Welcome to Purdue Travel

Purdue Travel is committed to establishing discounted rates with preferred travel partners, providing training support and outstanding customer service, including 24-hour accessibility to AAA Corporate Travel agents.

All authorized individuals traveling on official University business are expected to adhere to Purdue's travel regulations.

Contact Purdue Travel for guidance if a situation arises that is not specifically covered in the travel regulations.

Expense Report Centralization

In alignment with Purdue University’s dedication to improving operational effectiveness and increasing efficiencies, travel expense reports – including business-related mileage reimbursement – will be centralized through West Lafayette’s Purdue Travel department.

For more information about the new expense report process, please visit Report Travel Expenses.

Vehicle Rentals

Over the past few years, Transportation Services has slowly been transferring vehicle rental reservations to Enterprise.

In order to accommodate more rental vehicle reservations from university travelers, Enterprise increased their staff and fleet at their Purdue University Airport branch. In addition, they have improved their customer satisfaction score to better serve campus customers.

  • Currently, university travelers who use Transportation Services and have a Travel Card to book rental vehicles will receive a message from Transportation Services advising that the reservation was booked with Enterprise and the traveler should use their Travel Card to pay at the counter.

  • Future reservations should be made following the guidance on the Car Rental webpage. Rental reservations can be made through Concur or directly with the car rental company. A quick reference guide is available to assist with booking a reservation.

  • Contract vehicle rental rates are automatically applied when reservations are made in Concur. While Enterprise is the preferred supplier, additional car rental agencies will also be listed in Concur as booking options.

  • If Concur returns a "not available" message for the rental dates or type, contact the rental agency directly to see if they can accommodate the request.

  • Rental vehicles must be picked up within the business hours of the company being utilized. A form of payment is required at that time. Travelers are encouraged to use a Travel Card. Vehicles may be returned outside of normal business hours. It is the traveler’s responsibility to validate the rental agency hours.

More information about the rental process, including FAQs and rental car rates is available. Questions should be sent to transportation@purdue.edu. .