TRUSTED BY 20+ AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITIES
One corporate travel program, lots of moving parts
FCM combines technology, global travel expertise, and local human support to balance policy, funding, traveller experience, cost, and duty of care. All while keeping the bigger picture connected. Whatever takes your people beyond campus, you’ll have the flexibility to run your university travel program how you see fit.
AI-powered university travel management
FCM Platform connects bookings, approvals, analytics, payments, safety and risk, and traveller communications in one place, with the ability to connect with your existing finance and HR systems. Built on an AI core, it puts intelligent travel management within reach. Sam, your AI digital assistant, analyses your travel data, surfaces opportunities, and answers questions instantly, helping teams move faster.
Credit where credit's due
Key features of our academic travel services
Governance for you and your people
For when you need guardrails, but also a little room to move. Set policies and user permissions around traveller type, department, destination, and funding source, while keeping relevant choices open. Multi-level approval flows prevent out-of-policy bookings and keep your corporate travel program aligned to funding requirements and internal governance.
Cost control and visibility
100+ illustrative dashboards and custom reporting across spend, traveller activity, risk, performance, sustainability, and more, give you the ability to see what's happening across your whole program and identify where there's room to improve and save. While pre-negotiated supplier rates help you maximise every booking without asking travellers to compromise.
Duty of care, wherever they go
FCM gives you a clear view of where travellers are at all times, destination risk profiling, real-time alerts, and 24/7 support for when things change. From experienced academics to students travelling overseas for the first time, you’ll have the information you need and the people power to respond.
FCM is a trusted partner. Our account manager is responsive, proactive and supportive, while the travel consultant team consistently delivers exceptional service to our travellers. The whole team genuinely cares. I would not hesitate to recommend them."
An academic travel curriculum built around you
University travel program success stories
Ready to make corporate travel an easier subject?
FCM Travel partners with the academic section to tailor and deliver corporate travel management services that work for all traveller types and departments.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Can university travel policies be customised?
Yes. FCM can support policies and approval workflows. This gives universities the flexibility to apply the right rules to different parts of their organisation, without forcing everyone into the same process or set of rules.
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Can FCM manage student travel?
Yes. FCM can support student travel alongside academic, researcher, executive and group travel. This helps universities manage different traveller needs within one academic travel program, while providing visibility and support when students are travelling domestically or internationally. For one of group travel and event requirements FCM Meetings & Events can help too.
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How does FCM work with university procurement teams?
FCM provides industry aligned account management, structured servicing designed around your program, and a dedicated onboarding team. Your FCM account manager works as an extension of your university travel management team, taking care of performance, identify improvements, and navigate the complexities of decentralised departments, funding requirements, and different traveller groups.
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Can FCM support sustainability reporting for universities?
FCM Platform supports sustainability-related reporting alongside other travel program data. Universities can use travel information to better understand program performance and support sustainability commitments. Carbon-offsetting programs are also available, and universities can choose to have greener options surface first during the booking process helping university corporate travel stay in line with broader business goals.