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GTCC

April 1, 2021

GTCC Email Reminders

The Citibank feed contains ALL transactions, both DTS and MyTravel (SAP Concur). Any time a traveler uses the GTCC, transactions will show up in MyTravel, even when the traveler is using DTS for travel. As a result, DTS travelers who may have never used MyTravel will receive these emails when using their GTCC.

Spring 2021 Dispatch

March 22, 2021

Spring 2021 Defense Travel Dispatch

Inside: GovTravels Symposium Goes Virtual! | Excellence In Practice Award Winners Celebrated At GovTravels 2021 | Learn What’s New With The Integrated Lodging Program | Travel Managers In Action | Take A Peek At Our New Look | Know Before You Go: Travel During The Pandemic

Jan. 1, 2021

UTD for MAP 85-21(R) New London, CT CY 2022 TLE Extension

Purpose: This item adds the New London, CT Military Housing Area (MHA) CT049 as a location to receive an additional extension of Temporary Lodging Expense (TLE). Effective: January 1, 2022

Fall 2020 Dispatch cover

Nov. 23, 2020

Fall 2020 Defense Travel Dispatch

Inside: Performance Based Management: Our Method, Our Success, Our Vision | The Impact of the Pandemic on the Travel Industry | Better Performance Tracking and a Compliance Tool Recode on the Horizon | Lights, Camera, Action! | Travelers are Helping to Shape the DoD Travel System Prototype | GovTravels 2021 Goes Virtual | Check Your Inbox. Defense Travel Enterprise Customer Satisfaction Survey Launches | We Want to Hear From You!

Summer 2020 Dispatch cover

June 22, 2020

Summer 2020 Defense Travel Dispatch

Inside: Smart Dining. It Just Makes Sense | The Work Doesn’t Stop | It’s Here: New Look For TraX | Update On Defense Travel Modernization Prototype | Practice DTS Simulations Using EWTS | We Want To Hear From You! | Check Out Our New JTR Webpage | TSA Institutes New Security Measures In Response to COVID-19

software update

April 17, 2020

DTS/EWTS Software Update FY20: Expense Release

Note: Information and dates provided below are subject to change without notice. Information will be

Spring 2020 Dispatch cover

March 23, 2020

Spring 2020 Defense Travel Dispatch

Inside: Know Before You Go, Travel Precautions and Guidance | What You Missed At GovTravels | Defense Travel Modernization: The Future Traveler Experience is Now | Our Excellence in Practice (EiP) Award Winners | Travel Managers in Action | Modernizing PCS Travel: The AF Pilot Program Leading the Way

Fall 2019 Dispatch Cover

Nov. 18, 2019

Fall 2019 Defense Travel Dispatch

Inside: DoD Preferred Lodging Means Duty of Care for Travelers | Save the Date for GovTravels 2020 | Get To Know the Team Behind the DTM | “Military Bus” Will Be The DoD Bus Program

Spring 2019 Dispatch cover

March 25, 2019

Spring 2019 Defense Travel Dispatch

Inside: Modernized Travel System Update | Recap of GovTravels 2019 | DTS Goes Mobile | DoD DineSmart: How You Can Make an Impact | 2019 Excellence in Practice (EiP) Award Winners | Beware Admin Fees From Cashless Tolls | Travel Managers In Action