# How to create a travel request as an employee?

> In the Dashboard, they can find the My Travel Management module or they can go to the Travel Management module and click on Travel Option.

- URL: https://icehrm.com/blog/how-to-create-a-travel-request-as-an-employee
- Published: 2020-04-16
- Updated: 2024-03-04
- Author: IceHrm
- Topics: IceHrm Tutorials
- Publisher: IceHrm (https://icehrm.com), HR management software

Employees can log into their [IceHrm](https://icehrm.com) accounts. In the **Dashboard**, they can find the **Travel Management** module or they can go to the **Travel Management** module and click on **Travel** Option.

1\. **Click** on to the **Add New** option

![](https://icehrm.s3.amazonaws.com/blog/content/images/2024/02/Screenshot-from-2024-02-29-10-04-38.png)

2\. You need to fill the below fields to create a travel request.

-   **Means of Transportation** — This means the methods of transportation
-   **Purpose of Travel** — Employees can enter a detail description of the purpose of travelling
-   **Travel From** — Enter the start location of the travel
-   **Travel To** — Enter the end location of the travel
-   **Travel Date** — Enter the start date of the travel
-   **Return Date** — Enter the end date of the travel
-   **Currency** — Employees can choose a currency which they would like to get paid
-   **Total Funding Propose** — They can enter the exact amount or an estimated amount of the expense of travel

> **Also, IceHrm has allowed you to attach proofs here. So the manager or the admin can investigate the real expense amount of travel with proofs.**

3\. Once you click on **Save** option, you will be able to find the travel request under the **Travel Request** tab

### How to assign a travel request as an admin/manager?

Admin/Manager can log into their IceHrm accounts. In the **Dashboard**, they can find the **Travel Request** module.

1.  **Click** on to the **Add New** option
2.  You need to **fill the below fields** to create a travel request.

-   **Employee** — You can select the employee who you want to assign the travel request for
-   **Means of Transportation** — This means the methods of transportation
-   **Purpose of Travel** — Employees can enter a detail description of the purpose of travelling
-   **Travel From** — Enter the start location of the travel
-   **Travel To** — Enter the end location of the travel
-   **Travel Date** — Enter the start date of the travel
-   **Return Date** — Enter the end date of the travel
-   **Currency** — Employees can choose a currency which they would like to get paid
-   **Total Funding Propose** — They can enter the exact amount or an estimated amount of the expense of travel

![](https://icehrm.s3.amazonaws.com/blog/content/images/2024/02/Screenshot-from-2024-02-29-10-06-39.png)

> When an admin or a manager assigns a Travel request, employees don’t need to get approval. It’s been already approved by the manager or the admin.