Using Travel to Build Your Bottom Line

By Chris Linch

What can you do in a case where you are a small business that really doesn't have a travel department, and can't connect and get large volume discounts because you don't travel that much. Let's face it travel still affects the bottom line, but you need a way to book your travel knowing that you are saving the most money without having some huge corporate travel account.

I hate to see small businesses have such a hard time saving, when these big corporations could really care less about how much they spend. The fact is they write it off and the shareholders are happy. That doesn't happen in the small business. Even though it is still a write off, it still comes out of the owner(s) pockets.

There is just a simple fact that the airlines don't cater to anybody. Contrary to popular belief large businesses pay the same airfare you do. You can find some airlines like Southwest that provide a cheaper flight to some destinations, but you really have to do your searching. Airlines are notorious for being greedy and they take the same from you that they do everyone.

I always suggest that if you need a great hotel rate to book early and prepay. You can prepay on many of the travel discount sites that offer discounted hotel reservations. These sites buy like a large corporation from all the major hotel chains, and even some others. This is the best way you can take advantage of a large corporate discount in your small business.

Times are tough and your bottom line is important, but you still may need to travel to actually make money. Use a cheaper airline and a hotel site that offers great hotel rates to all consumers. This is your best bet for saving a lot of money when booking your travel. - 31979

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