After many months of research and collaboration, Drake has entered into an air travel contract with Short’s Travel Management, headquartered in Waterloo, Iowa. Through this new vendor relationship, Drake will have access to the lowest air travel rates, one stop shopping for travel needs, comprehensive reporting of travel activity, and most importantly, “duty of care,” enabling us to identify traveler’s locations in case of a national or international emergency.

An interdepartmental team is working on a phased implementation schedule and will provide information as the project timeline is further developed. There will be on-site training sessions held for employees to learn about the services offered by Short’s for air and other travel needs. For now, and until further notice, please continue to book air travel as your department has in the past. We will let you know in advance the information you will need to begin working with Short’s Travel.

If you have questions, please reach out to caron.findlay@drake.edu.

Caron Findlay, Finance and Administration