Due to carrier restrictions, exit row seating cannot be selected in this tool. This is controlled by the carrier and/or fare type.

Only travelers that are MVP / MVP qualified or travelers who have paid a full-coach fare may reserve seats in the exit row or the preferred section.

All profiles are currently pre-set to book Non-Refundable tickets. The fare can also be a good indicator because Refundable tickets cost much more. You can go back and look by using the Modify link.

• If you are still in the research process, looking at the flight display page and have NOT made your final flight selection, simply click Modify Search near the top of the page to view the flight preference page. You can click Modify Search again to close the flight preference page or simply scroll down to continue with your flight selection.
• If you have selected your flights and you are on the final checkout page, make note of the flight number you selected, and then click Modify This Flight next to the flight segment. You will be on the Modify Flight page where you can view the ticket type but you will have to click SEARCH again and reselect that particular flight segment.

Use the Search by Schedule option on the initial search. If the search has started and the round-trip flight options are displayed, select the Search by Schedule link at the top of the flight options to display the origin one way leg. Once a flight is selected, the return one way leg will display for you to select. Prices will not show, but the itinerary will price once you have selected each one-way leg. Lower price options will also display. Click the Select button to purchase.

Go to the traveler profile Flight Preferences link. There you will see a check box near "Show detailed seat availability information".

Check the box, then a "window" or "aisle" preference will display on the seat map.

Yes. You should receive two email notifications; a system generated email from E-Travel Online and an itinerary with the void information from CTM.

Yes. You should receive two email notifications; a system generated email from E-Travel Online and an itinerary with the refund information from CTM.

You will receive a system generated email from E-Travel Online that contains the record locator, cancelled itinerary details, and ticket value. This notification can be submitted with the Final itinerary. There is no cancelled itinerary email sent from CTM. The unused ticket information will be attached to the travel profile and will be included in the unused ticket report.

No. The form was designed to be used with the Budget contract for Anchorage, Fairbank, and Juneau. Budget in Kenai also accepts the form.

Taxes and fees are included in these totals. You will be charged only the appropriate amount at checkout.

Express booking brings back the lowest fare found for the preferred rental companies. Preferred companies in Alaska are Budget, National, Enterprise, and Hertz. Preferred companies in other states are National, Enterprise, and Hertz.

The booking tool only allows three vendors to be categorized as "preferred".

The preferences the traveler sets on the car preferences screen in the profile determine the type of car selected.

It the car is being booked in conjunction with a flight, the flight arrival (outbound) determines the pick-up time and the flight departure (return) determines the drop-off time. These times may be adjusted at the time of booking if the car will be picked up or dropped off earlier or later.

This option is for physically challenged drivers. They can choose left-hand or right-hand controls.

This depends on the vendor. Some vendors do not offer snow chains because of the damage it can do to vehicles. Some vendors have snow chains and include the price in the rental. You need to check with the rental car vendor for the availability and cost of snow chains.

Click the “Add Item” box even though it displays the incorrect city. The list of hotels in the incorrect city will display. In the Search Hotels box, enter the desired location and continue with the search.

Taxes and fees are included in these totals. You will be charged only the appropriate amount at checkout.

The best place to provide feedback is directly with the property. We can also post notification on the hotel page to alert other planners of service related issues at a specific property.

The booking tool will display hotels in a specific order mixing properties and non-preferred preferred. The order of the list display will start by distance from (airport or specific location) and then rate.

To jump quickly to a specific property, enter the name in the Hotel Name search box on the left side of the page. A list of similar properties will display then select the desired property.

When you add or modify an element on an already purchased itinerary, select the room type and then click “Book Room”. This will only add the new element to your existing trip without duplicating any of the already purchased elements.

The first email generated is a confirmation notification that verifies that the travel was booked. Special verbiage has been written into the confirmation email that clarifies that the email is for confirmation only and the final will come in a separate email. The second email generated is the final itinerary. The two emails have distinct subject lines: Booking Confirmation… and Ticketed itinerary for...

