There must be money in a budget to travel, and the projected (estimated) costs are required to prepare a travel authorization for approval of a trip. Research the costs associated with this trip. Expenses include flights, accommodations, ground transportation, food, conference registration fee, entertainment, and miscellaneous expenses. In some cases, you may need to make an educated guess on costs. Remember the conference is November 6,7 , and 8 , - Grant will fly to Vancouver the day before the conference and return the day after. the conference. - You do not need to download/submit the detailing of the cost/flight schedule but identify the carrier in your budget. - Hotel costs are provided in the invitation letter. As per corporate policy, he will require a single room. - Research ground transportation in Vancouver to determine estimated costs. - Taxi chits will be used in Halifax at a cost of $45.00 each way (to and from the airport). Add the numbers for the taxi chits ( 489760 and 498970 ). - A person travelling on 80M business can claim up to $75.00 per day/part day for meal expenses domestically See the instructlons in the textbook for additional information regarding anticipated expenses for this trip as well as the corporate policies on page 79 (44), After your research is comolete. enter all information in a Word toble or Excel soreadsheet. ensurine totals are Conduct the research necessary to prepare a travel authorization for the conference expenses. To do this, you need to determine the estimated cost of the trip, which will include flight, hotel, meals, miscellaneous expenses, conference fee. evening event, and ground transportation, both at home and at the conference location. Flights - The director likes to fly direct where possible and likes to book his seat in advance. - He prefers to leave in the morning and no later than 3 p.m. - As per corporate policy, he will be flying economy. - He will fly the day before the conference and return the day after the conference. - Download the information detailing the cost and the flight schedule. Hotel - Use the rate provided in the invitation letter. - As per corporate policy, he will require a single room. - Using the Internet, determine and download the contact information for the hotel. Ground Transportation - Using the internet, determine if there is a hotel shuttle and if there is a cost. If not, research the name and cost of a taxi or limousine service to and from the airport. - Locally, the director will be using Blue Line taxi chits to and from the airport. The booklets are stored in your filing cabinet drawer. Cost Chart - Prepare a table of your costs, indicating the expense name and the amount of the expense. Provide a total estimated budget amount. - The estimated cost of meals is $75 per day. - The miscellaneous amount (tips or any other cash expenses) is $300. - The conference registration fee is provided in the invitation. - The evening event fee is provided in the invitation. - Calculate the hotel charge for a single room for the number of nights requirec based on the rate per night provided in the invitation. - The flight cost is located on your download. - The taxi chits locally are $45 each way (\#89760 and \#98970). - The destination ground transportation is determined through your research
