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Brett Smith (brett) - 7 years ago 2017-08-28 17:27:20
brett@sfconservancy.org

Travel: Add $150 to the limit on int'l airfare without preapproval.

The limit has been $1,500 since the first commit of the policy in 2012.
Inflation and other economic forces have brought us to the point that
international travelers routinely show us searches where the cheapest fare
is around or over $1,400. Increase the limit to try to level the number of
flights requiring preapproval.

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Travel/conservancy-travel-policy.md

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 ### Flights
 * Before you buy tickets, save a screenshot of a flight search that
   shows the least expensive fare available from multiple airlines for
   the dates you need to travel.
 * Book at least 14 days in advance.
 * Fares within $100 of that lowest fare you found are In-Policy, even if
   you book on a different site or for different dates.
-* Fares over $750 domestically or $1,500 internationally require
+* Fares over $750 domestically or $1,650 internationally require
   Conservancy's pre-approval.
 ### Hotels
 * Hotels are In-Policy as long as the average nightly rate you pay
   (excluding taxes and fees) is under the maximum rate for lodging for your
   destination.  See the "Rates" section below for details.
 * Be sure the receipt from your hotel includes the dates of your
   stay, not just a total.
 ### Receipts
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 outstanding contracts payable.  PLCs are not to approve travel expense
 requests when their Project does not have sufficient funds to cover the
 expense.  If a PLC has any questions regarding whether their Project has
 sufficient funds to cover a Traveler's expense request, the PLC should
 contact Conservancy.
 ## Transportation
 ### Overall transportation Cost
 Domestic transportation costs greater than US$750 requires Conservancy
 approval prior to booking, even if all other Policy conditions have been
-met.  International transportation costs greater than US$1,650 requires
+met.  International transportation costs greater than US$1,800 requires
 Conservancy approval prior to booking, even if all other Policy conditions
 have been met.
 ### Advance Purchase
 Tickets for travel by air or rail (excluding commuter train and subway)
 should be booked at least 14 days in advance; any travel booked less than
 days in advance requires written pre-authorization by Conservancy.
 Tickets for travel by air or rail beyond 365 days in advance also require
 written pre-authorization by Conservancy.
 ### Air Travel

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