Yes. Once you receive your itinerary in the booking tool, open the itinerary and scroll to the bottom of the page. Under the Trip Synchronization section, look for the Outlook/Palm Calendar Dates section and click on one of the links. The File Download box displays. Click Open. The Outlook Appointment page displays. Click Save & Close.

It is the record locator for the itinerary in Sabre - the agency's locator.

It depends on the retention schedule, usually 60 to 90 days.

This is standard messaging when a part of your trip was not able to be confirmed. It happens when an element (the car) was unable to process through the GDS (Global Distribution System). Call an E-Travel agent to confirm that all elements are in the trip.

Internet Explorer (IE) 8, which is the browser most state agencies are using, does not display this screen correctly. IE9 displays the tabs correctly, as does Firefox.

GetThere is a web-based tool and is subject to connectivity slowdowns. This tool is configured with company policy and contracts, and “eye candy” is kept to a minimum to help reduce bandwidth requirements*. However, there are other reasons that may cause slower than normal internet speeds.

• Connection to internet (modem or broadband connection)
• Network traffic
• Network maintenance
• Browser compatibility – Refer to the E-Travel Online User Guide, GetThere Supported Browser Versions section for suggested browsers. If possible, try different browsers. If one seems to be slow, switch to another.

There are no maximum amount of users the server can handle and data uploads will not interfere with site performance. If you are experiencing frequent issues with speed, check the above items including switching browsers. To report slow response times, document the browsers used, date, time of day, and the action you are performing. Send this information to the E-Travel Management Team (ETMT) at doa.dof.e-travel@alaska.gov.

* Time for maximum STATE bandwidth use is between 11 am and 2 pm. Users can experience slow-downs during this time frame.

We recommend that you allow the search engine to complete the search and send back the results. When you click on the browser back button, the search engine continues to work in the background. If you select search again, you have added an additional search that could cause the search engine to slow down more with the additional work load.

Travelers have the ability to update their personal information and preferences in their profile.

Department Travel Coordinators process profile creation and deletion. Profile creation is based on specific criteria and formatting for the automation to work.

Other fields are locked down to keep formatting intact or because it could interfere with the process, such as altering the standard email fields.

The default is 12-hour clock. The traveler can change the default to 24-hour on the Display Preferences screen. When the Travel Arranger is preparing travel, the time will display according to the preference the traveler has set.

Unfortunately, no (we’ve asked). Travelers / Travel Planners / Travel Coordinators will need to go into the profile and check the box.

The travel management contractor is currently working with GetThere to see if more preferences can be added to a traveler's profile. The option to select a secondary seating preference displays in the personal information section of the profile, but this is only a preference and does not carry over into the seat selection page.

Yes, the profile could be manually updated to change this information. Another alternative is to have HR update the information in AKPAY. The employee would request this change and the profile would update through the automated update process.

These fields will never be used by the state as they are mailing address fields for paper tickets. The state only uses E-tickets that are sent by email. As the tool requires these fields to be filled in, we populated them with the Department of Administration, Division of Finance address. It is not necessary to update the fields.

If there is more than one Travel Arranger for a traveler, one Arranger may begin a trip by doing the research and sending it in for approval. Then by sharing the template for that trip, another Arranger could use the template to purchase the tickets without rebuilding the entire itinerary if their co-worker becomes ill or has planned leave.

The components of the itinerary (flights, car, and hotel originally chosen) and the dates transfer. The actual dates of travel must be reentered and then the template will rebuild the trip. The user will be asked to confirm each component again by selecting it.

It may help to name the templates in a specific way to identify them more easily. Remember that templates are designed to be used over and over again and not just for one trip. Also you can delete the ones you no longer want.

This could be due to the carrier’s current flight schedule. If the flight no longer exists it will not be able to find the matching flight used to create the template. We suggest that you save your research as a template so you do not have to start over again completely.