1. INTRODUCTION TO CONNEXXUS

2. Links http://controller.ucsf.edu/travel/
for a short tutorial from which most of the slides came from.

3. Connexxus Travel Fair
Sept 16, 1-3pm – Parnassus Kalmanovitz Library – Lange Room (Rm 522)
“giving business travelers and travel arrangers the opportunity to meet face to face with most of our preferred travel providers and perhaps harvest some promotional “giveaways.””

4. Training Webinar Drop in sessions – Sept 9, 10am-11:30am
(if you want details on this, you can me or Shirley – or
Drop in sessions –
Sept 8, 2-4pm, Parnassus Rm S165
Sept 15, 2-4pm, Parnassus Rm S165
Sept 22, 2-4pm, Laurel Hts, Rm 307
Sept 29, 2-4pm, Laurel Hts, Rm 307

5. Introduction What is Connexxus? Secured web portal for booking travel
System – wide initiative
UC – Negotiated discounts on airlines, hotels, and car rentals
Why use Connexxus?
One – Stop Shopping
UCSF’s Preferred method for making travel arrangements
Ability to track travel spend with each supplier
Greater negotiating power
Potentially obtain even greater discounts

6. Airline Discounts American – up to 20% JetBlue – up to 33%
Virgin America – up to 5%
Air France – up to 5%
Continental Airlines – up to 5%
Delta Airlines – up to 5%
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines – up to 5%

7. Hotel Car Rental Discounts
Connexxus offers 10% - 40% savings on its preferred hotel program
Starwood Hotels
Marriott Hotels
Wyndham Hotels
Car Rental
Connexxus offers 15% - 30% savings on its preferred car rental program
Enterprise
Hertz
National 7

8. Access to Connexxus How To Request Access
Send to
Provide Name and UCSF ID Number
You will use MyAccess Account to access connexxus
so you need MyAccess id and password
Allow 24 hours

9. Benefits Late check-out (4pm) at Starwood Hotels for Connexxus users
Complimentary room upgrades when available with Connexxus preferred hotels
Free car class upgrade when available for Connexxus preferred car renters
American Airlines and Continental Airlines will honor a frequent flyer status match with other airline programs
Connexxus travelers are automatically registered for travel accident insurance coverage and do not have to complete the insurance registration form. (Trips booked through Southwest’s SWABIZ does not apply).
Connexxus is capable of managing unused non-refundable tickets and post unused ticket information in the traveler profile to consider being applied for future travel needs

10. Website: http://controller.ucsf.edu/
Connexxus Website
- OR - controller.ucsf.edu/travel
Select Connexxus
YOU WILL NEED MYAXXESS ID AND PWD

11. First-time Users Update Profile
Under Profile, you can store your frequent flyer ID numbers

12. Verify that name matches with how your name appears on your ID.
UCSF provides last names in a specific format to meet airline ticketing requirements (no hyphens, apostrophes, spaces, or non-alpha characters).

13. Can I use Connexxus to book personal travel?
Booking personal travel using Connexxus is allowed; however, keep in mind that Connexxus was designed for business use with built-in policy compliance edits. Insurance coverage is not provided for personal trips.

14. https://www. spgpromos. com/gpsp/spgenroll/

15. Questions UCSF Connexxus Administrator
Contact the AP Customer Center
Phone:
Fax: