Travelport for UW-Madison
Critical Alert about Travelport (June 11, 2008):
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The contracted site for online booking of airfare for official UW-Madison business-related travel with Fox World Travel is Travelport. Please use only the Travelport Traveler Resource Center at https://portals.foxworldtravel.com/uwmadison/.
- Do not use Fox World Travel's leisure web site at www.gofox.com for booking official UW-Madison business-related travel. The benefits of the UW Madison contract such as the monitoring for fare reductions, void option, seat check, management of non-refundable ticket inventor, etc. will not apply to bookings made on www.gofox.com.
More Information About Travelport
Information about Travelport, UW-Madison's contracted online airfare booking tool provided by Fox World Travel, is provided below. Links include information about the methods of payment, the background, and benefits of the program.
- Information about U.S. Bank Corporate Travel Card
- UW-Madison Purchasing Card Program
- Register for Travelport
- UW-Madison Travelport Traveler Resource Center
- Please note that Travelport is compatible with only Internet Explorer and Netscape browsers (see system requirements).
- Travelport Q&A
Travelport Familiarization Sessions are Scheduled
Learn from our Fox World Travel representative, during monthly online WebEx sessions, how Travelport works and have a chance to ask questions. WebEx sessions are offered, via the web, to State of Wisconsin Travelport users on the first Monday of every month, 10-11 AM (CST).
Please review the instruction sheet, Travelport On-line Booking Familiarization Session for Madison (PDF), when you pre-register as space is limited.
We strongly encourage travel arrangers, travel coordinators, and those who manage travel to attend these sessions. Before Travelport can be used, individuals must register and complete a profile similar to what is required of other online services.
- Instructions about how to register in Travelport can be found at http://www.bussvc.wisc.edu/acct/travel/storefront/travelport/UWMadSelf-Reg.pdf.
- Sign in to Travelport at http://portals.foxworldtravel.com/uwmadison/ to access your profile. *NOTE: Fields indicated by a blue asterisk are required. Other information for your profile can be added at any time.
- Find a link on the home page of your profile called Travelport Familiarization Schedule to find information on the WebEx familiarization sessions. Please make sure you have your profile set up in Travelport BEFORE you schedule a WebEx familiarization session.
- Please use the instruction sheet, Travelport On-line Booking Familiarization Session for Madison (PDF), which outlines how to register and participate with the online WebEx session offered by Fox World Travel. *NOTE: You must register with Fox World Travel if you wish to join the online WebEx session.
Travelport Contact Information
E-mail travelport@bussvc.wisc.edu or contact Christine Lazar with questions about Travelport or to request additional Travelport training for your Divisions, Schools, or Departments.