Travel
UBC Travel is your convenient “one-stop-shop” for planning and booking University-related travel (air, lodging, and vehicle rental), quickly, conveniently, and cost-effectively.
Services, including a low-fare guarantee when using Direct Travel agent and/or Concur online, are available for faculty, staff, students, and guests. UBC recommends paying for travel with the UBC Visa card to better utilize UBC funds and manage air travel credits.
COVID-19 Global Travel Advisory: Effective March 1, 2021, The Canadian government has removed its advisory against non-essential travel for Canadians that has been in place since March 2020. We continue to encourage any UBC related travel to be booked utilizing the university travel services (online with SAP-Concur or an advisor at Direct Travel) to ensure travellers and travel arrangers receive up-to-date travel advisory information and support in case of emergencies.
Please continue to review the Faculty and Staff Travel Guide and use the following university free planning travel tools to obtain a consolidated view of the various travel requirements.
- For destination-specific information including vaccine status, visit Direct Travel's Intelligence Tools
- International Entry/Health Guide through UBC's portal with CIBT Visa's