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State of Louisiana and Short’s Travel

Discover how to book travel with Short's Travel, including contact information, online portal access, transaction fees, traveler features, mobile tools, and TSA requirements. Learn to create/update profiles and manage unused tickets conveniently. Access virtual invoice and receipt lookup, review trips, and book travel seamlessly online.

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State of Louisiana and Short’s Travel

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  1. State of Louisiana and Short’s Travel Booking Online & Portal Training

  2. Things to know… • How to contact Short’s Travel: • Email: state@shortstravel.com • Toll Free Phone: 1-888-846-6810 (24/7) • (Call to book international travel) • Hours of Operation: • Core Hours: Monday – Friday, • 8:00 am CT – 5:00 pm CT • After-Hours: Nights, Weekends, Holidays • - At cost of $15 per call • Online Booking Tool Access: • www.shortstravel.com/la • Create User Name • Create Password • (lowercase, 8 characters + one number) Must enter your profile information before booking – review periodically

  3. Transaction Fee Structure A transaction fee will be charged per ticket issued. * Fee charged when booked without air ** Charged when original air ticket issued online

  4. Traveler Features: Multiple Form of Payment Options Select your Department’s CBA, Corporate Card or your Personal Card!

  5. Traveler Features: Automated CBA Approval (Approver) • All reservations associated with a CBA account will be sent to the approver prior to ticketing • Approval will be in ‘pending’ mode for 24 hours • If approval is not received in 24 hours the reservation will auto-cancel – traveler will be notified • Traveler will receive notification if denied or approved CBA Authorizers will receive an e-mail notification to approve or deny the airfare reservation:

  6. Traveler Features: Online Baggage Fee Analysis • The total trip cost provided when searching for air!

  7. Mobile Devices • Mobile Applications • Integrated with Short’s Travel reservations • Receive mobile itineraries • Receive flight notifications • Additional mobile travel tools are available • Compatible with Blackberry Sign-Up today at www.worldmate.com There is a free version or a personal charge for the upgraded version (Not State Reimbursable)

  8. URL: www.shortstravel.com/la Create User Name Create Password – (lowercase, 8 characters + one number)

  9. Click on “My Profile” to begin entering or updating your information Creating/Updating your profile The CBA information will be pre-populated by department.  The Corporate Travel Card, or Personal Card information should be entered into your profile.

  10. All information is encrypted and secure! New TSA Requirements • New Travel Requirement from TSA • Effective November 1, 2010 Transportation Security Administration will require the following to be present prior to purchasing an air ticket through Short’s Travel or the airline. • You must provide the following: • Name as it appears on government-issued I.D. when traveling • Date of Birth (Arranger cannot see year – only traveler) • Gender • Redress Number (if available)

  11. Book for Guest • It is EASY to book a Guest! • The system has the capability to make reservations for a guest • Upon log in select ‘Guest Traveler’ from the dropdown list • You will be prompted to provide the Traveler’s full name as it appears on their government ID, gender, date of birth and redress number if appropriate

  12. Confirm Traveler Information • Confirm all of your information including: • Name • Frequent traveler data • Service Requests • Email address and cc • Seat Preference • Travel Arranger Information

  13. Travel Arranger Portal • Add a Travel Arranger by… • Clicking on My Profile • Click on Travel Arrangers • Enter last name of Traveler and search • Click symbol to add to your list • May have more than one arranger • Remove a Travel Arranger by… • Clicking the next to the Travel Arranger’s name

  14. Traveler Features: Canceled/ Unused Ticket Alerts • Managing Unused Tickets: • Monitor Unused Ticket Usage • All canceled tickets will automatically appear online • View All of your unused tickets • View All of your travelers unused tickets • What is your responsibility? • Book an airline where you have an unused ticket available

  15. Virtual Invoice and Receipt Look-Up • Retrieve copies of past invoices • Available to all User’s • Click on Reporting > VI Lookup • Search by: • Date range (travel or invoice) • Invoice number • Ticket number • Record locator • Traveler name – (first or last) • Click Generate Report and a full list of matching invoices displayed • Click on an individual invoice to review full detail and retrieve invoice copy

  16. Review your Trips • View Trips for you and your Travelers • Click Trips • View upcoming trips • Pull the your receipt for your trip • Search for up-to 6 months of historical trips • Sort by heading title • Click magnifying glass for complete trip details

  17. Booking Travel Getting Started • Step #1: Begin by selecting what type of travel… • Air • Car • Hotel • Step #2: Input your origin and destination cities • Step #3: Select your dates • Step #4: Select your departure times • Step #5: Select how you prefer to see flights • Price • Schedule

  18. Air Filtering • Air Matrix Features: • View all flights by number of stops • Southwest content is included

  19. Policy Compliance • Check your policy compliance before your reserve your air reservation!

  20. Policy Compliance

  21. Payment Information • Add your payment information. If you are using a CBA account, your reservation will be held for 24 hours to obtain approval.

  22. Confirmation and Complete • You are done! If you would like to duplicate your trip, click “Book another trip for the same itinerary”

  23. Clone your trip • To clone your trip, you must select the Traveler then click continue.

  24. As a reminder… • How to contact Short’s Travel: • Email: state@shortstravel.com • Toll Free Phone: 1-888-846-6810 (24/7) • Hours of Operation: • Core Hours: Monday – Friday, • 8:00 am CT – 5:00 pm CT • After-Hours: Nights, Weekends, Holidays • - At cost of $15 per call • Online Booking Tool Access: • www.shortstravel.com/la • Create User ID • Create Password • (lowercase, 8 characters + one number) • What can you do today? • Create and/or update your profile information - this is mandatory • Retrieve any itineraries/invoices for Short’s Travel • Begin booking travel on September 1st!

  25. THANK YOU

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