The following sites will help you with travel information & the reimbursement process.
World Time Server (Time anyplace in the world)
American
Express Travelers Checks-Foreign Currency
Currency
Converter
AltaVista
Translation Program
Road
Maps & Directions
Mileage
Calculator
Foreign
Per Diem Rates
US
Per Diem Rates
Out-of-State
Meals and Lodging Rates (State of Texas Perdiem
- Listed by States)
CIBS APPLICATIONS
Application
Guidelines for CIBS TRAVEL Funding 
File
Application
Guidelines for IB Research Funding
File
RESEARCH FUNDING NOTICE: All researchers conducting research that involves human subjects including existing data in which the person can be identified, all surveys, questionnaires, interviews, etc., must complete the TAMU Application for Use of Human Subject in Research before the research is conducted. For additional information please visit: http://researchcompliance.tamu.edu/irb/information-for-investigators/application.html
CIBS will
award your research grant when you have provided documentation that you
have received approval from the TAMU Institutional Review Board. (Note:
This approval process is not required for travel grants that do not include
data collection)
TRAVEL NOTE: After you receive notice of CIBS funding, besure to obtain the appropriate TAMU Foreign Travel Approval PRIOR to travel and use the appropriate CIBS Travel Forms for your expenditures. (See lower left side of this page)
(For
Contract Rental Cars Reservations)
Advantage Rent-a-Car
(Contract Id. #711TXC)
www.advantagerentacar.com/
1-800-777-5518
Enterprise
Rent-a-Car
(Contract ID. #TX711)
www.enterprise.com/
1-888-291-0359
Avis
Rent-a-Car
(Contract ID #F999711)
www.avis.com
1-800-525-7521 ext. 1144
GOING SHOPPING?
Texas
Sales & Use Tax Exemption Form 
(Complete this form,give it to the vendor at time of purchase that you will be reimbursed for from TAMU)
NOTE: This
form is NOT for Hotel Tax Exemption,
SEE the CIBS
Travel Forms Section for that.
TAMU
Employee Services TRAVEL ABROAD Website (This page
has a variety of information including the SOS program, health insurance
while traveling abroad, emergency phone numbers, etc.)
State
of Texas Travel Allowance Guide
State
of Texas State-Contract Hotel Information (For list
of Contract Hotels, click on HOTEL DIRECTORY)
State
of Texas-Contract Rental Cars (Instructions
to "renting a car" on state contract.)
State
of Texas-Contract Airfare (Instructions to "State
Contracted Airfare" on the State of Texas site.)
NEW
GUIDELINES for Travel to Washington DC: Office of State-Federal Relations
Report of State Agency Travel to Washington D.C. Website (Note:
CLICK ON "State Travel to DC" for guidelines) This online form
should ONLY be completed by Claudia Orum or your department's Fiscal person,
it is now only required if state travelers intend to confer on Legislative
or Appropriations Issues in Washington!)
CIBS FOREIGN TRAVEL FORMS
Foreign
Travel Approval Form - Mays Business School
NOTE: Use this form when routing approvals are WITHIN Mays Business
School ONLY (This is an internet/email form available in MAYS
INTRANET- may need to log into the "Intranet")
Foreign
Travel Approval Form
(Use this form when approval routing
goes outside of Mays Business School)
MSWord.doc File
TAMU
Foreign Travel Itinerary Registration Form (This
is an OPTIONAL TAMU Employee Services form that should be completed
whenever university administrators, faculty and staff travel to international
destinations on official business or university sponsored trips. Its
purpose is to keep track of us in case of an international crisis.)
CIBS
Travel Procedures & Packet
(Domestic and/or Foreign Travel) Acrobat
.pdf File
Foreign
Flag Carrier Justification Form
(Use this justification when an American
Carrier is not available) MSWord.doc
File
Texas
HOTEL Occupancy Tax Exemption Certificate
(For USE with In-State Travel) Acrobat
.pdf
CIBS
Employee Foreign Travel Reimbursement Form (This
is the FMO Travel Reimbursement Form that has been altered to allow
for foreign travel expenses and exchange rate conversions. This form
is used to reimburse TAMU employees when they have travel abroad.
Excel.xls
File
Certificate
for Foreign Status for Services Performed Outside the United States
(This form must be completed in order for TAMU to process payment
to foreign individuals or entities such as hotels, partnerships, lecturers,
speakers, caterers, interpreters, etc.)
EXEMPTIONS are: Taxi Drivers, Foreign Universities, Foreign Government, Restaurants, Museums, Vendors that provide goods or merchandise, and other NON-service related purchases)
Foreign TRAVEL INFO & Cautions
U.S.
State Department's Travel Page
Travel
Warnings (State Department)
(You must verify that there are NO known TRAVEL WARNINGS to your destination)
