Bolt Business conquers Croatian companies and offers cost control

Business travel in Croatia is entering a new phase, with more and more companies choosing Bolt Business, a solution that brings flexibility, complete transparency, and significant savings. Instead of complex procedures and piles of paperwork, the platform enables centralized management of all rides, from bookings for employees and clients to automated reporting and unified billing.

While owning an official car may seem like a safe option, in practice it brings high fixed and hidden costs. According to Car Cost Index 2025, which analyzed the costs of leasing and driving personal cars in 28 European countries, including Croatia, the average monthly cost of leasing a car in Europe is €1,090. At the fleet level, this represents a significant fixed expense, regardless of the actual use of the vehicle. At the same time, McKinsey data shows that official vehicles are inactive more than 90% of the time. Companies using Bolt Business can reduce travel costs by up to 25% as they only pay for actual rides and avoid the cost of unused assets.

Bolt Business facilitates business travel as companies can book rides in Croatia, just as in over 600 cities across Europe and beyond. Business users and management have transparent information about travel costs through an innovative unified platform, with consolidated monthly billing that includes travel specifications. Users have complete control over spending limits and set travel rules.

With Bolt Business, every trip is automatically recorded and categorized by department and purpose, eliminating the need to keep receipts or fill out expense reimbursement forms.

Features and benefits of Bolt Business:

• Centralized platform – one user profile for all employees.
• Ride Booker Portal – an additional option for booking rides for partners/clients.
• Report generation and unified invoice – no lost receipts.
• Time and money savings – users save about 20 minutes/month per employee by eliminating manual processes.

– Bolt provides on-demand ride services in 50 countries around the world, and allows users with Bolt Business profiles to use a centralized platform that consolidates all business rides, both in Croatia and abroad. We offer a wide range of transportation solutions for business travelers, with vehicles of different categories depending on employee needs – said Ivan Halapa, Country Manager for Bolt Business in Croatia.

– DOK-ING is an export-oriented company, and since our management, sales team, and engineers often travel around the world, Bolt Business for business rides is the ideal solution for booking rides from airports to meetings and fairs – said Gordan Pešić, CEO of DOK-ING, adding: ‘The centralized portal allows companies to focus on business, not logistics, and the administration itself is extremely simple without paperwork and time loss, while simultaneously providing complete transparency into costs and invoices.‘

Hidden costs of business travel

Business travel often carries hidden costs, but a study by BCD Travel shows that the biggest challenge for 63% of respondents is the time spent on preparing expense reports. According to the Global Business Travel Association, processing a single travel order costs nearly €50 and takes 20 minutes, while 19% of reports require corrections that add another €44 and 18 minutes. Such inefficiencies gradually deplete resources, reduce productivity, and agility of companies, especially in industries such as technology, sales, logistics, tourism, hospitality, and consulting.

Bolt Business changes the game: simpler business travel, complete control over costs, and more time for what really matters, business and meetings. Whether the team is going to conferences and fairs around the world or meetings with clients, Bolt Business offers a flexible solution for managing transportation, all through the Bolt app. Companies can register for Bolt Business at the link and receive a 50% discount on rides until the end of the year.