What is Connexxus? Connexxus is the new University of California Travel Program. It provides value, flexibility, and convenience for UC business travelers. Connexxus features favorable negotiated rates for air travel, hotel accommodations and car rentals. 

How did Connexxus come about?   The UC Travel Management Council, representing all campuses, medical centers and national laboratories, developed Connexxus in collaboration with UC Strategic Sourcing. The Council gathered input from UC travelers using a survey and campus focus groups. The new central Travel Management Office at the UC Office of the President provides guidance and coordination for Connexxus, one of the largest managed travel programs.

How does Connexxus work?  A convenient secure Connexxus Web portal provides options ranging from full agent assistance to online booking:

The portal includes guidance for choosing the best option for your travel situation.  Connexxus is adaptable to every UC location and makes it easy to comply with policy.

Why use Connexxus?  Excellent pricing all in one Connexxus portal using UC discounts for airfares, hotels, and car rentals. For example:

• Rental car - Hertz , National Car Rental and Enterprise Rent A Car ( rates reduced by up to 15% from prior agreements).

• Hotel - Marriott, Starwood Hotels, Wyndham Hotel Group (discounts of 12% to 25% off best available rates).
  

• Air travel discounts - United, Southwest, American, and associated international carriers.

When will Connexxus be implemented? UC Riverside implemented Connexxus with pilot departments in May 2008. 

What is the minimum requirements to use Connexxus? You must be:

• set up on iTravel as a traveler or travel coordinator with a UCR Net ID and password.
• be entered with the correct role into the Enterprise Access Control System (EACS), and
• have access to the Internet. 
  
  
• Non-employee travelers cannot use the system if they do not have a UCR Net ID and password.
• Travel coordinators are allowed to book for non-employee travelers if they have permission to their profiles.
• Connexxus portal is updated nightly, Monday through Friday with read-only fields like traveler’s first name, middle initial, last name, business email, and department.

1. Login to Connexxus through (ucrconnexxus.ucr.edu) by entering your UCR NetID and password.
   
   
2. A Traveler/Travel Coordinator is required to update his/her profile when they log in for the first time.  Click on the profile tab and enter/update the fields especially required fields.  For help click on 'Tips and Tools' - Set Up a Profile.
   
   
3. When a traveler/ travel coordinator clicks Save, the updated profile information is saved and sent to the Travel Management Companies within a few minutes.
   
   
4. The system prompts the traveler/travel arranger to close the Connexxus profile page window.
   
   
5. You are now ready to use Connexxus to book your travel.