[All_staff] JLab's Travel Agency Contract

[Heidi Derby]

The Lab’s Travel Agency contract was recently sent out for rebid.We are 
pleased to announce that Omega World Travel was awarded the subcontract 
as the Lab’s official travel agency.We plan to go live using Omega World 
Travel by *August 1st*.In the interim, *MAKE NO CHANGES *- continue to 
utilize CIAZ Travel for all travel arrangements until further guidance 
is provided.

Omega currently provides travel management services to Fermi, Argonne, 
and Brookhaven National Labs and they have provided positive feedback 
about Omega.

One difference you may notice is that we will no longer have a travel 
agent on-site.We have been fortunate over the years to have this luxury 
however, the cost coupled with the industry trend of in-home agent 
operations has driven this change and we feel confident that customer 
service will not be compromised.

A transition team will begin the transition process on June 1st. Two 
advantages to selecting Omega is that they utilize Concur as their 
reservation booking tool, so there should be little to no learning 
curve, and JLab will incur much lower booking fees.

Open training and informational meetings will be held for all interested 
employees prior to final transition.

Again, until the announcement of the final transition is complete, 
please continue to utilize CIAZ Travel for all travel arrangements.

To learn more about Omega World Travel visit their website at 
www.omegatravel.com <http://www.omegatravel.com>



-- 
Heidi Derby, CPA
Accounting & Finance Manager
Jefferson Lab
757-269-7547

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