Non-allowable Travel Expenses

Non-Allowable Travel Expenses

Some expenses are the traveling employee’s personal responsibility and are not reimbursable. These expenses include but are not limited to the following:

• Personal and family expenses
• Gifts and souvenirs
• Personal medical and dental expenses
• Personal reading material, recreation, and entertainment
• Travel insurance in excess of that already provided
• Costs incurred by traveler's failure to cancel transportation or hotel reservations (there may be an exception if the costs incurred are not due to the traveler’s actions)
• Commuting between home and work
• Haircuts, newspapers, babysitting, shoeshines
• Parking and traffic citations
• Frequent flyer benefits reimbursement or payment
  

Last updated: June 1, 2026