MET Finance provides administrative support to staff and faculty who travel for university business and research using the Travel Card or requesting reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses.<\/p>\n
To get started, please refer to our training presentation<\/a> on Travel Cards and Concur, as well as BU Travel Services\u2019 policy and guidelines<\/a> for Travel Card and Concur usage.<\/p>\n In addition to the University\u2019s Travel policy, below please find travel procedures that are specific considerations for MET Faculty and Staff:<\/p>\n MET faculty\/staff are required to obtain Supervisor\/Chair and Dean\u2019s funding pre-approval <\/strong>for all travel using the MET Travel Approval Form at the links below. This requirement replaces all previous practices of verbal pre-approval or pre-approval by email.<\/em> MET IT recommends use of Firefox or Chrome, not Internet Explorer, when accessing the forms:<\/p>\n Obtain approval of your travel request through the Form before booking travel expenses such as transportation, lodging and conference registrations<\/strong>. <\/em>To ensure competitive airfares and timely pre-approval, please submit your requests as soon as you have a travel plan.\u00a0 It is generally necessary to book airfare at least 30 days in advance to get a competitive rate.<\/p>\n Booking all travel through Shorts Travel is strongly recommended. You may call 617-353-1700 or email travelbooking@bu.edu<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n If initial trip cost estimates increase by more than 20% during reservation process, you must seek re-approval<\/strong> through a new funding request in the Approval Form for the total revised amount of funding. This will replace your previous request.<\/p>\n Any funding request must include:<\/p>\n Concur Report Submission<\/strong> Travel Card Application<\/strong><\/p>\n To get started, please refer to BU Travel Services\u2019 Travel Card guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n On the Travel Card: Application and Forms page<\/a>, please fill out these two forms:<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Administrative Support MET Finance provides administrative support to staff and faculty who travel for university business and research using the Travel Card or requesting reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses. To get started, please refer to our training presentation on Travel Cards and Concur, as well as BU Travel Services\u2019 policy and guidelines for Travel Card and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19676,"featured_media":82416,"parent":87933,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/88517"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19676"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88517"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/88517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88518,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/88517\/revisions\/88518"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/87933"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Pre-Approval<\/h2>\n
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Who should I contact for help with booking my travel?<\/h3>
Do I have a Concur log-in?<\/h3>
Can I book travel for a guest?<\/h3>
Who can help me with questions about my Travel Card and Concur?<\/h3>
How do I fill out an expense report in Concur?<\/h3>
Can I charge my travel expenses to multiple cost centers?<\/h3>
Is direct deposit for Payroll different from direct deposit for Concur?<\/h3>
I tried to use my Travel Card and it was declined. What should I do?<\/h3>
What is an MCC override?<\/h3>
What should I do if I lose a receipt?<\/h3>
If I am renting a car for my business travel, do I purchase rental car insurance?<\/h3>