Planning Travel in 2025
Planning to travel in the new year? Whether you're a frequent flyer or going on your first trip with an Iowa State University business purpose, we want to make planning your trip as easy as possible! Procurement Services has partnered with several trusted travel agencies to help streamline your bookings, including new contracts with Diversity Travel and Windstar Bus Lines.
Diversity Travel
As a dedicated travel management partner for the academic and non-profit sectors, arranging
your travel plans through Diversity Travel have many benefits over booking via the Internet.
- Avoid hours scouring the internet, saving your organization time and money
- Explain your specific travel needs to a friendly and experienced travel consultant
- Compare different airline and routing options
- Save money by accessing cost-effective non-profit fares with fewer restrictions
- Receive timely notification of events affecting your travel, plus free re-routing if required
- Access to an in-house, 24/7 emergency support team and now access through WhatsApp
Windstar
Windstar Bus Lines is the new contracted charter bus company for all ISU departments. Windstar has been providing the charters for the athletic department for the past 17 years and is very familiar with the university. Operating a large fleet of 250 + coaches and buses, the majority of the fleet is a 56-passenger motorcoach but also includes 36-passenger motorcoaches and 21-passenger minibusses. We also operate some double-deck VIP coaches and some sleeper coaches. Windstar is based in Carroll, IA and has additional locations in Ankeny, Cedar Rapids, and Dubuque, Iowa, as well as 10 other locations in the Midwest and nationwide. Email Windstar at info@gowindstar.com or look at www.gowindstar.com.
For a full list of travel tips and contracted services, visit our travel webpage.