As summer approaches – whether you're wrapping up year-end purchases, booking travel, or taking some well-earned time off – remember that scammers don’t take vacations. In fact, this season can be prime time for fraudsters targeting distracted cardholders. If you have a university-issued Procurement or Travel Card, here are the current fraud trends to watch for and tips for keeping your card secure.
Southwest Airlines is implementing several major updates starting today that may impact how you book, manage, and pay for your travel. Here’s what you need to know.
TSA agents will be required to enforce the REAL ID standards for traveler identification beginning on May 7, 2025. Learn more about the change and how to check your readiness here.
The IRS has released the standard mileage rate for business travel in 2024. The State of Colorado allows mileage reimbursement at 90% of the prevailing IRS rate for actual necessary travel while on official business.
Effective September 1, 2023, all rental car reservations for official university business travel must be made in Concur. This includes any reservations for non-employee guest travelers. The discount codes affording travelers the university agreement pricing will automatically be applied to reservations made in Concur or with Christopherson Business Travel (CBT) directly.
Effective April 1, 2023, it will no longer be possible to submit Travel Reconciliation expense reports that were created before September 26, 2022. The Travel Reconciliation expense report header was updated last September so it is now necessary to phase out the submission of reports created prior to when the update went live in Concur. You will need to submit these older Travel Reconciliation reports before April 1st to avoid having to copy the expenses over to a new report for further processing.
The PSC was just informed this week by United Airlines of their intent to discontinue the baggage fee waiver program for CU travelers that had been in place since March of 2021. Effective March 24, 2023, all CU travelers flying United will be expected to pay for their checked bags.
If travel itineraries are being added to your calendar when you receive email reminders, your Outlook settings may need to be updated to prevent this from happening. To update, you there are five simple steps you can follow.
Christopherson Business Travel (CBT) is increasing staff during business hours and afterhours to prepare for the anticipated travel interruptions expected due to the impending “bomb cyclone." CBT will service customers as efficiently as possible, but here are a few tips for you to consider.
Cancelling a flight with CBT or directly in Concur will not remove the associated airfare charges from your Concur profile. Regardless of the reason a trip is cancelled, airfare charges need to be reconciled at the time of the cancellation in order for the charge(s) to be allocated to the appropriate department SpeedType.
