University travel provider to change to Anthony Travel

Effective April 1, Anthony Travel will be Purdue’s official travel partner University-wide. Anthony Travel has been serving Intercollegiate Athletics for several years and now will serve the business travel needs of all faculty and staff.

Anthony Travel will provide faculty and staff with comprehensive travel management services including air and ground transportation, hotel accommodations, group travel and 24/7 travel assistance, which allows travelers to resolve issues quickly when on the road outside normal business hours.

The University is exploring a new Boiler Travel initiative, and this transition to Anthony Travel is a precursor to the new initiative. More information on the broader program will be shared in the coming weeks.

Faculty and staff are encouraged to use Anthony Travel to book their travel beginning April 1. Review the following information about the transition and the new provider:

• Departments will not be charged transaction booking fees with Anthony Travel.
  
  
• Effective April 1, University business travelers may book with Anthony Travel in one of the following ways:
  • Call 765-496-TRIP (765-496-8747) during standard business hours or afterhours.
  • Email boilertravel@anthonytravel.com. 
     
• Anthony Travel agents will be able to view and assist with travel reservations made through Altour before April 1; however, faculty and staff are encouraged to wait to book future travel until April 1 if possible to help ease the transition between providers.
  
  
• Effects of the agency transition on Concur
  • Booking through Concur will not be available beginning 9 a.m. Monday (March 25) for approximately two days. Expense reports may still be entered during this time. A notice will appear in Concur when booking is once again available.
  • Itineraries established before April 1 will not be viewable in the traveler's trip library. If the traveler or travel arranger needs a copy of an existing itinerary, they must save or print before 9 a.m. Monday. After that date, existing itineraries must be obtained from the airlines.

For more information, email boilertravel@purdue.edu or call 765-496-TRIP (765-496-8747).