[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] [Page 77-78] 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). [[Page 78]] (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]