What is the Budget Centralized Commission Services Program (BCCS) designed to do?
Budget Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
get Centralized Commission Services Program fee will be determined in accordance with the BCCS terms and conditions as stated in Schedule 4, as amended from time to time.
TO RESERVATION FEES
OPERATING EXPENSES
Reservation processing costs:
Computer processing charges and reports In Watts, automated reservation processing charges Out Watts, telex and telephone charges Terminal depreciation, network, maintenance and other costs, telephony hardware Transborder reservation adjustments
Advertising, Marketing and Promotion:
Frequent Renter Program Yellow pages advertising Worldwide directory productions Third party reservation promotions
Occupancy:
Rent –all Contact Centers Utilities and repairs Equipment rental and depreciation
Personnel:
Recruiting and training Salaries and wages Taxes and fringe benefits
General and Administrative:
Net carrying cost of receivables and bad debts Business taxes, insurance and professional fees Postage, supplies and other office expenses Software development. Telecom and IT expenses Travel and other administrative expenses Research and Development expenses
TO RESERVATION FEES
THIRD PARTY AUTOMATED RESERVATION FEES
| AIRLINE | AIRLINES | FEES |
|---|---|---|
| CODE | ||
| 1A | Amadeus | $4.92 |
| AA | SABRE | $4.76 |
| UA | Galileo | $4.99 |
| WN | Southwest Internet | $3.50 |
| TW | WorldSpan | $4.99 |
| Priceline | $2.75 |
TO RESERVATION FEES
BUDGET CENTRALIZED COMMISSION SERVICES PROGRAM (BCCS)
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES (U.S.)
A. SCOPE
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- The Budget Centralized Commission Services Program ("BCCS"), operated by Budget on behalf of Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC. ("ABCR") is designed to pay travel sources on a worldwide basis, on behalf of all Budget car rental properties, worldwide commissions for both local and one-way car rentals via one central payment method. The current BCCS Instruction Package ("Instruction Package") provides general details of the program together with specific operating instructions.
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- All reservations generated by travel sources must be reconciled through BCCS, whether made directly with the travel source or received from Budget's Worldwide Reservation Center. The reservations must be reported to BCCS in accordance with the Instruction Package provisions as commissionable or specific non-commissionable categories. This reporting must be done in the same month, or BCCS processing cycle, in which the rental transactions close or the vehicles were due to be rented in the case of non-commissionable categories.
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- The BCCS database currently includes some 170,000 airline appointed travel sources, usually designated as either ARC appointed (U.S.) or IATA (International). These are acronyms for Airline Reporting Corporation and International Air Transport Association as defined in the Instruction Package. You may also see reference to TIDS or PSEUDO numbers.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 80–426)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Budget's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the Budget Centralized Commission Services Program (BCCS) is designed to pay travel sources worldwide commissions for both local and one-way car rentals via one central payment method, on behalf of all Budget car rental properties worldwide. The program is operated by Budget on behalf of Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC (ABCR). All reservations generated by travel sources must be reconciled through BCCS, whether made directly with the travel source or received from Budget's Worldwide Reservation Center.
The reservations must be reported to BCCS in accordance with the Instruction Package provisions as commissionable or specific non-commissionable categories. This reporting must be done in the same month, or BCCS processing cycle, in which the rental transactions close or the vehicles were due to be rented in the case of non-commissionable categories. The BCCS database includes approximately 170,000 airline appointed travel sources, usually designated as either ARC appointed (U.S.) or IATA (International).
Budget disburses payment twice per month either directly to the travel sources or via a third party vendor. Licensees not on Wizard must pay Budget only in U.S. or Canadian dollars converted with respect to local currency, using ABCR'S then applicable exchange rates used for other currency conversion purposes. Wizard automatically converts the local currency to U.S. dollars for those licensees on Wizard, so that Budget or ABCR may issue payment to travel sources.
Any questions regarding the BCCS policy should be sent in writing to the Manager Budget Centralized Commission Services Program at the provided address. The Budget Centralized Commission Services Program fee will be determined in accordance with the BCCS terms and conditions as stated in Schedule 4, as amended from time to time.