Rideshares
Purdue Travel partners with Lyft and Uber to provide rideshare services to faculty and staff for business travel. By enrolling in the Lyft Business and Uber for Business programs, using the associated rideshare apps and creating a business profile with a Purdue email address, individuals can streamline their travel and earn rewards for eligible trips.
Features and Benefits
- Easily toggle between business and personal accounts to separate charges for business travel expense reporting.
- Receipts automatically forward through Concur.
- E-receipts will automatically appear in the traveler’s Concur portal.
- Most fields in the traveler’s expense report will be auto-populated for business rides.
- Use Purdue travel or purchasing cards to pay for business trips.
- Link affiliate accounts to business profiles to earn rewards.
Lyft Business
- Earn rewards with affiliate programs: Lyft has partnerships with United Airlines, Hilton Honors and Alaska Airlines that allow travelers to earn miles or points on rides.
- United MileagePlus™: Earn 1-4 miles per $1 spent on business rides. New Lyft riders will earn 1,000 bonus miles after two eligible rides in 30 days.
- Hilton Honors™: Earn 6 points per $1 spent on business rides.
- Atmos™ Rewards: Earn 4-6 points per $1 spent on business rides and 2-3 points per $1 spent on personal rides.
- Earn 6-8% Lyft Cash: Travelers earn 6% Lyft Cash for standard, priority pickup and XL rides. Premium, airport and scheduled rides will earn 8% Lyft Cash. Lyft Cash can be redeemed on personal or business travel.
Uber for Business
12 months free Uber One membership: Unlock 6% Uber One credit on eligible rides, $0 delivery fees on eligible food and grocery orders, priority pickups and surge protection on both personal and business trips. Fees apply after the promotional period ends and will be the responsibility of the individual to pay. These fees cannot be paid for or reimbursed by Purdue.
Enhanced rewards: Earn double reward points with affiliate programs on business travel that can be redeemed for personal use.