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Travel Services |
Travel Services handles policy administration hotel and car rental discount programs and the audit and reimbursement of travel expenditures. Travel Requisition, Statement of Travel Expense, and the Employee/Student Participant forms are available on-line.
IRS Decreases Business Mileage Rate to 55 Cents for 2009
The IRS has announced that the standard business mileage rate for transportation expenses paid or incurred beginning January 1, 2009, will be 55 cents per mile, down from the 58.5 cents per mile rate in effect during the second half of 2008 .
Case Western Reserve University Hotel Reservation Program
The Travel Office is pleased to announce the new Case Western Reserve University Hotel Reservation Program. Offered through our new partner, Hotels.com, this new program makes booking hotel rooms quick and easy and is available to all employees using a personal credit card or T&E card. CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS.
With appropriate approval, airline reservations and direct payment for local hotel room/ room tax can be arranged through either of our two preferred travel agencies.
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NEWS!
Sign up for Travelport training. This online booking tool can facilitate billing of airfare directly to departmental speedtypes. Click here to register for the next session on July 15th.
The Center for Disease Control has lifted recent H1N1 advisories for Mexico. For a current list of health-related travel advisories, visit http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/.
On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) raised the worldwide pandemic alert level to Phase 6 in response to the ongoing global spread of the H1N1 virus.
Faculty and staff planning international travel are encouraged to register with the university's new commercial travel registry provider, iJET/Worldcue. Registration provides the traveler with immediate country condition reporting and emergency notifications via Internet or mobile devices.
Travelers should register online at http://www.case.edu/finadmin/humres/ijet. For more information, contact the Office of Foreign Faculty and Scholars at 368-4289.
Preferred Travel Agencies
**Traveline and its online booking tool TravelPort allows users to book online and charge directly to a university speedtype.
Travelport
TravelPort Training
**Flite II American Express is a minority, woman-owned agency.
**Please note that Agency fees may differ for each type of reservation.
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Useful Travel Links:
National Weather Service Forecast Office - Cleveland
NOAA Aviation Weather - Turbulence, Icing, and Convection Information
Documentation Update
Effective June 1, 2009, all U.S. citizens are now required to present a passport book, passport card, or WHTI-compliant document when entering the United States. Children under age 16 will be able to continue crossing land and sea borders using only a U.S. birth certificate (or other form of U.S. citizenship such as a naturalization certificate. The original birth certificate or a copy may be used.
Effective Jan. 23, 2007, all citizens of the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Bermuda must present a valid unexpired passport to enter the United States when arriving by air from any part of the Western Hemisphere. This applies to all travelers including children and infants. The passport issuance process can take 4-6 weeks. Additional information can be found through HTTP://Travel.State.Gov.
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