For the most up-to-date travel recommendations and procedures from the university, please visit the UI Travel Website.

Before you make any travel arrangements funded by IP, please contact Daniel Vorwerk, event and communication project specialist. Daniel is able to assist with the following on your behalf:

  • make travel arrangements for guests (airfare, hotel, and airport shuttle reservations)
  • make travel arrangements for event-sponsored affinity group directors
     

BEST PRACTICES

  • Preferred payment method: Procurement card
  • For flights, Daniel will work with Destinations Unlimited and the traveler to purchase tickets.
  • If a traveler should choose to purchase tickets on their own, a flight itinerary and official receipt with credit card information (e.g., MasterCard xxxx xxxx xxxx 6443) is needed.  Reimbursement will take place AFTER the travel dates.

 

TRAVEL RELATED UI WEBSITES

Reimbursement Information & Procedures

Preferred Method of Payment: Procurement Card

Receipts Needed

If Procurement Card Used: Registration form or fax/e-mail from professional organization hosting the meeting

If Personal Credit Card Used:

  • Official receipt from conference/professional organization
  • If paid with Visa card: credit card statement
  • Otherwise: The official receipt with credit card information (e.g. Mastercard xxxx xxxx xxxx 6443)

If you are seeking reimbursement from IP for any kind of expense, please make the request within 90 days of the original charge. Failure to do so may result in a denial of the reimbursement.

    Receipts Needed

    If Procurement Card Used: E-Ticket

    If Personal Credit Card Used:

    • Flight itinerary
    • If paid with Visa card: original passenger receipt and credit card statement.
    • Otherwise: the official receipt with credit card information (e.g. Mastercard xxxx xxxx xxxx 6443) - Can only be reimbursed after the travel dates

            Preferred Method of Payment: Procurement Card
            Preferred Vendors: See the UI Travel website

            Receipts Needed for Hotel Deposit

            If Procurement Card Used: Online booking page or fax/e-mail from hotel verifying the cost of the room

            If Personal Credit Card Used:

            • Online booking page or fax/e-mail from hotel verifying the cost of the room
            • If paid with Visa card: credit card statement
            • Otherwise: The official receipt with credit card information (e.g. Mastercard xxxx xxxx xxxx 6443)
               

            Receipts Needed for Hotel Expenses

            If Procurement Card Used: Itemized check out folio

            If Personal Credit Card Used:

            • Itemized check-out folio
            • If paid with Visa card: credit card statement
            • Otherwise: The official receipt with credit card information (e.g. Mastercard xxxx xxxx xxxx 6443)

            UI Cardholders who currently have travel permissions on their procurement card will be allowed to use the procurement card to purchase meals while in travel status. The following requirements as outlined in the University of Iowa Operations Manual will be enforced Domestic Travel Web Page.

            • The traveler must only charge actual meal expenses and is limited to the daily allowance for the city traveled.
            • Expenses for alcohol are not allowed.
            • All travel-related meals must be reconciled to a trip created and approved in ProTrav.
            • If a meal is determined to be travel-related and not associated to a trip, the voucher will be returned to the cardholder and/or reconciler for edits.
            • Receipts for individual meals are required by International Programs.

            If seeking reimbursement for meals purchased during travel status, please provide the following receipts:

            Procurement Card Charge: Original itemized receipt, original proof of payment receipt (showing credit card information), attendees’ names, business affiliation, and business purpose of meal.

            Personal Credit Card Charge: Original itemized receipt, original proof of payment receipt (showing credit card information), attendees’ names, business affiliation and business purpose of meal.

            • Actual meal expenses should be claimed and may not exceed the daily allowance for each destination.
            • International and domestic out-of-state meal allowances are based upon federal government guidelines. All rates are available on the Domestic Travel Web Page.
            • Meal tips should be included in the meal claim and may not be claimed as a separate expense.
            • Claims up to the full maximum are allowed on full days of travel.
            • On partial days of travel, allowances are prorated based upon departure and return times as defined below, allowing 20% of the daily allowance for breakfast, 30% for lunch, and 50% for dinner. These individual allotments are defined for the purpose of determining the correct daily allowance only. Individual meal claims do not have to fall within these specific meal parameters. Actual costs can be distributed among the meals in any manner as long as the total claim for each day does not exceed the maximum allowance for that day.
            • When meals are provided as part of the conference or meeting, travelers will not be reimbursed for the cost of the meal when the traveler chooses to eat outside of the conference.
            • Meal costs over the maximum allowance are at the traveler’s expense.
            • Alcohol is not a reimbursable travel expense.

            Visit the universities mileage reimbursement site for the most up to date information.

            UI Mileage Reimbursement

            Receipts Needed

            A copy of Google Maps indicating the mileage from point A to point B.

            Preferred Method of Payment: Procurement Card
            Preferred National Vendor: National Car Rental
            Preferred Local Vendor: UI Fleet Service. The University will not reimburse a rental car expense if Fleet Service is available. The method of payment is Fleet Service Requisition through Self Service.

            Receipts Needed

            If Procurement Card Used: Itemized final car rental receipt given upon return of vehicle.
            If Personal Credit Card Used:

            • Itemized final car rental receipt given upon return of vehicle
            • If paid with Visa card: credit card statement
            • Otherwise: The official receipt with credit card information (e.g. Mastercard xxxx xxxx xxxx 6443)

            Preferred Method of Payment: Procurement Card

            Receipts Needed

            If Procurement Card Used: Receipt for taxi, shuttle or public transportation.
            If Personal Credit Card Used:

            • If under $25, a receipt is preferred. If over $25, a receipt is required.
            • If paid with Visa card: credit card statement
            • Otherwise: The official receipt with credit card information (e.g. Mastercard xxxx xxxx xxxx 6443)