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News from Assist Travel

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With Assist Travel just a few month’s away, I thought I would share everything that I have been working on behind the scenes. We really do have world-class speakers talking all thing business travel. The venue has been confirmed and we have some brilliant suppliers attending the exhibition. .

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10 tips for organising car hire

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If your boss is travelling to many different locations during their business trip it can be a lot more time and cost effective hiring a car for them. It will also come in handy for your other colleagues travelling on business. The deposit. The car hire company may ask that a deposit is paid when picking the car up from the agent.

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Get the best corporate hotel rates

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If your organisation uses a corporate travel agent you might be contractually obliged to use their services for overseas travel but not necessarily for hotels in or near your office. But if you need a lot of hotel rooms and your preferred supplier is fully booked it is good to know you have a few corporate rates elsewhere.

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Spotlight on assistant resources: PA Life

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PA Life magazine is published six times a year and includes a mixture of lifestyle features, updates on suppliers, industry news and articles on how to improve professional skills. Exclusive Club discounts & offers provided by a list of well-known brands that will save you mone. Folks, let me introduce you to PA Life.

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Technology to make events simpler

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International executive travel to attend meetings is on the decline and in its place are smart time saving, cost effective streaming of our events. Practically Perfect PA has a 50% discount code to attend Tech Fest if used by the 10th June. Live Streaming and Recording. Check out: The Live Group. Twitter Walls.

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Getting buy in from the boss

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Over time I managed to add several hotels to our Globally Approved Travel Program, which enabled all global staff to benefit from discounted rates and also obtained supplier discounts for our intranet company benefits portal.

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Serviced Apartments – pros and cons

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In addition I met with a number of serviced apartment suppliers and from the outset it was clear that the apartments were considerably cheaper than the best corporate rate I was offered at a hotel. It is easy to negotiate on the price per night with a serviced apartment as they do tend to discount on block bookings.