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Effective June 2, 2025, BYOjet, the company that recently acquired StudentUniverse, will be discontinuing the StudentUniverse online booking portal. As a result, travelers will no longer be able to book flights through StudentUniverse. Travelers who are planning upcoming travel are encouraged to...

Southwest Airlines is introducing significant changes to its fare structure and related benefits, with updates rolling out in two key phases. The transition begins May 28, 2025 with the launch of the highly restrictive Basic fare and updates to the baggage policy and flight credits policy, followed...

This article provides Stanford Travel program updates, travel news, and tips for university-sponsored travelers. For recent business expense updates, visit Business Expense Updates and Hot Topics. For Purchasing and Contracts updates, visit Purchasing and Contracts Updates and Hot Topics. For...

The Stanford Travel team is pleased to announce the addition of Mosaic Global Transportation to the Stanford Travel Program. As a recognized leader in international ground transportation, Mosaic brings decades of experience in delivering seamless, high-quality service — now available to support...

A recent OOD memo provides guidance on managing gift awards with small balances, resulting in the ability for schools and units to transfer small fund balances (fund balances that are $100 or less) in order to close out gift funds. What is changing? In addition to the current cases where a donor...

The new Stanford Easy Pay payment method launching March 31 will substantially reduce the time and effort needed to reimburse visitors for expenses and process their honoraria payments. With Stanford Easy Pay, preparers will still initiate payments within the Expense Requests system (ERS), but will...

CPB Booked Budget process opens June 24, with entries due Oct. 15 and narratives due Oct. 31. See below for training and support schedule (open labs) . Coming soon: Stay tuned for the Booked Budget Deadlines page on the UBO site for complete deliverables, deadlines, and resource links. Stanford’s...

This page serves as a one-stop shop for departments and stakeholders across Stanford to stay up to date with projects and enhancements, as well as associated resources to support them.

The university pays directly or reimburses individuals for expenses that are necessary and appropriate to conduct university business. Expenditures must be consistent with the university’s purchasing policies and guidelines as well as the guiding principles and IRS regulations with regard to...

As of February 10, Stanford Travel Connect is available to all active Stanford faculty, staff, and students. The Stanford Travel Connect portal enables travelers to link multiple personal airline loyalty accounts to the Stanford Travel Program. Once linked, travelers can book university-sponsored...