Program Overview
The program features the following for official county travel:
- Access to all state fares and discounts previously available only to state agencies
- Negotiated contract rates for travel agency services with access to a one-stop shop online booking tool that provides cost savings, data consolidation, traveler tracking and enforceable travel policy
- Discount airfare contracts with Southwest Airlines and United
Airlines for in-state, out-of-state and international routes
- Southwest Airlines (Primary Domestic Preferred Carrier): 5% discount on all fares
- Delta Airlines (Secondary Domestic Preferred Carrier and International Preferred Carrier): 4% discount on all fares
- Negotiated contract rates for short-term and long-term car rentals through Enterprise that include $300,000 third party liability insurance coverage, no one-way drop charges, market fuel rates, and counter by-pass service
- Travel Payment System with no annual fees and a prompt payment incentive
- Use of virtual payments for hotel reservations: a unique credit card number generated digitally during the hotel reservation process and transmitted to the hotel authorizing room and tax (replaces the manual credit card authorization form process)
A complete list of all contracts and information may be seen on the DGS Statewide Travel Program webpage: www.dgs.ca.gov/OFAM/travel. Also, watch the Statewide Travel Program’s video about their efficient and cost-effective travel services.