No – the initiative will have a variety of benefits by approaching universal use of our university-contracted travel agencies.
Some are financial. Ohio State has negotiated discounts through airlines that are not being fully utilized, and these benefits will grow if we all book travel in a consistent manner.
But universal use of these contracts has non-financial benefits too. For instance, the university can better support travelers during emergencies (e.g. COVID-19) to ensure duty of care needs are met when booking through one of the contracted travel agencies.
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