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17.09.18
5 Top Tips for Travelling with your Boss
If you get the opportunity to hit the road with your boss, it can be simultaneously the ultimate test of your working (and personal) relationship and the best chance to impress them and move up in your career.
On the other hand, travelling for business can make you tempted to act more relaxed, take some liberties, and maybe even drink a little too much on the company dime.
Here are 5 top tips for travelling with your boss:
This doesn’t just go for alcohol! Make sure you don’t get so caught up in the work and the pressure that you forget to do basic things, like getting enough sleep and drinking enough water. Take care of yourself and be aware of when it’s time to perform and when it’s time to recharge.
Don’t complain about your room, the food, or any other incidental thing that could come off as entitled. Unless you have a serious allergy or condition, be as easy as possible when it comes to where you go and what you eat when it comes to business meetings and dinners. Try to just take everything as it comes and enjoy it as much as possible (smile and the world smiles back, right?).
Always arrive on time, appropriately dressed and with your usual professional demeanor. Remember that although you may have downtime together, this trip is a mission for your company and not the time to overshare or become emotional. You are simply in an office in a different place.
Steer clear of conversations that veer towards anything too personal and remember to leave your phone on vibrate or silent at all times. Keep your personal calls and communication to your solo time and only involve your boss if absolutely necessary.
Like everything else in life, if you come prepared you can be confident and overcome any additional stress the trip might cause you. Enjoy your time on the road and you’ll leave a lasting positive impression on your boss, your clients, and those you network with.
If you’ve got any international business trips coming up that you need to book, get in touch. With us, you’ll never pay more than if you were to book direct with the airline.
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Creative Resins has been at the forefront of decorative glass technology for over 30 years. When Louise contacted us to help with a trip to Oman, we discovered that the company had been using an airline’s website to book direct, paying in excess of £5,000 per trip in Business Class. Using our negotiated fares on this one flight YourTravel saved over £1000 per trip. Upon further investigation and a year’s great relationship, we delved into the companies travel policies and booking habits. We found that travel was often booked at the last minute and there was no one in authority to keep a watchful eye over what was being booked and where. We then worked with Louise to create passenger profiles for all of Creative Resins travellers including details such as preferred seat numbers, meals and airlines – we also set in place cabin restrictions (who can and can’t travel in an upgraded travel class). We then looked at the company’s calendar for the coming year, estimating when and where they would need to book travel and agreed that Your Travel would be proactive in trying to get confirmed travel dates from 4 weeks prior to the trip dates. This created a stress-free booking system that took budget and organisational pressure from the senior management, knowing they would always be working with a cost-effective travel budget. This lead to a reduced travel spend of just over 16% without cost-cutting and maintaining a high level of service.
‘’Working with Your Travel Corporate has been an enlightening experience, we were wasting money on travel and working with John and the team was very easy indeed. Everything is taken care of on every trip and we get a level of service that just can’t be achieved by the bigger travel agents, being treated as a valued client and not just another customer is fantastic!’’ Louise Bollom, Director
