There are two ways to handle guest artist travel accommodations (flight, lodging, rental car):
Please give as much information to the guest artist liaison in order to help with guest travel plans.
For more information about UT travel you may peruse the Travel Management Services webpage.
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The University of Texas at Austin handles direct bill flight bookings through two different travel agencies, Anthony Travel and Carlson Wagonlit.
You may not buy a ticket for a guest yourself and be reimbursed later. Websites like Expedia or Travelocity may only be used by the guest himself. Acquiring tickets on the guest's behalf must be done through one of these two travel agents. The guest artist liaison will book the travel for the guest once all the paperwork has been turned in.
Estimates for airfare: when preparing the guest artist form, please consult Expedia or Travelocity to get the best estimate for the airfare. Airfares change everyday, it is important to turn the guest artist paperwork in on time in order to guarantee a lower price in airfare.
Anthony Travel (AT)Toll Free: 1-800-684-2044? |
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT)Toll Free: 1-800-798-0292 |
The travel agent will require certain information about the traveler. Please help Liliana by doing your best to provide as much of this information on the Guest Artist Form.
Required information:
Travel information:
The agent may ask you whether you would like a refundable or non-refundable ticket. A non-refundable ticket is often significantly cheaper, but the State of Texas has special state rates for certain destinations. These state rate tickets are refundable, so if you are given the choice between the two and there is a negligible price difference, go with the state rate ticket. Please also consider the reliability of the guest. If you feel this guest might back out at the last minute, the refundable ticket is typically the way to go. Airlines require exorbitant fees to cancel a non-refundable ticket, and it becomes very difficult to reclaim even a small portion of that money.
The Department of Theatre and Dance has direct bill relationships with a certain number of B&Bs, hotels, and extended stay establishments around Austin.
The University does not allow rental agreements with short-term rentals such as AirBnB, HomeAway, or Property Management companies.
Please contact Liliana with the guest's needs or preferences.
A guest may book his own lodging accommodations at any hotel or make use of AirBnB, HomeAway and others and be reimbursed after travel is completed. Make sure you have enough lodging money allocated on the guest artist form before he books the room.
Hotels in the vicinity that are currently set up with a direct bill account for our department:
Estimates for housing: Averages for lodging should be estimated between $110 - $250/night, depending on availability of the hotel.
The department has direct bill accounts set up with Avis and Enterprise Rent-A-Car. However, often the deals negotiated between the rental agency and the university are less favorable than the rates on these agencies' websites. If you must direct bill a rental car, talk to Liliana about the guest's needs or preferences. Direct bill accommodations may not be booked online. for more information about rental information and provisions, click here.
When offering a rental car, please keep in mind that the guest might ask for a reimbursement of gas.
A guest may book a rental car himself, or the guest artist liaison may book a car on his behalf. In this scenario, the guest artist will incur rental costs and must be reimbursed after travel is completed. A sponsoring faculty member cannot be reimbursed for rental car payments incurred on behalf of a guest.
Sometimes guests have other needs which they wouldn't readily state at the beginning of this process. It's always a good idea to ask guests if they will require additional needs.