Business Travel

Are you performing all you can to curb rising costs?

It is no secret that business travel costs are on the rise and the trend is predicted to continue in 2007. In November 2006, as part of the Safe Harbors seminar series, we hosted the 2007 Corporate Travel Briefing. 1 of the speakers, Kristi Long, Senior Director of Education at the National Company Travel Association (NBTA) cited statistics predicting car rental rates will increase by 6% and hotel rates and airfare will boost by 7% in 2007. She added that the cost of airfare is the largest controllable expense for businesses followed by hotel.

At Safe Harbors, we want to guarantee that all of the obtainable tools are being utilized to make the very best possible decisions when purchasing travel. Utilizing an on the web booking system for on the web savvy travelers, use a travel counselor for hands on support or complex reservations and integrate purchases by way of 1 seamless expense system are some techniques to monitor and curb rising travel costs. Lastly, utilize your dashboard for all resources from on the web boarding passes to travel insurance to tracking your flight.