Time for Change? 

Experienced corporate travel managers know there is a lot more to partnering with travel vendors than simply settling for ones who offer the lowest prices or have been within your network for years. Every company has its own exclusive needs that change simultaneously with the nature of its business, and a first-class executive transportation vendor has to be able to adapt to these changes and not flatline in value for other reasons, as well. Consider these scenarios, and if any apply to you, it’s probably best for the interests of your executive travelers and your company to trim the fat in your travel program:

Expense Reports Made Easy 

No one likes the chore of filling out a long expense report after a business trip. There isn’t anything necessarily bad about the report, it is simply a long, annoying process that no one seems to enjoy. Your expense report doesn’t need to become a challenge every time you travel. Use these great tips and share them with your employees to make filing expenses a breeze.

San Francisco Business Trips Are Better With Car Service 

San Francisco is a brilliant city, but it's not exactly a stress-free driving environment. With the charged tech market in the Bay Area, the high-stakes venture capital, and the rapid start-up, evolution, and (for many businesses) failure that define San Francisco and Silicon Valley, the last thing you need when traveling to the area on business is any additional stress. To put all your energy toward your business – and take in the famous sights, while you're at it! – car service to and from SFO is an essential part of an effective business trip.  Here's why:

4 Ways to Boost Executive Travel Security 

When travel is part of the job, the fewer the risks you have to face the better. While travel has improved in many ways throughout the years, there are still some incredible stressful elements of business travel, so whether you are traveling on your own or you are venturing out with a group, there are different elements you can consider and utilize in order to make the travel experience the very best for all involved parties. 

How to Pack for Business Trips 

Packing for a business trip is different from packing for a vacation. You may need to take important papers along with your laptop or touch pad, headphone and smartphone. These are the most important items. Clothes may come second.

Executive Travel Productivity Tips 

Business executives have a lot to do in less time as they travel for an executive meeting.  You have touched down from a flight, you have less than one hour left to make a presentation. You are thinking about how to freshen up and need to familiarize yourself with your presentation slides. Well, here are 7 travel productivity tips that will make your executive travel more productive.

How to Master Business Conventions 

A convention can be one of two things: a great opportunity to network and expand your business opportunities, or it can be a huge waste of your time. To make sure that the next convention that you attend yields the former result, we are going to provide you with seven tips to make the most out of it.

Habits to Avoid During Business Travel 

Like most executives and business managers, you are constantly thinking about how to make your trip successful amidst numerous aspects such as booking the right transportation services, avoiding delays in your meetings and so on. The fact that executives have a lot on their schedule makes them vulnerable to adopting wrong travel habits that may simply harm their trip. Could you be a victim of habits that are always bogging down your business trip? Here are 5 travel habits you don’t want to pick up in your next business trip.

If you're going to San Francisco on corporate or personal business, you want to do it right. San Francisco is a unique experience, and it should be enjoyed as such. Fine dining, elegant tea rooms, power cocktail bars, the City has style, grace, and drive. San Francisco is an executive's city, the perfect place for business meetings, convention opportunities, and sales negotiations. All you need to do is to bring a certain, shall we say, confidence.

How to Plan Travel Like a Pro 

Planning your business trip to an unfamiliar location can be a challenge. Business travelers who are on the road several times a year know how to book their preferred airline and hotels. Corporations often have negotiated rates with hotels and car rental agencies. But getting to that conference or appointment can be a problem in a sprawling metropolitan area.