Travel, Entertainment & Reimbursements

Click on the title to read more about each article.




Southwest Airlines has notified business clients and travel management companies, including the UC Travel Center (UCTC), that tickets purchased through a General Distribution System (GDS) expiring effective July 28, 2022 a


December 14, 2022


The state of Georgia has been added to the state of California's ban on state-funded travel. The prohibition was implemented as a result of discriminatory legislation signed into law this year by those states and brings the total of states banned under Assembly Bill 1887 (AB 1887) to 23.

December 7, 2022


The University of California Office of the President has increased the maximum per person amounts for the reimbursement of travel and entertainment expenses, effective July 1, 2022.

September 14, 2022


UCSF will reimburse employees for the purchase of COVID-19 tests for required testing associated with UCSF business-related activities.


August 16, 2022


MyExpense will be updated to Concur’s Next Generation Expense User Interface (NextGen UI) with a tentative go-live date of September 2022.*

The new NextGen UI will provide users with an improved look and feel. Highlights of the improved interface include:  


July 12, 2022


On July 1, 2022, the state of California announced a ban on state-funded travel to four additional states: Utah, Indiana, Louisiana and Arizona.

July 5, 2022


As many of you may have heard, Southwest Airlines has launched a new fare called “Wanna Get Away Plus.” This new fare gives business travelers more flexibility while still being at a low price point and there will also be some discounts (i.e. transferable flights credits and same-day changes) based on UC’s Southwest contract. 

June 15, 2022


The Internal Revenue Service announced an increase in the standard mileage rate for the final six months of 2022 to 62.5 cents per mile for business travel, an increase of 4 cents from 58.5 cents per mile for the first six months of 2022.  The new rate becomes effective July 1, 2022.

June 15, 2022


Did you know ExpenseIt is a helpful time saving tool when creating expense reports?

June 14, 2022

Pages