Book Travel

Our preferred supplier for all travel arrangements including Air, Hotel, and Transportation is Maritime Travel. The UCalgary's negotiated discounts for travel are only available when booking through one of their agents or the online Concur booking tool.

As of March 1, 2024 The University of Calgary's new preferred supplier for vehicle rentals is Enterprise Rent-A-Car (in-city) and National Car Rental (any airport). Please see the booking link and more information below under Book Vehicle Rentals.

Did you know that setting up a Concur travel profile streamlines the booking process as it captures your information for future travel coordinated through Maritime agents?

Online Self-serve Booking

Online one-stop booking tool for all simple point-to-point air, hotel and car bookings within Canada, US or major cities for international destinations
If you are a first-time user of the online booking tool, you will need to create a new Travel Profile
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- Update profile Book a flight Book a hotel Book a car

Maritime Travel Consultant Assistance

For international travel or multi-site itineraries, use the request form to work directly with Maritime for the best options on air, hotel, and vehicle reservations

To reach Maritime directly for questions or group bookings

Call: 403-292-7482 or toll-free 877-256-3752
Email: ucalgary@maritimetravel.ca

UCalgary has partnered with Maritime Travel to provide comprehensive travel services to faculty and staff for individual, group, conference and guest travel.

Benefits of Booking with Maritime Travel

Customer Care - Priority on traveler safety and support, including travel alerts and advisories (GardaWorld Travel Security) from booking to trip completion, and 24/7 emergency and after-hours customer service available worldwide.
Savings - Discounted rates negotiated through corporate agreements for airline, hotel, car, train and bus, including CAUBO pricing, are available by booking online with the Maritime self-serve tool or directly with an agent.
Fare Optimization - Working directly with airlines to track and coordinate cancelled flight credits on behalf of travelers, to maximize their value towards future bookings, and avoid loss of funds.
Benefits - When booking UofC business, conference or research travel directly with Maritime, the traveller can access preferred corporate benefits, for example, with Air Canada.
Reporting - Spend and itinerary data is captured to provide customized reporting for all Faculties and Departments to improve real time budget oversight, forecasting, and traveler tracking.

Click here for more information on what option to use when booking travel.

Maritime Travel

Learn more about Maritime Travel

Vehicle Rental and Reservations

The University’s preferred supplier for vehicle rentals is Enterprise Rent-A-Car (in-city) and National Car Rental (any airport).

For University business vehicle rentals please click here for the Enterprise/National rates and booking site.

For deliveries to University campus from the Crowfoot branch, click here

For more information on rentals, deliveries, support, the benefits of Emerald Club, please see the FAQ’s, click here

Any further inquiries please contact the Enterprise National account support team at CanadaAccountSupport@em.com , or 1-833-369-1128 (M-F 8am-5pm CST)

School or Coach Bus Rentals

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First Student Charters
732 - 41st Avenue N.E.
Calgary, AB T2E 3P9
Phone: 403.531.3940
Fax: 403.230.9304
Email: charter.west@firstgroup.com

National Motor Coach Systems Ltd.
3606 - 50 Avenue S.E.
Calgary, AB T2H 2Y1
Telephone: (403) 240-1992
Fax: (403) 248-4865
Email: charter@nationalmotorcoach.com

Quoted rates include driver and insurance coverage.

Calgary Park & Jet Offer

Traveling out of town? Check out the Park & Jet offer at YYC. To take advantage of this offer, refer to the Park & Jet Procedure.

UCalgary’s preferred travel payment method is via a university Travel & Expense (T&E) corporate credit card.

Benefits of using a T&E credit card

Travel insurance for the cardholder (see Risk Management for full details)
Better utilization of UCalgary funds and supports operational initiatives
Access to payment and travel details
Transparency of refunds for all travellers, including guests
No out-of-pocket expenses

Travel Insurance

Travel insurance is covered as a benefit of the University's Travel and Expense Credit Card. No additional paperwork is required to activate insurance coverage using the card. However, credit card insurance DOES NOT cover trip cancellation or coverage for guest travelers. These are additional costs that can be purchased with Maritime Travel.

More information on travel insurance coverage with the Corporate Credit Card is available on the Corporate Card Program Handbook.

For detailed information on vehicle rental collision coverage, or any other inquiries regarding insurance provided by the University, please visit Risk Management.

Apply for a Travel and Expense Card

Learn more about applying for university credit cards.

Travel Discounts and Promotions

Our online self-serve booking tool has the University's preferred rates for all hotel accommodations and vehicle bookings within Canada. For international travel, multi-site itineraries, group bookings or assistance with Canadian travel, contact Maritime directly to access the University's preferred supplier and CAUBO discounted rates.

CAUBO special rates:

CAUBO negotiates a limited number of national contracts for products and services to secure volume pricing as a benefit to members. The contracts are available as a member benefit to all faculty and staff for University (Regular) Members and Affiliate (College) Members. Find deals for:

Fairmont Banff Springs: