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Travel/conservancy-travel-policy.txt
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@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ Travelers should adhere to the following guidelines to stay In-Policy.
 

	
 
* Hotels. 
 
	* Hotel fares < GSA rates are In-Policy.  Visit 
 
          http://www.gsa.gov/perdiem to determine the rate for your 
 
	  destination.
 
          http://www.gsa.gov/perdiem or http://aoprals.state.gov to
 
      determine the rate for your destination.
 
        * Be sure the receipt from your hotel includes the dates of your
 
          stay, not just a total.
 

	
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@@ -67,8 +67,9 @@ Travelers should adhere to the following guidelines to stay In-Policy.
 
* Per Diem. 
 
	* Use your per-diem to cover meals and incidental expenses.
 
	* Your per-diem is based on GSA guidelines.  Visit 
 
	  http://www.gsa.gov/perdiem to the determine the per-diem for your
 
	  destination. 
 
	  http://www.gsa.gov/perdiem or http://aoprals.state.gov to 
 
      determine the per-diem for your destination. 
 
	* Remember to pro-rata the per-diem on partial days of travel. 
 
	* Try to be frugal - GSM per-diem rates are rather generous. 
 
	* When attending a conference where food is included, Do The Right
 
	  Thing and claim a lower per-diem.   
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@@ -262,13 +263,6 @@ and rewards), provided that the resulting air fare otherwise meets the
 
requirements of this Policy.  Travelers should not book out-of-Policy trips
 
(and thus pay a higher fare) in order to qualify for a mileage upgrade.
 

	
 
==== Advance Purchase
 

	
 
Air travel should be booked at least 14 days in advance; any travel booked
 
less than 14 days in advance requires written pre-authorization by
 
Conservancy.  Flights beyond 365 days in advance also require written
 
pre-authorization by Conservancy.
 

	
 
==== Low Fare
 

	
 
Conservancy aims to balance cost savings with convenience and considers
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@@ -405,10 +399,14 @@ in London, England (with a layover in New York City) has a maximum
 
per diem of the M&IE per diem listed London for the entire trip,
 
including days of travel. 
 

	
 
These per diem rates are the maximum daily rate Travelers can claim.  If a
 
conference has provided food, or food is provided in some other form, or
 
the costs the Traveler incurs are lower than this rate, then the Traveler
 
should reasonably reduce their per diem claim.
 
These per diem rates are the maximum daily rate Travelers can claim.
 
Note that these are for full 24 hour days. On days which you are
 
travelling (ie: at the start and end of each trip when you depart or
 
arrive from home on that day) add 3/4 of the standard allowance amount.
 

	
 
If a conference has provided food, or food is provided in some other
 
form, or the costs the Traveler incurs are lower than this rate, then
 
the Traveler should reasonably reduce their per diem claim.
 
In addition, Conservancy generally encourages Travelers to be conservative with per
 
diem submissions, and consider asking for less if the full per diem
 
amounts allowed were not used during travel.