Governments allow travel for business and training purposes that benefit their governmental entity. A comprehensive travel policy is a useful tool to ensure that expenses incurred while on government business are reasonable and a prudent use of public funds.This document provides a high-level outline of the travel policy development process, and provides factors that may be deliberated when setting a travel policy. Each government is unique, however, and not all of the items may apply to your particular government.

• Publication date: May 2018