Former Governor Malloy issued Executive Order No. 45, which remains in effect and bans travel to Mississippi using state funds except in limited circumstances (See Executive Order No. 45 for exceptions to the travel ban to Mississippi). Pre-approval is still required to travel to Mississippi. Travel without pre-approval may result in the traveler being denied reimbursement. Continue reading
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Traveling? Here’s What You Need to Know
Are you traveling and feel unsure about where to start or what to do? Take a look at our quick reference guide that covers general information that is useful to know before, during and after travel.
Additional Training Sessions – Concur Navigation and Profile Setup
Concur Navigation and Profile setup (1 Hr)
This instructor led session is recommended for UConn Faculty, Staff and Students to provide an overview of the Concur website and required/recommended Profile setup information for users.
Click one or more of the links below to register for the upcoming training sessions:
Concur Navigation and Profile Setup – Tuesday, January 25, 2022 1:30 pm
Concur Navigation and Profile Setup – Monday, April 4, 2022 1:30 pm
Bradley Parking Pass Temporarily Suspended
The Bradley Parking Pass program has been temporarily suspended by the State of Connecticut due to Covid19 related parking lot closures. While this suspension is in place you may use pay for parking at the lowest cost parking lot available and seek reimbursement upon return from the trip along with your other travel expenses.
Travel Update: Increased Travel Cancellations Due to Covid19
We have recently seen an uptick in the number of people cancelling travel plans because conferences and meetings originally scheduled to be in-person events are being converted to online formats due to the increased concerns and risks related to the delta variant of Covid-19.
Travelers should consider these risks prior to making travel arrangements to prevent booking a non-refundable flight or hotel room that you may need to cancel.
We strongly recommend reaching out to the conference or meeting organizers prior to booking travel arrangements to inquire about the possibility of the conference being changed to a virtual event. Continue reading
Travel to Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is now categorized as domestic travel in Concur in accordance with US customs and immigration practices. Going forward select trip type ‘Out-of-State’ in Concur for travel to Puerto Rico.
Relaunch of Travel
Welcome back to Travel!
The University of Connecticut recently lifted the restriction in place for Domestic Travel.
In anticipation of the increase in travel activity, we have put together a Powerpoint Presentation with some useful information and helpful tips as you navigate the process and get back into the loop of all things travel.
Enterprise/National Car Rental Shortage
We encourage travelers to reserve car rental bookings as early as possible due to the car rental inventory shortage which is currently affecting Travel industry.
As a result of Covid19 risk mitigating measures, travelers across the United States have recently been choosing the option of booking a car rental in lieu of flying. Additionally, a shortage of new vehicles due to semiconductor computer chips being unavailable to auto manufacturers have also played a factor in the car inventory issues that are being seen today. Continue reading
New Workflow in the Reconciliation of CBS (Procard) Reports
After receiving feedback from various University stakeholders about increasing efficiencies, expediting administrative processes within Concur, and keeping in mind the mission of providing the best customer care services to the University community, we write to inform you of exciting changes coming to Company Bill Statement (CBS) Reports for ProCard reconciliation (which includes grant funded expenses) submitted through Concur, the University’s Travel & Expense management system. Continue reading
Concur Refresher Training
We are excited to announce refresher trainings sessions are now available monthly for Concur Request, Travel booking, Expense and Approvals.
The University is still under a travel suspension at this time, however, we are offering these sessions in preparation for when the travel suspension is lifted in the future. Continue reading