PayPal can handle mulitple currencies now. Therefore, we should collect
preferred currency ifnormation from the traveler, thus avoiding additional
round-trips to verify what currency they seek reimbursement.
Link to the list on PayPal's website of what currencies they support: some
travelers in the past have requested currencies via PayPal that it turned out
PayPal didn't support.
The receipt for hotel rooms must clearly show the dates of travel, so
Conservancy can verify that the dates of the stay matches the dates of the
event attended, and also to verify that no food or service charges were
included, since food and service charges go against the ME&I per diem charges
rather than the hotel room charges.
Based on advice from Conservancy's Treasurer, Conservancy will not require
that conference-provided food be formally accounted for in per diem
reports. However, travelers should consider these issues when submitting,
and be honest about what they actually spent on food, rather than seeking
the maximum per diem allowed.
Based on discussion with Conservancy's Treasurer, I reworked this section
to clearly state that Conservancy can approve higher rates for hotels, but
that such approval should be done before travel begins. I also cut down
some of the extra detail in this section that I think is obvious (i.e.,
how to use the GSA website).
