Supply Management

NOTICE

Reduce Travel Costs by Using Trip Manager

Effective November 1, 2006, the transaction fee for Postal ServiceTM employees booking air travel online via Trip Manager was reduced from $9.50 to $8.50 because of increased usage of the online booking tool. The transaction fee for call-in reservations is $19.

In August and September, more than 70 percent of Postal Service employees booked air travel through Trip Manager for the first time since the inception of the contract. In April 2002, the Postal Service awarded a national travel services management contract to Omega World Travel, which incorporated Trip Manager, an online self- booking tool for travel. All Postal Service employees are required to use Trip Manager when making official travel plans, including those travelers using a centrally billed account (CBA). The commodity management travel team recently made the changes necessary for CBA travelers to use Trip Manager.

If your organization needs training or assistance in booking travel online using Trip Manager, contact the Travel, Retail, and Temporary Services Category Management Service Center at 303-743-1222.

— Travel, Retail, and Temporary Services Category Management Service Center, Supply Management, 1-4-07