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<div>Hello UO Travelers and Travel Delegates,</div>
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<div>Some important changes are coming and we want you to know about them!</div>
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<div><b>Concur’s homepage will be getting </b><b>a new look beginning October 23, 2024</b><font face="Aptos"><b> </b></font></div>
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<li>The SAP Concur home page redesign will not change any features or functionality of SAP products; it is only a visual user interface (UI) update.</li><li><font face="Aptos" color="black">You currently have the option to enable the new SAP Concur home page via a banner at the top of the home page when you login. </font></li></font>
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<div><b>Three Steps to Concur/Trave</b><b>l Success class coming up on October 24, 2024</b></div>
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<li>This <b>monthly</b> 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.</li><li>Register with this link <a href="https://uomytrack.pageuppeople.com/learning/3314"><font color="#467886"><b><u>https://uomytrack.pageuppeople.com/learning/3314</u></b></font></a></li></ul>
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<div><b>Changes</b><b> to </b><b>contract travel </b><b>agency fees</b></div>
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<li>Direct Travel has implemented an updated fee schedule. Airfare booked through the Concur booking tool and fulfilled by Direct Travel will incur agency fee of $5.50. Airfare booked with the assistance of a Direct Travel agent will incur a fee of $27.50 for
domestic airfare and $38.50 for international airfare. (Please see attached fee schedule for a complete list)</li><li>Direct Travel has implemented a fee for purchases with Southwest Airlines. In addition to the agency fee, Southwest Airfare purchases will incur a $3.00 per ticket surcharge.</li><li>Premier Travel’s agency fees have not changed. Concur booking tool reservations will be charged a $9.00 agency fee and agent assisted reservations will be charged $28.00.</li></ul>
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<div><b>Travel Agency Request For Proposal Commencing:</b></div>
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<li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">This fiscal year, the Travel Office is launching a Request for Proposal for travel management/travel agent services.</li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">The competitive bid process will invite innovation and improvement of UO’s Travel Program and ensures UO procures the best value for travel management services.</li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Stay tuned, updates will be provided as they are available and can be shared. </li></ul>
<div style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Safe Travels and Go Ducks!</div>
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<div><font face="Bradley Hand ITC" size="4" color="#201F1E"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><b>Brooke Millett Montgomery</b></span></font></div>
<div><font face="Aptos" color="#201F1E">Travel Manager</font></div>
<div><font face="Aptos" color="#201F1E">University of Oregon Travel Office</font></div>
<div><font face="Aptos" color="#201F1E">(541) 346-3445</font></div>
<div><font face="Aptos"><a href="mailto:bmillett@uoregon.edu"><font color="blue"><u>bmillett@uoregon.edu</u></font></a></font></div>
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<div><font face="Aptos" size="4" color="#201F1E"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><i>** </i><font size="2" color="#1F497D"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><i> </i></span></font><font size="2" color="#1F497D"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><b><i>If your travel involves
human subjects research, please do not disclose any information that is protected under UO Policy and other Regulations </i></b></span></font><a href="http://rcs.uoregon.edu/content/regulations-and-uo-policy.%E2%80%8B**"><font size="2" color="blue"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><b><i><u>http://rcs.uoregon.edu/content/regulations-and-uo-policy.</u></i></b></span></font><font color="blue"><i><u>?**</u></i></font></a></span></font></div>
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<div><font face="Aptos" size="4" color="#201F1E"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Travel Office/Concur Help Desk: Phone: 6-3100/Email: travel@uoregon.edu</span></font></div>
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<div><font face="Constantia" size="4" color="#201F1E"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><span style="background-color:yellow;"><b>TravelNews Opt In for Travel and Concur tips: </b></span><a href="https://lists-prod.uoregon.edu/mailman/listinfo/travelnews"><font color="#0563C1"><span style="background-color:yellow;"><b><u>https://lists-prod.uoregon.edu/mailman/listinfo/travelnews</u></b></span></font></a></span></font></div>
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