Tripwrite - Travel Articles » business travel http://www.tripwrite.com Travel articles from writers around the world Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:40:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 10 Tips to Improve your Business Travel http://www.tripwrite.com/25/10-tips-to-improve-your-business-travel/ http://www.tripwrite.com/25/10-tips-to-improve-your-business-travel/#comments Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:27:23 +0000 trip http://www.tripwrite.com/25/10-tips-to-improve-your-business-travel/ •    Book a hotel that offers free amenities such as Wi-Fi access, parking, cable and local phone calls. Most hotels will also have personal items such as an iron, ironing board, hair dryer and basic toiletries.
•    As you schedule your flight, request your seat and whether you want a window or aisle seat. Confirm your seat assignment when you check in. You could also check out SeatGuru.com which can show you the best, most spacious seats on a wide variety of aircraft.
•    Plan your destination to make sure you know where your hotel, work sites and other crucial locations are. You may also want to use online review sites to find customer ratings of popular restaurants and attractions in the location.
•    For short business trips, avoid checking luggage by bringing a carry-on (make sure all your toiletry items adhere to TSA guidelines). If you’re unable to avoid checking luggage, bring all your electronics and an extra set of clothing in case your baggage is lost.
•    Be ready for any technology issues! Carry an extra jump drive and hard copies of essentialinformation.
•   Always bring some cash in case you need to quickly make small purchases such as food or a cab ride.
•    If you are going to be to another country, make sure your electronic devices will work in your city; otherwise, you may need to bring an adapter.
•    Business trips are usually stressful enough without having to worry about working in the cramped confines of an airplane. Use the time to relax and enjoy yourself before the actual work begins.
•    Make sure you have a great roaming deal through your cellular provider or you may be slapped with huge extra fees.
•    In some cities, it maybe be better (time-wise and financially) if you use mass transit instead of renting a car. Make sure you study the routes before your trip so you can quickly get to and from various locations.

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Many travellers are completely unaware of how much they could be saving simply by pre-booking. Lets look at all the major expenses that you are likely to encounter on your trip:

  • Car Hire
  • Hotels
  • Excursions
  • Airport Parking
  • VIP Airport Lounges
  • Tickets for Events

This is only a short summary list, but it highlights my point which is that you can make some useful and significant savings on all these expenses by pre-booking.

For example, hiring a car. You may be completely unaware that you can book your car hire before leaving home by going online and checking out the prices offered by various car hire companies.

Hotels are well known for charging their full room prices to those who simply turn up at the door. If you take the time to go online and do a little research you can often get a fantastic discount deal, saving you over 50% of the regular cost of the same room. What’s more, there are often un-advertised bargains that you will only find out about if you enquire in advance. And some airport hotels even provide airport parking as part of their package. This could even save you enough to pay for your hotel room.

If you do need to book an airport parking space you would be foolish to leave it until the last minute and just turn up at the airport. Firstly, there is no guarantee that there will be any parking space for you and secondly, booking in advance will give you savings of up to 60%.

If you are off on your holidays or headed off for a business trip I urge you to take a little time predicting what you will need and then shopping around for the best deal. Luckily there are some fantastic web sites around that take all the hard work out of finding the best deal. Gosimply.com provide such a service, comparing the prices, facilities and the impartial customer reviews provided for UK airport hotels, parking facilities and worldwide car hire and lounges.

These days it takes only a few clicks of the mouse and you could be making some fantastic savings.

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