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Per Staff Rule 7.15, excess baggage means baggage in excess of the accompanied baggage carried without extra charge by the transportation company. Excess baggage should be avoided to the extent possible in order to minimize the environmental impact of transportation. Staff members traveling by air shall be entitled to reimbursement of the cost of excess baggage for themselves and their eligible family members for one bag in addition to their free baggage allowance or up to 25 kilogram per traveller.

Source: Other Travel Allowances and Expenses

Terminal expenses include all expenditures for transportation between the air terminal or other point of arrival or departure, and the hotel or place of dwelling, including transfer of baggage, and other incidental expenses. It should be paid as part of the travel advance or the travel claim settlement. No receipts are required for standard terminal expenses.

Source: Other Travel Allowances and Expenses
The travel claim is a post-travel report that the traveller is required to submit to the authorizing unit within two weeks from completion of travel when their travel is organized and paid for by UNDP. The travel claim provides appropriate documentation that the travel occurred; enables the traveller to claim reimbursement of additional travel expenses; and, should the travel advance have exceeded the amount of reimbursable expenses, enables the traveller to repay the amount of overpayment.

Source: Other Travel Allowances and Expenses