Airfare | Hotel | Car Services | Payment Request Form
The Smart Center can purchase airfare, hotel, car rental, and car/limo service. By using this service travelers will have less out-of-pocket expenditures. All expenses paid using the Travel Card will be allocated to a departmental account. Therefore, the Smart Center cannot pay for any service unless a Travel Approval Request form has been submitted AND approved.
Airfare
The Smart Center can only pay for airfare through one of the three University travel agencies (Travel-on, Omega, or Globetrotter). By phone, set up your reservation through the travel agency. Inform the travel agent that you are a BSOS traveler and payment will be arranged through the Smart Center. Then submit the Travel Approval Request form. Once the Request is approved, a system-generated email will be sent the agency you selected authorizing them to ticket your reservation.
Travel-on
Phone: 301-403-4278 (after hours 800-366-2100)
Globetrotter
Phone: 301-570-0800 (after hours 866-235-5467)
Omega Travel
Phone: 877-403-4282 (after hours 800-474-6342)
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Hotel Payment
- In order to arrange payment for a hotel stay, please provide all hotel contact information when you submit your Travel Approval Request. A follow up call is usually a good idea as well (301-405-8282).
- Verify that the hotel you are choosing accepts Master Card and third party payment.
- Make the reservation at the hotel of your choice.
- Notify the hotel that the University of Maryland will be using a Corporate Master Card, and have the hotel fax a credit card authorization to the Smart Center at 301-314-7960.
- The Smart Center will fax the hotel all the information needed to authorize Room and Tax expenses to be charged to the Smart Center's Master Card.
- As a precaution the traveler should call the hotel two days before travel to verify their payment information is correct, so we can correct any problem before check out.
* UMUC Marriott Reservations
* Requires Microsoft Word
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Car Services
If you have a traveler that needs to arrange for a car rental or car service for transportation to and from the airport or campus, please contact the Smart Center at 301-405-8282 so that we can offer suggestions.
The University of Maryland, Department of Business Services has also arranged a number of corporate discounts with other car rental agencies. Please click here to view these options. The Smart Center cannot arrange third party payment with these vendors.
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Payment Request Form
To request any of these services please complete the request form below. The form can either be faxed (301-314-7960) or emailed (bsossmartcenter@umd.edu) to the Smart Center.
* Requires Microsoft Word
