Hi, At the University of New Mexico, we allow business (and premium economy) class travel under certain circumstances, as follows:
9.2.1. Exceptions for Class or Air Service Flying business class when conducting University business is allowed only under the following extenuating circumstances: * Where the origin or destination is outside the United States and the scheduled flight time, including stopovers and change of planes, is in excess of 14 hours and the traveler will be engaged in business activities the following day or sooner. This does not include time spent at the originating and ultimate arrival airports. * When the use of business class results in an overall savings to the University by avoiding additional subsistence costs or lost productive time. * When the use of business class is necessary to accommodate a documented medical disability or other special need. Premium economy class (which airlines refer to by several similar names) is allowed for international travel flights consisting of five (5) hours or more of total travel time. Pamina ___________________________________________ [cid:F6D1480A-F454-4FEA-8000-95BEF7A0BB36] Pamina M. Deutsch University Policy and Administrative Planning Director UNM Policy Office, 114B Scholes Hall MSC05 3357 1 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 Tel. 505.277-2069 Web. http://policy.unm.edu<http://policy.unm.edu/> From: <Boyce>, Kiersten L <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Reply-To: Institutional policy-related discussions <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Date: Friday, July 25, 2014 1:25 PM To: 'Institutional policy-related discussions' <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: RE: [acupa-l] Business Class Travel William & Mary and other public universities in Virginia mostly follow the state’s travel regulations, which allow business class with approval for travel to western Europe if the business meeting is conducted w/i 3 hours of landing or transoceanic, intercontinental trips of more than 8 consecutive hours. (Are there transoceanic trips that are not intercontinental?) Kiersten Boyce Chief Compliance Officer College of William & Mary From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Schur,Robert Sent: Friday, July 25, 2014 2:50 PM To: Institutional policy-related discussions Subject: RE: [acupa-l] Business Class Travel Thanks all who replied, very helpful! Bob From:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Visken-Diaz, Susan Sent: Friday, July 25, 2014 11:03 AM To: Institutional policy-related discussions Cc: Institutional policy-related discussions Subject: Re: [acupa-l] Business Class Travel Hi Bob, Ours at Yale is the same as Michele's with the addition of any leg of a trip that is six hours of air time or more. There are medical exceptions and various rules for Sponsored awards. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 25, 2014, at 12:57 PM, "Michele Gross" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Hi Bob, Our policy also includes an upgrade option. Here is the comparable language: Traveler(s) may, with preapproval from their unit, upgrade from coach to the next most economical class of travel over coach (business class in most cases, first class in cases where business class is not offered), when the total flight time from departure to arrival is 8 or more hours (including connecting domestic legs). Regards, michele On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 11:48 AM, Schur,Robert <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Happy Friday all, Our travel policy allows business travelers to upgrade at CSU’s expense from economy to business class when the flight time is more than 14 hours. That is more time than it takes to fly from Denver to Tokyo, and seems excessively long, to me, so I wondered if it represents any sort of standard practice. Any info re: grounds for allowing upgrades would be appreciated! /RS/ Robert Schur, JD Exec. Director, Dept. of Policy, Risk & Environmental Programs Colorado State University 6001 Campus Delivery Fort Collins, CO 80523-6001 970-491-1059<tel:970-491-1059> <image001.jpg> ATTN: Please be aware that when you respond to an ACUPA-L e-mail, the reply will be distributed to the ENTIRE list of members. If you do NOT want to send an e-mail to everyone, please reply directly to the individual who initiated the query (their e-mail address appears in the "From" line of their original e-mail). If you wish to remove yourself from the ACUPA e-mail list, please go to the following website and complete the form. 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