starbucks with 4.5% of meals, compared to Starbucks at 6.92%.
Legal Seafoods takes third place with 3.5% of meals, averaging $67.59 per receipt.
Chicago
Zip Car ranks as
#6 rental car provider in Chicago, just after Enterprise, with 4.6% of rentals.
Dallas
Starbucks beats McDonald’s in Dallas by more than double, with
8.98% of meals expenses compared to McDonald’s 3.27%. Starbucks was also rated higher with 4.2 stars compared to McDonald’s 4.0.
Los Angeles
Boingo Wireless claims
3.79% of general expenses in Los Angeles, the second highest vendor among general expenses.
New York
Seamless claims
most expensed restaurant in New York with 8.07% of all meals, with average expense amount of $29.27.
Just behind Seamless,
Starbucks claims second most expensed vendor for meals and takes the spot for highest rated vendor with a perfect 5 out of 5 stars.
San Francisco
Square Inc. is reported as a vendor so many times in San Francisco that it claims top spot in the general category with
8.85% of general expenses.
About This Report: The Certify SpendSmart™ Report provides a quarterly snapshot of the current spend trends of business travelers in North America with all data compiled from actual expense data from submitted expense reports.
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kevin@tgprllc.com or (650) 327-1641.
