CDAP Business Office
Travel Procedures
All travel related expenditures are guided by the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏTravel Manual. 
For more travel information please visit the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏTravel Website.
Before any travel related expenditure transaction, a fully approved Travel Authorization (TA) must be in place. To submit a travel request through the Business Financial Shared Services please use this link. .
Traveler Responsibilities
- Review and abide by the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏTravel Manual
 - Submit new electronic travel request 5 days prior to first date of travel. (Director Approval and justification is needed otherwise)
 - Retain all original receipts pertaining to travel expenditures
 - Submit all receipts and necessary documentation to BFSS ,within 3 days of last date of travel
 
Pre-Travel Process (Travel Authorization)
- Faculty and/or Office Manager submits Travel Request via the BFSS Portal
                  
                  
- Click to
 
 - BFSS recieves the Travel Request and sets up Travel Authorization in Archivum
 - Supervisor reviews Travel Request and approves in Archivum.
 - Expense Manager reviews Travel Request and approves in Archivum
 - Archivum informs Traveler and Office Manager when Travel Authorization is fully approved.
 
Post-Travel Process (Expense Report)
- Once travel is complete, Traveler submits all original receipts to BFSS within 3 days following the last date of travel.
 - BFSS works to create a Expense Report in Archivum
 - BFSS contacts Traveler to sign Expense Report in Archivum
 - BFSS submits Expense Report in Archivum
 - Supervisor reviews and approves Expense Report in Archivum
 - Expense Manager reviews and approves Expense Report
 - Travel Office reviews and approves Expense Report
 - Traveler receives reimbursement if applicable
 
Frequently Referenced Travel Notes
- Airfare
                  
                  
- ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏwill only reimburse for 2 checked bags
 - ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏwill only pay for coach/economy, NOT first or business class. Business class is only allowed if the flight includes one leg that is 8 hours or more.
 
 - Auto Rental
                  
                  
- Contract Vendor – Budget/Avis - The preferred way to book a rental car is through the . ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏemployee travelers should use Avis Worldwide Discount (AWD) code A113400 or the Budget Corporate Discount (BCD) T417600 code for business and leisure rentals
 - Tolls SHOULD be paid in cash
 - Department Office Manager MUST be informed of any traffic citations
 
 - Lodging
                  
                  
- For domestic lodging, justification in Archivum Travel is required if the nightly hotel cost per person (including taxes and fees) exceeds $250.
 - No overnight stay permitted if destination is within 50 miles of USF
 - Must provide itemized hotel receipt (Also referred to as a Folio)
 - Traveler pays for all room service and similar incidentals
 
 - Meals
                  
                  
- Meal allowances are only permitted if there is an overnight stay
 - If meal is provided (i.e. at a conference) traveler cannot claim meal allowance for that meal
 
 - Mileage
                  
                  
- A travel authorization is not needed for mileage only (unless the employee is going to a conference or a convention)
 - A travel request form MUST be submitted for repayment for any mileage reimbursement
 
 - Prior Travel Authorization Requirement
                  
                  
- A travel authorization should be completed and fully approved before paying for any travel expenses
 
 - Unfunded/Self-funded Travel
                  
                  
- Even if ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏis not paying the travel expenses for a ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏemployee conducting ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏbusiness, a Travel Request form must be submitted to the CDAP Business Office for liability purposes.