Business travellers heading to the United States are set to spend less time in the security queue and more time in the lounge, after AI‑native travel and spend management platform Perk unveiled what it is calling an industry‑first partnership with secure identity company CLEAR.
The tie‑up gives Perk’s corporate users preferred pricing on CLEAR+, the new CLEAR Concierge service and TSA PreCheck enrolment, bringing faster and more predictable airport security to road warriors moving through major US hubs.
For frequent flyers used to losing 30 minutes or more at peak times in cities such as New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles and Chicago, the deal promises to take a significant bite out of the most unpredictable element of any US trip, getting from the kerb to the gate.
A productivity play, not just a perk
Perk, which positions itself as the only platform built from the ground up to combine corporate travel, expense and spend management on a single AI‑native stack, has framed the partnership as a productivity initiative rather than a loyalty bolt‑on.
“The most expensive part of a business trip is rarely the airfare, it is the time travellers lose to friction,” the company said in announcing the agreement. By integrating CLEAR’s frictionless identity verification with intelligent itinerary management, Perk argues it can recover hours of lost productivity per traveller every quarter and reduce the stress that drives in‑policy bookers to break the rules.
It is a pitch that lands at a moment when corporate travel buyers are weighing the trust and value of AI in travel programmes more carefully than ever, with practical, measurable time savings increasingly pulling ahead of headline‑grabbing automation features.
What travellers actually get
Under the deal, Perk users gain preferred pricing on three CLEAR products:
- CLEAR+ — biometric lane access at more than 50 US airports and dozens of stadiums and venues, allowing members to verify their identity in seconds and bypass the traditional ID check.
- CLEAR Concierge — a premium, white‑glove airport experience in which a CLEAR Ambassador meets travellers kerbside and walks them through security, with an upgraded Gate Service tier that includes check‑in, bag drop and gate‑side guidance.
- TSA PreCheck — expedited screening provided through CLEAR’s enrolment network, which now offers biometric eGates at a growing number of US airports following its early‑2026 expansion.
CLEAR has been moving fast on the corporate side of its business, with revenue up close to 17 per cent year‑on‑year and Touchless ID rolling out to as many as 65 US airports by the end of spring 2026.
Built for the consumerised business trip
The announcement plays directly into the wider trend of consumerisation in business travel experiences, where travellers increasingly expect the same seamless, app‑driven service they enjoy in their personal lives.
By bundling expedited security into the booking and expense workflow, Perk is betting that corporates will be willing to underwrite premium services such as CLEAR+ and Concierge if they can demonstrably claw back productive time and improve traveller wellbeing.
For travel managers, the partnership also offers a cleaner audit trail: enrolment costs, renewals and per‑use Concierge fees can be tracked through the Perk platform, removing one more piece of out‑of‑policy spend from the expense report black hole.
Why it matters for UK buyers
For UK‑headquartered organisations sending teams to the US, the partnership lands at a useful moment. With transatlantic demand running hot and US airports still working through staffing pressures, anything that takes the variability out of the security queue is welcome.
While CLEAR’s lanes are, for now, a US‑only proposition, the model echoes wider efforts on this side of the Atlantic to overhaul checkpoint experiences, including the long‑awaited rollout of next‑generation CT scanners that promise to end the 100ml liquids limit at UK airports.
Both stories point in the same direction: a security experience built around identity, data and biometrics rather than queues, trays and guesswork.
For Perk, the CLEAR deal is a statement of intent, that the next wave of corporate travel platforms will be judged not just on how cleanly they book a flight, but on how smoothly they get a traveller through the airport.