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Tips for Fast Travel Reimbursements

Travel volume increases during the beginning of Summer Semester and Fiscal Year End.  We want to provide a speedy reimbursement process to our campus users, and suggest the following: GFA signatures must be current – make sure the approval signatures can be verified … Continue reading

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Complementary Emerald Club Membership Available through March 4, 2016

National Car Rental and Enterprise Rent-A-Car are preferred car rental providers for  University of Utah Travel, and they are currently offering University travelers Executive status in their Emerald Club – as long as they enroll by March 4, 2016. The … Continue reading

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Green Travel Fund Donation – Clarification

Last week, we implemented an exciting new project called the Green Travel Fund – which is a collaborative effort between the Travel Office, Facilities Management, and the Sustainability Office to provide a convenient method for travelers to offset the impact … Continue reading

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Meal Per Diem Rates have Changed

Effective October 1, 2015, the Federal Government  implemented changes to the meal per diem rates for many cities. We have seen rates that have increased, and others that have decreased. As an example, the Los Angeles, California rate decreased from … Continue reading

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Travel Training Update: Now Online!

The University of Utah travel training is now available to complete online! The in-person training is not going away – we are just expanding our offerings to better meet campus needs. For those interested, an in-person course will continue to … Continue reading

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How Can I Save Time & Upload a PDF to Step 2?

Travel planners: You have the option to streamline the Step 2 airfare reservation process by uploading airfare quotes directly to our agents. Our agents will verify attached quotes to determine whether your choice is available for purchase as a refundable … Continue reading

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New Step 1 Option

Do you want to propose a business trip, but you are not sure how much airfare may cost? We have introduced a new option for Step 1 in the TTWeb system which allows you to complete Step 1 to have … Continue reading

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Understanding Delta Upgrades

Departments are to choose airfare at the lowest logical cost. Travelers are allowed to choose an upgradable class of service when it DOES NOT increase the cost of the flight. Use these links to better understand Delta’s upgrade policies:   … Continue reading

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Travel Q&A Workshop

Do you have a complicated trip coming up? Are you preparing a particularly complex reimbursement request? Are you wondering if there are any special procedures you need to take while booking group travel? Now you are able to get some … Continue reading

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