The Travel Office has arranged for several classroom offerings of the Travel Workshop (Introductory and Advanced) sessions.
Travel Workshop (Introductory) - This 3-hour travel workshop explains the fundamentals of business travel for Ohio State; covering the Travel Policy and specific travel resources for developing a travel budget and initiating the Travel Request for Authorization. In addition, the session includes a demonstration of travel booking through the university's Travel Agency for Individual Business Travel and their online booking tool for air, hotel and rental car. The introductory workshop is geared to the new traveler, arranger or those participants interested in a refresher in the basics of traveling on behalf of Ohio State.
See full article for details about the Advanced workshop as well as registration information for both sessions.
The Travel Office has arranged for several classroom offerings of the Travel Workshop (Introductory and Advanced) sessions that will run through June 2020.
Travel Workshop (Introductory) - This two-and-a-half hour travel workshop explains the fundamentals of business travel for Ohio State; covering the Travel Policy and specific travel resources for developing a travel budget and initiating the Travel Request for Authorization. In addition, the session includes a demonstration of travel booking through the university's Travel Agency for Individual Business Travel and their online booking tool for air, hotel and rental car. The introductory workshop is geared to the new traveler, arranger or those participants interested in a refresher in the basics of traveling on behalf of Ohio State.
See full article for details about the Advanced workshop as well as registration information for both sessions.
Ohio State has awarded new contracts to serve the university’s group and athletic business travel needs:
- Effective October 1, 2019, all Group (non-Athletics) Business Travel must be booked through STA Travel .
- Effective October 1, 2019, all Athletics Business Travel must be booked through Anthony Travel .
Changes to the eTravel system will be made to accommodate the recent group travel agency change and will be published to production on Friday, September 27. Changes includes an update of a Group Travel Check Box and a modification of the agency dropdown prompted by airfare fields.
See the full NewsLink article for more details about the new contracts, eTravel system changes, and the deadline for travel requests using the incumbent agency.
The Travel Office has arranged for several classroom offerings of the Travel Workshop (Introductory and Advanced) sessions that will run through December 2019.
Travel Workshop (Introductory) - This two-and-a-half hour travel workshop explains the fundamentals of business travel for Ohio State; covering the Travel Policy and specific travel resources for developing a travel budget and initiating the Travel Request for Authorization. In addition, the session includes a demonstration of travel booking through the university's Travel Agency for Individual Business Travel and their online booking tool for air, hotel and rental car. The introductory workshop is geared to the new traveler, arranger or those participants interested in a refresher in the basics of traveling on behalf of Ohio State.
See full article for details about the Advanced workshop as well as registration information for both sessions.
Fees for booking a flight have been reduced and after-hours service has been upgraded for individuals traveling on university business. Both enhancements are effective Friday, March 1.
Reduced fees: The new booking fees for flights represent savings of up to 20 percent. Fees now range from $5 to book flights online (through Concur) on most airlines to $18 for international flights booked through an agent. See the fee schedule .
Improved service : Travelers who need access to an agent after normal business hours will receive improved response times because the university has upgraded to an exclusive service line. The new service, at 1-833-200-0261, is available weekends, holidays and on weekdays from 7pm – 8am EST Monday through Friday. [ Note: Employees should discard keycards and other information with the former after-hours number.]
The improvements reflect some of the near-term benefits of the travel initiative, which requires individuals traveling on university business to book their flights and car rentals through Ohio State’s travel partners. Because all travelers are booking travel the same way, Ohio State can use our size and scale to enhance service and reduce costs.
OCIO technicians will be performing maintenance on the Finance System from 7 p.m. on Saturday, February 16 until midnight on Sunday, February 17 , which will affect eRequest, eTravel and eReports/Data Warehouse. Those services will be unavailable during the maintenance period. In addition, the Wexner Medical Center's eMaterials (eMat) service will also be unavailable during the same maintenance window.
Questions regarding this planned maintenance should be directed to the IT Service Desk at 614-688-4357 or through Self Service . Please reference change numbers CHG0039914 (eMat) and CHG0039919 (Finance).
The Travel Office has arranged for several classroom offerings of the Travel Workshop (Introductory and Advanced) sessions that will run through June 2019.
Travel Workshop (Introductory) - This two-and-a-half hour travel workshop explains the fundamentals of business travel for Ohio State; covering the Travel Policy and specific travel resources for developing a travel budget and initiating the Travel Request for Authorization. In addition, the session includes a demonstration of travel booking through the university's Travel Agency for Individual Business Travel and their online booking tool for air, hotel and rental car. The introductory workshop is geared to the new traveler, arranger or those participants interested in a refresher in the basics of traveling on behalf of Ohio State.
See full article for details about the Advanced workshop as well as registration information for both sessions.
The Travel Office has arranged for several more classroom offerings of the Travel Workshop (Introductory and Advanced) sessions that will run through December 2018.
Travel Workshop (Introductory) - This two-and-a-half hour travel workshop explains the fundamentals of business travel for Ohio State; covering the Travel Policy and specific travel resources for developing a travel budget and initiating the Travel Request for Authorization. In addition, the session includes a demonstration of travel booking through the university's Travel Agency for Individual Business Travel and their online booking tool for air, hotel and rental car. The introductory workshop is geared to the new traveler, arranger or those participants interested in a refresher in the basics of traveling on behalf of Ohio State.
See full article for details about the Advanced workshop as well as registration information for both sessions.
OCIO technicians will be performing maintenance on the Finance System from 7 p.m. on Saturday, August 18 until midnight on Sunday, August 19 , which will affect eRequest, eTravel and eReports/Data Warehouse. Those services will be unavailable during the maintenance period. In addition, the Wexner Medical Center's eMaterials (eMat) service will also be unavailable during the same maintenance window.
Questions regarding this planned maintenance should be directed to the IT Service Desk at 614-688-4357 or through Self Service . Please reference change numbers CHG0035294 and CHG0035295 .
