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6 Cheeky Ways To Get An Upgrade On Your Air Ticket
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========================================================== "6 Cheeky Ways To Get An Upgrade On Your Air Ticket"
- by Neil Stelling B.Sc, MBA
© DigiLectual Inc. 2004 http://www.cheap--airline--tickets.com/ ==========================================================
Big company employees usually book through their company travel manager. Since they don't make their own booking, how can they get their preferred deal ? … first class, air miles, preferred flight time etc.
Some business travellers exercise more ingenuity and cunning finding a way around their company travel policy, than they use in their actual job.
Many business travellers shed tears at the demise of Concorde. Blagging their way onto Concorde represented the pinnacle of transatlantic travel achievement. Few company travel policies allow such luxury, but Concorde rarely flew without a majority of business travel passengers.
Concorde flights spawned many excuses. Shorter time without a cigarette, fear of flying, creativity etc. Since Concorde retired, first class became the main goal - followed by business class, or maximum air miles.
Company travel managers can actually save their companies vastly more money than negotiating with travel suppliers. If someone flies economy instead of business, that's often worth about four tickets.
But the big company employee still holds a bag of tricks :
* Medical * Schedule * Late Booking * Hotels * Inefficient Systems * Promotion
Medical grounds provide good excuses for upgrade. Did you hear the expression 'economy class syndrome' ? It refers to deep-vein thrombosis. This, undoubtedly unpleasant and dangerous condition, produces the biggest increase in business class upgrade requests. Many people actually hand over a medical certificate to support their claim… know any doctor friends ?
A good trick manipulates Schedules. This works well for people collecting air miles. Simply arrange your meeting so you can only
get there using your preferred flight.
Book late, hoping economy sells-out early, and only business class seats remain. This common ploy usually fails if company policy requires an advance notice period.
Even if you can't get your preferred flight upgrade, a 5 * hotel will help soothe your disappointment. Although travel managers carefully monitor air travel and car hire, they're less likely to have local hotel knowledge. You can find yourself in a far superior hotel than company policy really allows.
Your company may run a strict travel policy. But inefficient systems prevent them actually detecting your abuse. Try to find out how your company checks its business travel. Does the travel agent provide reports ? Are you forced to use a corporate card that itemizes all your expenses ? Even if they do, not all companies actually analyze the data. Search for chinks in your companies travel policy armour.
Finally, if all else fails, get promotion ! Yes, if you get a senior management position you can ignore your own rules. Or you might finally be entitled to the standard of travel you feel appropriate to you.
Using these six ways, and any others you can think of, every business trip soon becomes a luxury you can look forward to.
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