Travel

WHAT'S NEW? "GET THERE" ON-LINE TRAVEL BOOKING TOOL

Get There, the new online booking tool provided by Carlson WagonLit is currently being implemented. This application allows for 24 hour accessibility for travelers or travel arrangers to make airfare, hotel and rental car reservations online.

Highlighted features include:

• The ability to check flight schedules as well as rental car and hotel availability – all including negotiated discounts.

• View and book web-fare reservations at one site.

• Make travel reservations and request tickets.

• Check up-to-the-minute flight status – arrival, departure and gate information.

• Obtain destination information prior to departure.

• Update your travel profile.

• 50% booking fee reduction- $12.00

To access the application, you should FIRST access the portal and portrait website. This site guides you through the preliminary registration and profile set-up. Completion of the registration and profile set-up steps are required in order to access Get There.

To begin the registration process, click on the links below

• https://sbt.carlsonwagonlit.com/register

• Step by step Registration instructions- click here

To access the on-line booking system, click on the link below to access the Get There application

• https://sbt.carlsonwagonlit.com/thetravelersite?stateofla

Links to online tutorials:

http://flv.carlsonwagonlit.com/internet/product_tutorials/online-travel-portal-traveler/player.html - a video tour of the Travel Portal.

https://sbt.carlsonwagonlit.com/thetravelersite?StateofLA – used to access Get There after registration has been completed.

http://www.getthere.com/r6help/Traveler/tutorials/roundtrip.htm - tutorial for making travel reservations in Get There.

Visa Corporate Travel Card

You may now view and pay your travel card on-line via Corporate Card Access:

• www.bankofamerica.com/corporatecardaccess
• Click here for instructions on viewing your travel card account on-line

The State of Louisiana has contracted with Bank of America to issue Visa travel cards for State employees. 

• Visa Travel Card Information
• Travel Card Credit Limit & Fee Information
• Travel Card State Policy
• Travel Card Past Due Information

Summarized Visa Information (see Travel Card State Policy above for more detailed information):

• Payment Method & Applicable Fee fee waived
• Annual Card Fee fee waived
• T-card must be paid IN FULL each month- This card does not carry a revolving line of credit.
• Late Fee $29.00 after 60 days
• Finance Charge Prime rate plus 1% after 60 days
• Monthly Credit Limit For Travel Vendors (see spreadsheet of MCC's) $5,000
• Monthly Credit Limit For Retail Vendors (see spreadsheet of MCC's) $250
• CBA- Centrally Billed Account (replacing BTA- Business Travel Account).

Travel Card Past Due Accounts:

The Commissioner of Administration has requested agency assistance in keeping past due state sponsored VISA Travel Card accounts current. State employees are required to use this VISA (Bank of America issued) Travel Card for state sponsored travel. Bank of America provides a listing of individual cardholders with accounts that are 60 days or more past due. Upon receipt of this report, an email notification will be sent to the account holders who have past due accounts and include the appropriate Department Head, Dean, or Vice Chancellor.

One of the following e-mail messages will be used:

1. The Louisiana Commissioner of Administration has requested our assistance in keeping the state sponsored VISA Travel Card accounts current. We have been notified by Bank of America that your VISA Travel Card account balance is 60 days past due. The Bank of America policy is to suspend charge privileges on past due accounts until the balance and penalty charges are paid. If your card has been declined recently, this is the most likely reason. Bank of America notifies this office and State Travel on all past due accounts. We appreciate your assistance in bringing your account back to a current status in a timely manner.
2. The Louisiana Commissioner of Administration has requested our assistance in keeping the state sponsored VISA Travel Card accounts current. We have been notified by Bank of America that your VISA Travel Card account balance is past due by 90 or more days. Bank of America has revoked your card holder privileges on this account. If your card has been declined, this is the reason. Accounts that reach 91 days past due will not be reinstated.
   • Office of State Travel's memo regarding VISA Travel Card status.

Processing Times

Normal Season - 5 working days
Peak Season - 12 working days
(Peak Season is Fiscal & Calendar year end)