Travel & Expense Program Benefits
The Travel & Expense Management Program comprises a suite of products and services aimed at delivering exceptional travel-related services, streamlining the expense reporting process, and reducing travel costs. Products and services include Concur, Anthony Travel, and the University Air Fare Card. The benefits of this program include the following:
Benefits of Using Concur
Booking Travel
The Concur cloud application is used for self-booking travel through the University-wide Contracted travel agency, Anthony Travel. Booking through the Concur cloud application provides access to the University's travel discounts and offers a variety of benefits in conjunction with Anthony Travel (review the next section for full details). For simple travel requirements, booking directly using the Concur online booking tool is recommended. For more complicated or international travel, booking through Anthony Travel, with assistance from dedicated agents, is recommended.
Managing Expenses
Concur is also used for reconciling and submitting all travel and business expense reports. Itineraries booked through the Concur online booking tool or directly with Anthony Travel are automatically integrated into Concur to reduce manual entry and take advantage of e-receipts as well as TripIt Pro.
Benefits of Booking Travel with Anthony Travel
Booking travel with Anthony Travel, the University-wide contracted travel agency, via their dedicated agents offers a variety of benefits to University travelers at no cost. For simple travel requirements, booking directly using the Concur online booking tool is recommended. For more complicated or international travel, booking through Anthony Travel, with assistance from dedicated agents, is recommended.
In addition to the integration with the Concur online booking tool, Anthony Travel offers the following benefits:
- Dedicated best-in-class travel assistance
- 24-hour assistance including after hours, holiday, and emergency travel support from dedicated travel agents
- NO AGENT FEE for campus
- Is focused solely on higher education travel (general travel, group travel, athletics, etc.)
- Strong understanding of University requirements
- Provides experienced integrated travel management through Concur
- Access to travel discounts with airlines, hotels, and car rentals in addition to Enterprise car rental insurance which have been negotiated by Clemson and Anthony Travel.
- Provides a single source for all travel needs
- Provides e-Travel Advisories
- Provides automatic travel itinerary registration for travel booked through Concur or AT:
- For domestic travel, Concur provides emergency contact storage, domestic travel alerts, and allows the University to provide necessary safety guidance to faculty, staff, and student employees.
- Allows the transfer of unused tickets to another individual, eliminating additional costs to the department if the original traveler can no longer travel
