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Connexxus: Service Fees

See a list of service fees associated with booking through Connexxus.

Service fees vary by the agency used through Connexxus and the service provided, use the guidelines below to determine the agency that best suits your needs:

  • BCD (Balboa Travel) and UC Travel Center are official Connexxus travel agencies providing services to UC business travelers.
  • Connexxus has a limited agreement with Southwest (SWABIZ). No service fees apply when using SWABIZ, but business travel insurance is not automatically applied.
  • Connexxus small business travel provides several agency options for those traveling on federal funds over $650,000 or Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grants of any amount.
    Note: Kahala Travel is local to San Diego and airfare will show in MyTravel as UCSD paid.

Agency fees

(For a list of BCD (Balboa Travel) services fees, see Agency Service Fees information on Connexxus.)


UC Travel Center


Online services

Air/ rail included (no agent intervention) N/A
Air/ rail included (requires agent intervention) N/A
Hotel/ car only (no agent intervention, no air/ rail) N/A
Hotel/ car only (requires agent intervention no air/ rail) N/A
Online void or cancel (original ticket fee will still apply and not be voided)
N/A
Agent assistance

Domestic (ticket price $150 or less) $25
Domestic (ticket price greater than $150) $30
International $30
Executive desk $30
Car or hotel only No charge
Reissue/ exchange $30
Consolidator Ticket (Premier Gateway) $30
Other services

After hours emergency support $30
After hours non-emergency support $30
International Rate Desk/ Consolidator fare research
No charge
Paper ticket when e-ticket is available $10
Ticket upgrade using passenger air miles*
$10
Documentation (dated invoices) $15

* A traveler has the option to use passenger miles to upgrade economy fare to first class, however the value of the miles and the services fee(s), if charged, are not reimbursable expenses.

Small business travel fees


Berkeley's Northside Travel
Davisville Travel
Kahala Travel
Kola Nut Travel





Agent assistance




Domestic air/ rail
$35 $24 $35
$14.05
International air/ rail
$45 $24 $35
$17.72
International air/ rail (3 or more stops)
$65 $24 $50-$100 based on complexity
$40
Car or hotel only $25 $10 $25 $11.80
Change/ reissue/ exchange $60 plus airline fees
$24 plus airline fees
$35 plus airline fees
$20 plus airline fees
Other services




After hours emergency support N/A $15 plus transaction fees
$35 includes transaction fees N/A
After hours non-emergency support N/A $15 plus transaction fees $35 plus transaction fees
N/A
Paper ticket when e-ticket is available $50 plus airline fees Airline fees only $50 plus airline fees $15 plus airline fees
European rail passes $20 $24 No charge if booked with travel $20
Ticket upgrade (using passenger air miles)*
Airline fees only
Airline fees only
$50 plus airline fees

$25 plus airline fees

* A traveler has the option to use passenger miles to upgrade economy fare to first class, however the value of the miles and the services fee(s), if charged, may not be reimbursable expenses. Refer to funding requirements.