Business Travel Keeps Increasing, Leads To More Hassles, Headaches, Stress
Global trade keeps increasing and more US companies are going national at an astounding rate. Great news for businesses, stock holders, and consumers; bad news for business travelers.
International travel costs increased $180 dollars this year and are expected to keep increasing exponentially. Airline flights are becoming more compacted, delayed, and stressful. This summer overall travel is expected to be especially high. A recent study found that half of regular business travelers had “maintenance-related travel delays or cancellations” within the previous six months.
To help combat these delays and cancellations, Kate Hanni has founded The Coalition for an Airline Passengers’ Bill of Rights, and is fighting to get her bill through Congress. Until then, build in some extra time for delays, cancelations, and a stress-relieving massage when you get home.
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Amen. Do you know any tricks or tips to make it any easier or cheaper? What online business travel booking services do you use? Any suggestions on which ones to avoid and why?
Amadeus for business travel. For personal travel I check Expedia.com. Whichever airline comes out the lowest, I go to their website, and order my tickets from there, so I don’t have to pay Expedia’s service charge, and because Expedia doesn’t update as often as the carriers individual websites.
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