University of Nebraska faculty and staff soon will be able to submit travel requests and expense reports directly through Firefly instead of having to use the third-party Concur platform.
In December, the NU System will move non-travel expense reporting from Concur into Firefly. Travel requests, approvals and travel expense reporting are expected to move from Concur to Firefly in early 2023.
The goal of the multi-phase transition is to create a more streamlined and user-friendly process for faculty and staff. The move to Firefly – an interface most employees already are familiar with – will make the process of submitting travel requests and expense reports similar to submitting a leave request.
Travel booking (for airline tickets, hotels and cars) will remain on the Concur platform, the tool used by the university system’s travel agency, Fox World Travel.
Additional communication will be provided as the various reporting processes move into Firefly. For now, faculty and staff should continue to use Concur for all travel requests, travel booking and expense reporting.
Members of the university community are invited to sign up for the NU Travel listserv (instructions here) to receive travel-related updates. Faculty and staff may contact the NU System’s travel office with questions.