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Previous Announcements

Travel Reimbursement Rates Effective 1/01/10

The standard mileage rate will be lowered to $.46 per mile for travel on or after January 1, 2010.

• see current reimbursement schedule
• read UT Travel Policy

Travel Reimbursement Rates Effective 10/1/09

The travel reimbursement schedule for the Continental US (CONUS)was updated by the federal government effective October 1, 2009. Note that the meal per diem for any cities/counties not explicitly listed (in-state and out-of-state) has increased to $46.00/day.  more

UT Board of Trustees Policy Statement on Travel

The Board of Trustees Policy Statement on Travel has been revised, with an effective date of October 9, 2009.  more

Travel Reimbursement Rates Effective 7/1/09

The travel reimbursement schedule has been revised to reflect a decrease in the mileage rate allowance from $.54 to $.51 for use of a personal automobile.  The new rate is effective for travel on or after July 1, 2009.  more

Changes in Travel Expense Types (5/27/08)

Changes have been made concerning a couple of expense types used in Travel in the IRIS system.  more

Travel Reimbursement Rates Effective October 1, 2008 (9/17/08)

Vice President and Treasurer Charles Peccolo has announced increases in the mileage rate for use of a personal automobile and lodging rates for selective city and counties in the State of Tennessee to be effective October 1, 2008.  Additionally, effective October 1, 2008, the CONUS rates for most cities and counties outside the State of Tennessee reflect an increase in the lodging reimbursement rates.

Travel - Reimbursement Rates Effective October 1, 2007 (8/23/07)

This document reflects the reimbursement rates for university travel that will be effective for travel on and after October 1, 2007. A complete listing of the per diems for lodging, meal and incidentals for cities/counties within the State of Tennessee and cities in the United States can be found on the CONUS web site. The October 1, 2007 per diems reflect an increase for lodging; however, there is no increase in the per diem for meals and incidentals.

Changes in Travel Policy (2/5/07)

The University’s fiscal policy for Travel has been updated to reflect the January 15, 2007 changes reported earlier and several other items.  Individuals who travel for the University are encouraged to read the entire policy to insure that they are familiar with the guidelines found within the policy. The reimbursement schedule provides an overview of the reimbursable expenses. more

Revised Travel Fiscal Policy (Effective 1/01/06)

The University’s Fiscal Policy for Travel, FI0705, has been updated (Effective January 1, 2006) and is now on the policy web site. The new URL for all policies can be found here.

Employees are encouraged to read the revised travel policy as it contains several changes. The Travel Reimbursement Rate Schedule found at the end of the policy provides a good summary of covered expenses.  MORE

Travel - Mileage Rate Effective January 1, 2006 (12/19/05)

The mileage reimbursement rate for use of a personal automobile will be $.42 per mile effective January 1, 2006 for individuals traveling under the University of Tennessee and State per diems. The travel reimbursement schedule has been updated to reflect the January 2006 rate. 

IRIS Travel System - Policy Change for CONUS Per Diems (12/13/05)

See Presentation. 

Travel Reimbursement Changes Effective January 1, 2006

Effective January 1, 2006, the following changes will be incorporated into the University’s travel policy.  These changes are made to comply with directives from the State of Tennessee and to comply with Internal Revenue guidelines.  The changes are as follows: MORE

New Process for Travel-Related Expenses (4/26/05)

During the last several months, representatives from all areas of the University have been working together to define the specifications and procedures required to support the travel functionality found within the SAP software. That group has now completed their work and the new functionality for reimbursement of travel-related expenses has been incorporated into the IRIS system.

 

A pilot program for the new process has been in place for several weeks with participation from selected areas of all campuses and entities. The pilot is proving to be very successful and the new process will be phased in for all travelers beginning June 1, 2005.

 

Training classes have been developed and are available to IRIS users and other interested employees. A schedule of training classes will be announced. A travel system overview, drafts of the training materials, and the revised travel forms can be found at the IRIS web site by selecting Travel System located under Functions.  Additional instructions and documentation, including a revised fiscal policy for travel, will be available prior to June 1, 2005. 

Increase in Mileage Rate and Board of Trustees Governing Principles on Travel (12/16/04)

Vice President and Treasurer, Charles M. Peccolo announces increase in reimbursement rate for use of personal automobiles and the Board of Trustees has adopted governing principles on travel by university employees.  MORE

Increase in Mileage Reimbursement Rate for Use of Personal Automobiles

In accordance with recent changes in state and federal reimbursement rates, the mileage reimbursement rate for the use of a personal automobile increases from $.35 to $.38 per mile effective with travel on or after January 1, 2005.  A complete list of reimbursement rates is found in Appendix A of Fiscal Policy No. FI0705. 

Airfare Discount with Delta Airlines (10/30/03)

The University of Tennessee has been successful in obtaining significant discounts on point-of-sale airfares from Delta Airlines.  To obtain these discounts, airline tickets  must be purchased from the University’s designated travel agency,  World Travel Services, Inc.  MORE