Approval of travel is designed to be completed in two stages:
The first stage is the approval of the travel request itself, this ensures that the employee has the essential information for business travel approved such Dates, Estimated Costs, Whether there is a Relevance for expenses, Travel Destination before departing.
The second stage is Receipt and Expense approval. Once the Travel Details are approved, the employee is then able to start entering receipts relating to the business travel for approval, ensuring that the employee is reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses as soon as possible.