Top tips for a successful business trip to Germany

If your company is planning some business travel to Germany, and you have high hopes of success there, you’ll need to prepare yourself with some cultural knowledge and etiquette. Here are a few tips to help you put your best foot forward. Clothing Germans in general are smart, but conservative dressers. Business attire is formal […]

Does travel insurance cover business trips?

We don’t like to think about things going wrong when we head out on a holiday. The same is true for business travel. Thoughts are occupied with presentations, sales figures, cultural etiquette and schedules – not with all of the little things that can go wrong on a trip. So, does travel insurance cover business […]

What Is A Travel Management Company? (TMC)

When most people first hear the term ‘travel management company,’ they think it is just a fancy way to say ‘travel agent’ – but this is far from the truth. A travel management company resembles a travel agent in the same way a security guard resembles an FBI agent. They both have their uses, but […]

Top tips for a successful business trip to China

If you’ve ever been on a business trip to China, or plan on taking one, there are things you should know before you leave. Chinese culture can be very different from what you may be used to, so to get the most from your business trip to China, you’ll want to understand as many of […]

Airline loyalty schemes – which is the best one for you?

The quick answer is that there is no one ‘best’ scheme. However, if you fly for business chances are you are accruing a lot of loyalty points with a range of airlines and need to work out which is the ‘best’ for you. Sometimes you don’t have a choice who you fly with, but if […]

Big hotel brands launch affordable chains, but what are they actually like?

As Premier Inn announces it is launching ZIP, it’s ‘no frills’ brand of hotels with room starting at just £19 a night, we take a look at what they are actually offering and the other big brands focusing on new affordable hotel chains. Premier Inn – ZIP Let’s start with Premier Inn and it’s new […]

Changes to China and Turkey visa requirements

Changes to visa requirements can be hard to keep up with but two have been announced recently that we wanted to make our customers aware of. Introduction of fingerprint collection for China visas At the moment all business, tourist, family and academic visas can be processed through the post. However, with the introduction of mandatory fingerprint […]

How to get a good nights sleep while travelling across time zones, even if you’re in economy

Travelling across time zones can be exhausting but if you can manage to get a good chunk of sleep on the plane it can really help combat jet lag. So how on earth do you get a good nights sleep whilst 30,000ft in the air, in an unfamiliar environment, surrounded by people you don’t know? […]

Our top business travel tips everyone should remind themselves of

We don’t want to teach you to suck eggs but we also know business travel can be exhausting and repetitive and sometimes you get into a routine or become a bit complacent. This blog is 5 quick business travel tips about how to get the most for your money and not get caught off guard […]

5 ways to minimise the impact of a delayed bag

Arriving at your destination and realising your bags haven’t arrived can be incredibly frustrating, and time-consuming to sort out. A lot of business travellers just take hand luggage to avoid this scenario but sometimes it isn’t an option. If you need to take a checked bag, these tips could make the difference between disaster and […]