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A. |
For travel arrangements made by a state employee, use
of an institutional liability purchasing card (PCard) for all reimbursable
airline tickets is required. Please contact your
Unit Business Representative for the procedures specific to your
School/College/Division.
If they so choose, employees have the option of
utilizing the state-provided personal liability
USBank Visa Travel Card (TCard) to purchase airline tickets, but
reimbursement for these tickets may not be made until after the trip has
been completed. |
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B. |
For travel arrangements made by a state employee, use
of the state-provided
USBank Visa Travel Card (TCard) or an institutional liability purchasing
card (PCard) for all reimbursable travel agency service fees, hotel room
rates and car rental costs is required. Please contact your
Unit Business Representative for the procedures specific to your
School/College/Division. |
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C. |
All UW System employees in permanent, project or LTE
status (this excludes graduate assistants, students, and other
temporary workers) are eligible for the USBank Visa Travel Card with a
maximum credit limit of $3500. |
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D. |
Benefits to the cardholder
include:
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Non-invasive credit assessment
(see documents in section F, part 1, below)
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No interest fees
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No annual fees
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One payment option for travel
related expenses
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Travel and emergency assistance
(click
here for details)$500,000 common carrier insurance (conditions apply,
click
here for details)
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$1,250 lost or stolen luggage
insurance (conditions apply, click
here for details)
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Collision damage or theft
insurance up to the full value of a rental car (conditions apply, click
here for details).
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E. |
Benefits to the state include:
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Reduces need for travel advances
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Facilitates verification of travel rule compliance
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Enhances collection of travel related data which can
then be used to negotiate more favorable rates from travel service
providers
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Streamlines reimbursement procedures by providing a single source of
payment documentation.
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F. |
Employees who would like the US Bank Visa Travel Card
should:
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Read the following documents:
U.S. Bank Letter 1,
U.S. Bank Letter 2, and
Public Record Notice.
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Fill out an
application.
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Completed applications should be forwarded to the
Travel Office by mail or fax (906-8446).
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New applications will take 7-10 business days to
process.
- Within
two weeks of receiving the Travel Card, complete the
User Agreement and mail or fax it to the Travel Office
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G. |
Online access for viewing transactions and statements is available through
the US Bank AccessOnline website. In order to acces your account you must
register.
- Go to the AccessOnline website at
https://access.usbank.com
- Click on "Register Online".
- Enter stwisc for the "Organization Short Name".
- Enter the rest of the information from your account.
- If you wish to have access to any other cards, click on "Additional
Account".
- When all accounts are entered, click on "Register This Account".
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Questions about the US Bank VISA Travel Card should be
directed to the Travel Office, 6651, or you can send
email |
