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Travel Vendors

Travelers may choose from the following travel vendors to make their UK official business air, hotel and rental car arrangements:

AAA Corporate Travel Services is the University’s lead travel agency. AAA is a full-service travel agency (providing air/hotel/rental car arrangements) and operates an on-campus location in Room 303 in the Chandler Medical Center's College of Nursing. The University Procurement Card or personal credit card can be used for purchasing business airline tickets from or making business hotel and rental car reservations with AAA. Contact: 859-323-5354. See AAA Corporate Travel Services for detailed information.

Trip Manager™ is AAA’s online self-service registration system, which offers the flexibility of 24/7 business and personal (leisure) travel arrangements. The system displays airline published fares and UK's contracted airfares. Hotels and rental cars can also be reserved through Trip Manager™. Reservations booked through Trip Manager™ will automatically be monitored and quality-controlled by AAA. The University Procurement Card or personal credit card can be used for purchasing business airline tickets from or making business hotel and rental car reservations with Trip Manager™. See Trip Managerfor more information.

Lexington's Avant Travel is UK's second designated travel agency.  Avant operates an off-campus location, and provides business and personal (leisure) travel arrangements. Contact Avant Travel at 859-233-0000. The University Procurement Card or personal credit card can be used for purchasing business airline tickets from or making business hotel and rental car reservations with Avant. See Avant Travel for more information.

Alternate Travel Vendors - Business travelers may also choose to use travel agencies other than the University’s lead or preferred, as well as choose Web sites other than Trip Manager™ (i.e., Expedia, Travelocity, Orbitz, airline Web sites) to make their business air, hotel or car arrangements. If you choose to use an alternate travel vendor, please understand the following:

See Alternate Travel Vendors for more information.