[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 41, Volume 4]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 41CFR301-73.101]

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           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
 
           CHAPTER 301--TEMPORARY DUTY (TDY) TRAVEL ALLOWANCES
 
PART 301-73--TRAVEL PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart B--Travel Management Services (TMS)
 
Sec. 301-73.101  What are the basic services that should be covered by a travel management system?

    The travel management system selected should, as a minimum include:
    (a) The ability to provide the following as appropriate to the 
agency's travel needs:
    (1) Common carrier information (e.g., flight confirmation and seat 
assignment; compliance with the Fly America Act, governmentwide travel 
policies, and contract city-pair fares, electronic ticketing and ticket 
delivery);
    (2) Lodging information (e.g., room availability and confirmation, 
compliance with Hotel/Motel Fire Safety Act, per diem rate 
acceptability);
    (3) Car rental information (e.g. availability of Government rate and 
confirmation of reservations).

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    (b) Provide basic management information, such as:
    (1) Number of reservations by type of service (common carrier, 
lodging, and car rental);
    (2) Policy compliance and reasons for exceptions;
    (3) Origin and destination points of common carrier use;
    (4) Destination points for lodging accommodations;
    (5) Number of lodging nights in approved accommodations;
    (6) City or location where car rentals are obtained;
    (7) Other tasks, e.g., reconciliation of charges on centrally billed 
accounts, processing ticket refunds.

    Note to Sec. 301-73.101: The government of the District of Columbia 
is excluded from collecting the data required by the Hotel/Motel Fire 
Safety Act, as amended.

[63 FR 15978, Apr. 1, 1998; 63 FR 35538, June 30, 1998]