ABSTRACT
It is not unusual for inexperienced employees to treat a business trip as a mini-vacation and to assume that items usually bought on trips are covered business expenses. The manager must explain in advance what expenses are not reimbursable. The list of these expenses will likely include:
Items from the “honor bar” in hotel rooms
In-room movies or video games
Dry cleaning or laundry fees (unless travel time has been extensive)
Excessive personal telephone calls
Personal items
Entertaining of non-business clients
Expenses associated with side trips to visit friends or family
