Embarking on business travel can be both exciting and challenging. To help you navigate your trips with ease and professionalism, here are some essential rules and practical tips:
Here are some general tips for booking flights:
In order to book a flight, you will need to obtain your boss' approval.
Once you've booked a flight, it's important to keep track of it so everyone who needs to know can find the relevant details.
Most people don’t pay much attention to their boarding pass beyond their gate and seat number, but if you know what to look for, there’s a lot of information stored on a boarding pass!
As well as sending details of bookings to the traveler's Outlook calendar, you should also use tripit.com to consolidate the details of bookings for flights, hotels, car rentals, etc.
TripIt can make a single, easy-to-read online itinerary that can be viewed by anyone you choose to share the link with, making it easy to keep co-travelers, spouses, co-workers, and others in the loop.
Adam Cogan loves TripIt and uses it every time he travels. He says:
"TripIt tells you when there’s a delay, a gate change, your baggage info, or any other problems that might happen ...
Plus, I share the flight with a bunch of people including those who are picking me up … so they get notified too"
If you decide to get insurance for your trip, the type of insurance you choose will depend on your needs.
For example, if you're travelling within your home country you might decide to only get insurance for a hire car – but this can be a trap: hire car insurance is expensive, and you might find that it is cheaper to buy travel insurance to cover the whole trip, which includes car hire insurance, than it is to purchase insurance just for the car.
Save your finance manager the trouble of chasing you for the purchasing records by forwarding them a copy of the flight (or accommodation) invoice as soon as you receive it.
In addition to being useful for providing travel insurance, some credit cards come with additional travel benefits.
- Do you know the general tips for booking flights?
- Do you know how to get approval to book a flight?
- Do you create an appointment for flights?
- Do you know how to book better flights?
- Do you check your boarding pass?
- Do you create an online itinerary when traveling?
- Do you know what sort of insurance to get when travelling?
- Do you keep your finance manager in the loop?
- Do you know how to retrieve missing invoices for flights?
- Do you know how to get the most out of your credit card?
- Do you take advantage of Business Rewards programs?
- Do you check if your Qantas flight is eligible for a "Bid Now" upgrade?
- Accommodation - Do you know the best online accommodation websites?
- Do you make business travel easier?
- Do you monitor Uber for Business expenses?
- Do you keep yourself connected while travelling overseas?
- Do you use your phone as a webcam when travelling?