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Welcome to the University of Maryland Travel Management Program by Travel Leaders Corporate. The employees of Travel Leaders Corporate are ready to assist you in all areas of travel. This site is updated regularly. Suggestions and feedback as to the type of information you would like access to via this site are welcome. Direct travel-related questions and comments to travelon@tlcorporate.com.
Contacts
University Travel
Phone: (301) 403-4278 or (800) 333-2115
Email: travelon@tlcorporate.com
Fax: (240) 387-4301
Toll Free: (877) 894-4301
Hours: 8:30am-6:00pm (M-F)
International Travel
Phone: (240) 387-4033 or (877) 657-4772
Email: intl@tlcorporate.com
Fax: (240) 387-4301 or (877) 894-4301
Meetings, Events and Group Travel
Phone: (240) 387-4687
Email: laurelgroups@tlcorporate.com
Hours: 9:00am to 5:30pm (M-F)
Travel Request
Traveler Profile
Traveler Profile
- Important Info About Your Profile – Read First!
Select your department to build or review profile.
- UM, Baltimore
- UM Athletics
- UMBA
- UMCP (Domestic travel booking site now open)
- UMES
- All Other
Recorded Training Videos
Resources
Southwest Airlines Discount
The University of Maryland has a corporate discount with Southwest Airlines. The discount applies to most “Business Select” and “Anytime” fares. It also applies to some “Wanna get away” fares. The discount is available through your Travel Leaders Corporate agent or when you book through the Deem online booking system.
Car Rental Corporate Program
The University of Maryland has corporate programs with Avis, Budget, and Enterprise car rental companies. See program details
Amtrak Discount Program
The University of Maryland offers a discount program with Amtrak that provides university rates for Acela Express business class and metroliner coach travel between designated travel segments. See program details.
Other Resources
UMD Team
The official and personal travel needs of the University faculty, staff and students are handled by Travel Leaders Corporate’s University Travel Service Team.
Toribia Rojas – University Travel Specialist – Toribia has worked in the travel industry since 1988, as both a corporate and leisure agent. She joined the Travel Leaders Corporate family in 1992 as an onsite agent at George Washington University before switching to the University of Maryland in 1994. Over the years, as Toribia has risen from agent to team supervisor, she has handled all aspects of UM’s student and official travel including individual, study groups, meetings, and sports teams. Today, she enjoys strong relationships with many of the key university personnel.
Bronwyn Zurla – University Travel Specialist – After attending travel school in 1975 Bronwyn began her career as an intern at a small, local travel agency. After several breaks to try other things, she settled permanently into the travel field in 1992. Joining Travel Leaders Corporate in 2002, Bronwyn first worked on the International Desk before joining the University Desk in 2003. Building on her time and experience supporting the University with other agencies, Bronwyn has been an integral part of your travel program for 21 years, building strong relationships with the various people, departments, and campuses in the University of Maryland system.
Nancy Owens – Athletic Team Travel Specialist – First attracted to the industry by a love of traveling, Nancy attended travel school and began her career in 1985. After 15 years with two large travel management companies Nancy joined Travel Leaders Corporate in 2000 working on both a corporate team and the University Desk. Over time, she became our Athletic Team Specialist and today devotes close to 100% of her time to support University of Maryland Athletics. Known for being quick and efficient on the job, Nancy has worked hard to develop close working relationships with the various personnel in the UM Athletics community and with the vendors the support team travel.
Jamie Witt – Corporate International Specialist – An aspiring accountant, Jamie’s first foray into travel was in the bookkeeping department of a tour company in Ohio. Finding herself drawn to the travel side of the business she taught herself the Sabre computer reservation system. Her career as an agent led her to the D.C. area where she served clients such as Pfizer, University of Toledo, Bowling Green State, Sylvan Learning Centers, Manugistics, and General Mills. In 2004 Jamie joined Travel Leaders Corporate as an international specialist and has supported the University of Maryland ever since. Known for her compassion and “stick-to-it-iveness”, Jamie once managed to talk an airline into providing a free ticket for a student who was robbed overseas, raised $500 to wire to her, and had her met at the airport with a dozen fresh-baked cookies.
Carina Griisser – Corporate International Specialist – Introduced to the travel industry by a friend, Carina began her career in 1996 as an agent with Carlson Wagonlit Travel working with MCI. In 2012 Carina celebrated her 10th anniversary with Travel Leaders Corporate where she is an international specialist renowned for her attention to detail and much appreciated by clients from the University of Maryland, Orbital Sciences, USEA, and NARUC. An outside-the-box thinker, Carina uses creative routings to assist stranded travelers and regularly receives accolades for her efforts.
Nanie Camara – Corporate International Specialist – Drawn to travel by a love of people and cultures, Nanie began her travel career in Guinea in 1992 working for both a travel agency and an airline. In 1999 she continued her career in the United States. Over the years Nanie has had experience not only with travel planning, but also with contract negotiation and the accounting side of the business. Since joining the Travel Leaders Corporate team in 2006 Nanie has worked closely with the University of Maryland, particularly the College Park, Baltimore, and Baltimore County campuses, as a well-respected international expert. Fluent in several languages, Nanie is known for her upbeat attitude and her warmth and empathy for her clients. Her clients have included several other universities and educational institutions, as well as corporate, NGO, association, and student travel.
Laura Cohn – Strategic Program Manager – Over her 30-year career Laura has become a specialist in the university and DoD travel markets, most recently with Keiser University. Her strong communication skills with the ability to deal tactfully and effectively at all levels from executives to support staff make her a successful leader in the development and maintenance of travel programs. Laura possesses excellent customer service skills with a knack for analysis and problem resolution. In 2018 she joined Travel Leaders Corporate as the university specialist taking over program management of all higher education clients.
Travel Insurance
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Vacation Club
Vacation Club Program for UM Faculty, Staff, Family and Friends
Register for the UM Vacation Club to receive vacation, cruise, golf newsletters, special discount programs for UM Faculty, Staff, Family and Friends with special pricing on select tours and cruises.
Call one of our offices to find out more about UM Vacation Club.
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