Travel
Travel Planner Process Reminders
Updated July 1, 2021
- Airfare Guarantee
- Profile Name
- Profile Changes
- Correspondence with Corporate Travel Management
- Approvals
- Emergency Travel
- Personal Deviation Requirement
- Charter Bookings Optional
Airfare Guarantee
Airfare only guaranteed once an itinerary is approved and purchased
The first Alaska Airlines air fare quote is held for 24 hours. However, the 24-hour fare guarantee does not protect advance fare requirement for ticketing time limits. Other major carriers do not necessarily have the same policy. Air carriers do not allow for multiple holds. Changes in flight reservations are quoted but are not actually held until approved and air fares are not guaranteed until purchased. This is true for both preliminary and final itinerary changes.
Profile Name
The profile name used in E-Travel Online or given to an E-Travel Agent must be accurate. To obtain the correct profile name for a traveler or generic profile, a travel planner can view the list of profiles they are attached to in E-Travel Online. If the arranger has more than 50 profile associations, the traveler's name or three-letter division code can be added to the Last Name field. If the name you are searching for is not listed, you may contact your Department Travel Administrator for further assistance.
Profile Changes
Changes to profiles
Most profile changes can be made by either the traveler or the travel planner under Profile and settings or preferences (Quick Reference Guide to Traveler Profiles). If changes to either the payment information or shared email addresses, please contact the Travel Administrator in your department. The list of Travel Administrator is available on the travel website.
Correspondence with Corporate Travel Management
- Reservation Call Center: Call 1-866-762-8728 (new bookings or changes)
- Travel Online Help Desk: Call 1-866-762-8728 (online assistance)
- Research:
- Automatic Invoice Request Option - Electronic Invoice Requests
- Email soaresearch@travelctm.com.
Proper email to Corporate Travel Management regarding current travel itineraries:
New reservation requests are not accepted via email. Please use the booking tool or contact the CTM Call Center at the number above.
- e-travelaprvl@travelctm.com must always be in the To: field. You can cc the travel agent.
- Do not change the subject line when replying to an itinerary.
- New information or requests must be at the top of the email string.
- Do not put credit card information in an email. Ask the travel agent to call for credit card information.
- FOR SAME DAY TRAVEL - You must call the CTM travel team to book your trip. DO NOT book on E-Travel for flights within 4 hours.
Approvals
Approvals for itineraries booked directly with an agent
Approval emails must include in the body:
- the actual itinerary being approved.
- the name of the arranger
- the word "approved."
- the name of the department approver
- specific approval for state payment of a deviation extension when applicable
NOTE: Do not send approvals and changes in the same email
Emergency Travel
Corporate Travel Management has agents specialized in rural and emergency travel. Arrangements are made by contacting the Reservation Call Center. During normal business hours, pressing Option 1 will forward caller to specialized agents. Calls made after-hours are automatically redirected to the after-hour agent.
Personal Deviation Requirement
The state-authorized quote must be obtained before personal travel is booked or at the time the travel is approved, whichever is later. The quote must be captured in E-Travel Online or with an agent to ensure contracts rates are applied. Travel that includes personal deviation from the official state authorized dates, location, or fare class may have a financial consequence to the traveler when a State-authorized fare quote are not properly obtained. Requests for quotes on air travel with past dates cannot be accommodated because airfares are only guaranteed at the time of purchase.
A helpful reference document has been published to help guide travel desks through the process to create an official State-authorized fare quote.
Charter Bookings Optional
The use of Corporate Travel Management (CTM) for booking rural air charter service is optional. Charters may be booked directly with a certified air carrier. However, if there are other scheduled air segments, those segments of travel (including car and hotel) must be booked via the mandatory travel contract with CTM.
Due to the complexity of rural charter requests, the frequency of change, and the increase in requests, the fee structure for booking charters will be at a higher rate than the standard booking fee. You may refer to the current E-Travel Fee structure.