The traveler makes average seven to nine long business trips a year, most American vacationers make about three. There are several tricks of the road warrior trade to help you save money the next time you make a trip, and some "tricks reverse", which may be worth your time.
Timing and Location Matter: When you are housed in a hotel, look at business-class hotels, rather than the "boutique hotels" near curiosities. Most hotels offer business-class amenities such as a kitchenette in the suite, and free Internet access, and they tend to be close to the centres, with a large parking lot and around interstates.
You will have to drive to see the sights, but the hotel is usually so good. Better yet, during the peak season of business trips (February to October), most of them are going to slash the price on the price of the room if you are staying in the weekend, you have to fill empty rooms.
It's also worth asking of all levels and mention that you are staying over on Saturday night, many of these hotels to reserve the weekend, will reduce their rates during the week as well.
When you are on the flight of the airlines, there are also generally cheaper airfares if your arrival and departure times are over four days apart, and stay on the weekend. You may need to ask these reductions.
And speaking of places mattering, if you go to rent a car, the worst place to rent one at the airport, at the national level, car rentals at the airport are typically 40-50% higher than if you go downtown.
If you try to stretch a tight holiday dollar, spend the money for a taxi to go off-site car rental. Loyalty programs: Most business travelers belong to a programme of air miles, or hotel benefits of the program, often both. Air Miles can be put in place to purchase additional tickets, and if you ever get bumps, you can usually get a voucher and extra air miles for the inconvenience.
If you find that you are most often flying on an airline anyway, miles programme is almost always worth it. Even more, it should be programs are hotel, where you get points for staying in a hotel, the thresholds for a free night at a hotel are lower.
Another advantage of these programs is that you can get cheap notified upgrades to business class or first class, and you will be less likely to be struck accidentally on an overbooked flight.
Give Me Space: If you are not the type who fits easily into a car seat class, to look at the airlines exclusive with seats in business class for flights in off-peak hours, you can usually get a seat with more legroom and better food for less than half of what it would cost an update on a mixture of airplane seats, but it will still cost more than coach.
Book online: There are several sites for comparing prices, it's worth the check - even if you have a good airline. It is often possible to use them to search and where you get extra points hotel or airline miles for booking at certain times.
Timing and Location Matter: When you are housed in a hotel, look at business-class hotels, rather than the "boutique hotels" near curiosities. Most hotels offer business-class amenities such as a kitchenette in the suite, and free Internet access, and they tend to be close to the centres, with a large parking lot and around interstates.
You will have to drive to see the sights, but the hotel is usually so good. Better yet, during the peak season of business trips (February to October), most of them are going to slash the price on the price of the room if you are staying in the weekend, you have to fill empty rooms.
It's also worth asking of all levels and mention that you are staying over on Saturday night, many of these hotels to reserve the weekend, will reduce their rates during the week as well.
When you are on the flight of the airlines, there are also generally cheaper airfares if your arrival and departure times are over four days apart, and stay on the weekend. You may need to ask these reductions.
And speaking of places mattering, if you go to rent a car, the worst place to rent one at the airport, at the national level, car rentals at the airport are typically 40-50% higher than if you go downtown.
If you try to stretch a tight holiday dollar, spend the money for a taxi to go off-site car rental. Loyalty programs: Most business travelers belong to a programme of air miles, or hotel benefits of the program, often both. Air Miles can be put in place to purchase additional tickets, and if you ever get bumps, you can usually get a voucher and extra air miles for the inconvenience.
If you find that you are most often flying on an airline anyway, miles programme is almost always worth it. Even more, it should be programs are hotel, where you get points for staying in a hotel, the thresholds for a free night at a hotel are lower.
Another advantage of these programs is that you can get cheap notified upgrades to business class or first class, and you will be less likely to be struck accidentally on an overbooked flight.
Give Me Space: If you are not the type who fits easily into a car seat class, to look at the airlines exclusive with seats in business class for flights in off-peak hours, you can usually get a seat with more legroom and better food for less than half of what it would cost an update on a mixture of airplane seats, but it will still cost more than coach.
Book online: There are several sites for comparing prices, it's worth the check - even if you have a good airline. It is often possible to use them to search and where you get extra points hotel or airline miles for booking at certain times.
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