Purchasing, Accounts Payable, and Travel is excited to announce that, effective January 25, 2024, we will be switching to a new online booking tool with our travel agency Collegiate Travel Planners (CTP) called Lightning. This new tool will replace Concur. This new tool has an easy to navigate interface, is faster, and provides additional features, such as booking multiple people at the same time on the same flight and the ability to see what seats on a flight are filled with SLCC travelers.
CONCUR TO LIGHTNING SWITCH-OVER
Lightning will go live on January 25. To make the switch, our Concur system will need be taken down a few days beforehand. Therefore, Concur will be unavailable starting on January 22. Any flights that need to be booked between January 22 - 25 will need to be done directly with an agent, either by email or phone.
LIGHTNING TRAINING
In the coming weeks, we will announce training sessions for this new tool. We encourage everyone who is interested to attend.
PROFILE INFORMATION
The information in your profile, such as frequent flyer numbers, reward membership numbers, and KTNs, should transfer from Concur to Lightning. However, we encourage travelers to review their profiles prior to booking in the new system. In addition, if a travel arranger is listed on a profile, it may not transfer to the new system. Travelers may need to login to Lightning and reenter their travel arranger.
Note that this system does not replace Chrome River. You will still need to use Chrome River to create pre-approvals and expense reports.
If you have any questions, please reach out to either Lisa Bradshaw (lisa.bradshaw@slcc.edu) or Brandon Thomas (brandon.thomas@slcc.edu).
CONCUR TO LIGHTNING SWITCH-OVER
Lightning will go live on January 25. To make the switch, our Concur system will need be taken down a few days beforehand. Therefore, Concur will be unavailable starting on January 22. Any flights that need to be booked between January 22 - 25 will need to be done directly with an agent, either by email or phone.
LIGHTNING TRAINING
In the coming weeks, we will announce training sessions for this new tool. We encourage everyone who is interested to attend.
PROFILE INFORMATION
The information in your profile, such as frequent flyer numbers, reward membership numbers, and KTNs, should transfer from Concur to Lightning. However, we encourage travelers to review their profiles prior to booking in the new system. In addition, if a travel arranger is listed on a profile, it may not transfer to the new system. Travelers may need to login to Lightning and reenter their travel arranger.
Note that this system does not replace Chrome River. You will still need to use Chrome River to create pre-approvals and expense reports.
If you have any questions, please reach out to either Lisa Bradshaw (lisa.bradshaw@slcc.edu) or Brandon Thomas (brandon.thomas@slcc.edu).
