Mayors nationwide have at times drawn unwanted scrutiny because of their out-of-town travels.
The luxurious business trip has not yet gone the way of the three-martini lunch, and corporations are not requiring executives to pack a bedroll for out-of-town travel.
Some jobs require out-of-town travel.
He reported receiving $3,269 in reimbursements for expenses from the city, and listed $10,838 in unreimbursed business expenses, including $4,141 for out-of-town travel.
Mr. Cortines set a spending limit of $5,000 for out-of-town travel and in-town expenses such as food, if the money comes from the district budget.
Sometimes they approve requests for out-of-town travel and sometimes they don't.
Multicabs and jeepneys ply the longer routes while taxis and vans-for-hire are usually used for out-of-town travel.
They limited their out-of-town travel over the next few days and doubled the daytime watch and tripled the nighttime watch.
Dr. Reynolds faced similar criticism when she was the Chancellor of California State and pledged to cut back on out-of-town travel, which she said she did.
Nearly a year after the terrorist attacks, Americans' appetite for out-of-town travel is strong, a recent survey shows.