TravelUVA Presents at National Travel Conference

 Raegan Harouff from TravelUVA
recently presented UVA’s travel innovation at the Society for Collegiate Travel
and Expense Management’s National Conference in San Diego, California. Her
presentation was about TravelUVA finding a “Duty of Care” solution for
UVA.  “Duty of care” refers to how the
University keeps track of its students, faculty and staff travelers in case
trouble arises, and how both the University and travelers are notified during emergencies.
To provide a solution, TravelUVA contracted with a Travel Management Company
who offers a Duty of Care program; additionally, they noticed that the
University had an under-utilized employee benefit - United
Healthcare Global Travel Assistance Program (UHCG) - and a need for care
for our travelers while they were traveling.

As a result of the
TravelUVA team’s work, all travelers who use the TravelUVA Booking Tool are
auto-enrolled in the UHCG Program, ensuring that our travelers are covered and
are utilizing an employee benefit of which many were unaware!