Travel

Cornell University's travel needs are diverse, as faculty and staff members and students travel frequently to international locations using multiple airline carriers. Travel may be funded from a grant or a specially designated account. It is important that the traveler understand the nuances of the Fly America Act and review flight options with the department financial administrator or financial transaction or business service center before purchasing tickets. A travel reimbursement can be denied if Fly America Act regulations are not followed.

Under certain limited circumstances, Cornell provides advances to faculty, staff, and students in anticipation of travel expenses. Cornell units with advances on their accounts should review these accounts regularly and ensure that all advances are allowed.

Travel Advances

If you are eligible for a university-provided Travel & Meal (T&M) Card and you refuse to get one, you are not eligible for a travel advance.

Please see Global Cornell's international Travel Planning resources for faculty, student and staff member, including emergency planning.

Travel Training

You can register for these training sessions in CULearn:

When traveling to or from your home or travel lodging, you are expected to use the most practical and economical mode of ground transportation (e.g., hotel and airport shuttle services, taxi, shared ground transportation, etc.). These costs are reimbursable.

You can use Cornell's contract and preferred vendors for vehicle rentals or the Campus-to-Campus (C2C) bus service for trips to and from the New York City campuses.

For Cornell business travel, whenever possible, you are strongly encouraged to use the preferred travel booking and payment methods and negotiated contracts and rates to obtain the best value for the institution and comply with Cornell’s travel policies. By using Cornell’s preferred travel agents, you are automatically guaranteed to get Cornell’s negotiated rates.