1. New Online Booking Tool & Travel Discounts
Bill Murphy, Director of Sales, World Travel
Stacy Lane, National Account Manager, World Travel
Cissy Chesney, Lead Agent, World Travel
Mark Paganelli, Executive Director, Administration and Finance
Gayle Stetler, Director, Accounts Payable

2. Agenda Traveler Perks Getting Started Traveler Profile
Adding an assistant
Concur Mobile
Booking Travel
Preferred Vendors
Completing a booking
Best Practices
Trouble Shooting
Q and A

3. Traveler Perks Emergency after-hours assistance
Dedicated travel team
Unused ticket management
Assistance with seat assignments
Priority boarding
Flight Stats
Low fare audit
Hotel rate audit
Passport and Visa Services
Can be used for Personal travel
Concur online booking tool
Ability to book 24/7
Mobile app
Profile management
Store and utilize loyalty programs
Vendor discounts
Ability to direct bill
Reduced service fee
Emergency after-hours assistance
Available 24/7
Minimal hold times

4. Getting Started Concur is an extension of World Travel Service.
Concur is another option in addition to booking with the agents.
Agents and Concur utilize same database for searching travel content.
Reservations made on Concur are immediately available to the agents.

5. https://finance.tennessee.edu/travel
Click “Login to UT Travel”

6. https://finance.tennessee.edu/travel
Login - Net ID
Password - same password used to access your computer

7. Traveler Profile

8. Traveler Profile
Verify that your name in the Concur profile matches the government issued ID that you will be utilizing when traveling.
Add your contact information, and travel preferences.
Verify your TSA Secure flight information.
Add your credit card number and expiration date.

9. Adding an assistant

10. Concur Mobile

11. Booking Travel

12. Booking Travel
Concur can be used for business, business with a direct bill and personal.
Air, Car (Not Local), Hotel Tabs
Pay attention to +/- hours (this will affect the flight options that are displayed.
Search options

13. Preferred Vendors-Air
2-4% discount off most domestic fares
Net 3.7%
2-6% discount off most domestic fares
Net 4.1%
2-9% discount off most domestic fares
Net 4.6%
Additional discounts available on International travel

14. Preferred Vendors-Car
Join Emerald club and enjoy benefits like; counter bypass, choose your own car, e-receipts and more.
Enterprise and National rates include insurance for business rentals.
Book National for one-way rentals and avoid one way drop fees.
Enterprise and National extending great rates for personal rentals.
(Not to be used for business rentals originating from home base.)
* Additional surcharges apply in some cities.

15. Preferred Vendors-Hotel
Per UT policy, book within the government lodging per diem rate.
* Preferred hotels have last room availability for Conus/Gvt rates.

16. Preferred Vendors-Hotel
Per UT policy, book within the government lodging per diem rate.
* Preferred hotels have last room availability for Conus/Gvt rates.

17. Preferred Vendors-Hotel
Per UT policy, book within the government lodging per diem rate.
* Preferred hotels have last room availability for Conus/Gvt rates.

18. Preferred Vendors-Hotel
Per UT policy, book within the government lodging per diem rate.
* Preferred hotels have last room availability for Conus/Gvt rates.

19. Hotel
Always read the cancellation policy before clicking I agree.

20. Travel Details Review the itinerary Add Car or Hotel Change seats
Itinerary

21. Trip Booking Information
Fund
Direct Bill number
GL account
Almost finished-don’t forget to click next.

22. Trip Confirmation
Concur gives you one more chance to review your itinerary.
You must click Purchase Ticket to complete the reservation.
If you receive a notice saying you have an unfinished reservation – you must login and complete the reservation within 6 hours or the reservation will cancel.

23. Best Practices Airline Travel Hotel Bookings
Track your unused tickets and reapply them to your next flight whenever possible
Book in advance – You receive the lowest fares when booking 21+ days in advance
Delta, American and United are preferred vendors
If your travel plans change, cancel ASAP, most tickets can be voided within 24 hours of ticketing
Hotel Bookings
Cancel reservations before hotel deadline if you no longer need the room to avoid no-show fees
Always read the cancellation policy before agreeing to the terms
Utilize message to vendor for special request-such as room away from elevators
Car Rentals (For out of town use only)
Cancel your reservation if you no longer need it to avoid no-show fees
Do not opt for satellite radio, additional insurance coverage, or pre-paid fuel
Return rentals with a full tank of gas
Enterprise/National is preferred
Utilize message to vendor for special request-such as non-smoking car

24. Trouble Shooting
Check out the Company Notes section within Concur.

25. https://finance.tennessee.edu/travel
PowerPoint and Assistant Instructions
Travel Policy
More resources.

26. Remember
Concur must be used with in the guidelines of UT Travel Policy.
For example:
Lodging should be booked at Conus rate or at the negotiated rate with Embassy Suites Vanderbilt $198, Hutton $199, Hilton Nashville Airport $170 or similar rate at Hilton Suites Brentwood.
Use vehicles from Fleet Management for auto travel from your home base, if available.

27. Q and A