travelnews: Travel Roundtable 8/31 and Three Steps to Success in Concur Class 9/9

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Upcoming Travel Education Opportunities:

Monthly Concur Roundtable

The UO Travel Office hosts a monthly Concur Roundtable for Concur travel delegates and travelers on the last Wednesday of each month. It's an opportunity to meet your peers and share best practices, stay informed about changes and updates, and provide feedback related to Concur and UO travel.

Date: Wednesday, August 31, 2022  **  Time: 11:00 AM to Noon

Topic: Lodging and Rental Cars and Airfare, Oh My! The smoothest travel experiences begin with good planning and confidence in the purchase of airfare and the completion of hotel and car rental reservations. Concur's Booking Tool is the doorway to obtaining the reservations UO travelers need to get them on their way to successful business trips. Please join the Travel Office to review the steps to a smooth interaction with the Concur Booking Tool. We will share tips to guide travelers through trip planning, creating a Request, navigating the Concur Booking Tool, completing reservations and purchases, and retrieving reservation and ticket information from Concur.

Topics Include:
*       Setting up the Request for a successful booking tool experience
*       Overview of the booking process in Concur's Booking Tool from flight selection, through payment, and ticketing
*       Search tips and tricks to help travelers easily find the flights, hotels, and car rentals they want
*       Check off list for a smooth booking tool experience
*       Q & A
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"Three Steps to Concur/Travel Success"
Friday, September  9th,  10:00 AM-12:30 PM
This monthly workshop provides UO business travelers, delegates, and travel planners with some simple keys to success so users can easily create Concur Requests, Book Travel, and file their Expense reports.

Teams session:  https://uomytrack.pageuppeople.com/learning/3314

Topics include:
*       Brief overview of UO travel website and travel policy: IRS Accountable Plan, Business Purpose, basic policy requirements, how to find UO travel information
*       Tips for Travel Planning
*       Concur:
o       Completing your Concur profile, verifying your email, how to set up the Concur mobile app and your free TripIt Pro account
o       Step 1:  Obtaining pre travel approval in Request
o       Step 2:  Booking Travel:  Booking Tool versus TMC (travel agent assist)
o       Step 3:  Expense Report
*       Resources and Help

Hope to see you soon!

Brooke Millett Montgomery
Travel Program Technician
University of Oregon Travel Office
Direct Line (541) 346-3445, Travel Office Main Line (541) 346-3100
travel at uoregon.edu<mailto:travel at uoregon.edu>
https://ba.uoregon.edu/travel/

Concur Users: TripIt Pro is available FREE for all UO employees. Log into concur.uoregon.edu and go to App Center, TripIt and Connect.  Forward all reservations confirmations and itineraries to plans at tripit.com<mailto:plans at tripit.com> to experience stress free business and personal travel.

**  If your travel involves human subjects research, please do not disclose any information that is protected under UO Policy and other Regulations http://rcs.uoregon.edu/content/regulations-and-uo-policy





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