WELCOME T-220 OCONUS TRAVEL

Defense Travel Management Office

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)Department of Defense

WELCOME

T-220OCONUS TRAVEL

Defense Travel Management Office

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)

DTS T-220 CLASS OVERVIEW

Topic: OCONUS Travel

Target Audience: Travelers, NDEAs, Travel Clerks

Time: 60 minutes

Pre-Requisites: T-101 Document Processing-Auth

T-102 Document Processing-VoucherOR Equivalent DTS training or

experience

Defense Travel Management Office

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)

TECHNICAL ISSUES?• AUDIO GAPS• SLOW SCREEN CHANGES• DISCONNECTS

Exit class Close all other software applications Log back into class Check with local IT staff

If problem persists call the DISA Help Desk: 1-800-447-2457

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SELECT: GUESTENTER: FULL NAME + SERVICE/AGENCY INITIALS

ATTENDANCE CREDIT

Helen Smith/DTMO

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Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)

COMMUNICATING IN CLASS

Defense Travel Management Office

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)

TRAINING OBJECTIVESAfter completing this class, you will be familiar with:

• Creating OCONUS reservations for airfare, lodging, and rental cars

• Fly America Act• Premium Class Travel• Updating Per Diem Entitlements• Crossing the International Date Line (IDL)• Expenses unique to OCONUS travel• Currency conversion• Common OCONUS pre-audit flags

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Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)

OCONUS AIRFARE

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US CERTIFICATED AIR CARRIERS

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REQUESTING ASSISTANCE

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Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)

CTO COMMENTS - AIR

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Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)

ADDING TICKET INFORMATION

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Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)

FLY AMERICA ACT• Mandates use of U.S. Certificated Air Carriers

when available

• Reimbursement not allowed for non-approved use of Foreign Flag Carriers

• Exceptions can be found in JTR, Ch. 2, Part E and JFTR, Ch. 3, Part B

• Code Share Flights– Ticket number of US certificated flight must be

used

Defense Travel Management Office

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)

PREMIUM CLASS TRAVEL• DoD policy requires use of coach

(economy) class travel

• Blanket authorization and justification of premium class travel is prohibited

• Premium Class Travel is by exception only– Exceptions must be justified in accordance

with JTR / JFTR

Defense Travel Management Office

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)

PREMIUM CLASS TRAVEL (cont.)• Must be approved by appropriate

authority– Premium Class= 3 Star or civilian equivalent– Business Class= 2 Star or civilian equivalent

• Flights over 14 hours– Not justification for premium class travel

• Upgrades– Must be done after ticketing– Early ticketing

Defense Travel Management Office

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)

OCONUS RENTAL CAR

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Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)

CTO ASSISTANCE - RENTAL CAR

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Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)

OCONUS LODGING

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OCONUS LODGING (cont.)

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CTO ASSISTANCE - LODGING

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Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)

PER DIEM EDITS

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Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)

PER DIEM EDITS – LODGING

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Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)

PER DIEM EDITS - ACTUAL LODGING

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Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)

INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE

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IDL WEST EXAMPLE

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IDL WEST WITH “LOST DAY”

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IDL EAST EXAMPLE

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Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)

IDL EAST WITH “LOST DAY”

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Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)

OCONUS EXPENSES

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Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)

GTCC EXPENSE LINK

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CURRENCY CONVERSION

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CURRENCY CONVERSION (cont.)

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Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)

CURRENCY CONVERSION (cont.)

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COMMON OCONUS AUDIT FLAGS

Defense Travel Management Office

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)

SUMMARY• OCONUS reservations• Fly America Act• Premium Class Travel• Per Diem Entitlements• Crossing the International Date Line (IDL)• Currency conversion• Expenses unique to OCONUS travel• Common OCONUS pre-audit flags

Defense Travel Management Office

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)

Lobby set-up:o Instructor audio turned offo Questions answered for 15 minutes

o Lobby stays open 60 minutes

Please help us evaluate:o Complete evaluationo Provide feedback

Use the lobby resources:o Download class slideso Use links to DTMO website & TRAX

CLASS CLOSING LOBBY

Defense Travel Management Office

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING

DISTANCE LEARNING

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