Travel Card
The Travel Card, issued by American Express, provides State employees who travel regularly on State business an alternative to using personal credit cards, personal funds, or cash advances from the Agency or University. Employees can use the card for airline tickets, rental cars and associated fuel costs, ground transportation (e.g. airport shuttles), lodging, and meals. The employee receives reimbursement for expenses through normal travel reimbursement procedures and makes payment directly to American Express. The State of Georgia does not incur any liability associated with the use of the card. Cardholders do not have to pay the annual fee normally charged for an American Express Card.
The current re-launch effort affects only existing cardholders. Please contact American Express for information concerning their on-line card management process and/or to order cards for new employees.
Christiano A. Castro
American Express, TRS
Manager, Account Development
Phone: 866-698-2778
Email: christiano.a.castro@aexp.com
Travel Card Overview
An overview of Program Administrator and Travel Card cardholder responsibilities based on the Travel Card Policy issued 05-01-08.
(PPT, 2MB)
Travel Card Policy
Travel Card Program Policy effective 04-24-2008.
(PDF, 20K)
SPD-CC001 - Designation of PA Form
Official form for Agencies and Institutions to notify State Purchasing as to who serves as the Purchasing Card Program Administrator and/or Travel Card Program Administrator.
(MS Word, 124K)
SPD-TC001 - Travel Cardholder Agreement
Sample for Agencies and Institutions to develop the agreement the travel cardholder must sign in order to obtain a travel card.
(MS Word, 76K)
SPD-TC002 - Travel Card Profile
Form used by Agencies and Institutions to request new or modified spending limits for travel cardholders
(MS Word, 80K)
SPD-TC003 - Authorization to Use Travel Card
Optional form to be completed by cardholder prior to using travel card to indicate dates, location, purpose, and estimated cost of travel that will be put on the travel card if the Agency’s or University’s policy requires prior approval for travel.
(Ms Word, 82K)