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Expert Answers to Biz Questions Listen in! Pick up some expert advice to a reader's question that we selected from CyberSchmooz. How to Maximize Business Travel Savings While Running A Small Business   Half of all prospective customers become clientsafter attending in-person meetings during business trips, according to Certify.com. Business travel pays off, but it can get expensive. When you use money-saving strategies to trim the cost of small business travel, you’llboost profits at your companyby lowering overheads. To get more from business travel, for less cash, you should sign up for airline frequent flyer programs, experiment with hotel apps and utilize a credit card which provides rental auto insurance.   Airlines in the USA offer plenty of perks Many airlines in America offer programs that provide tons of perks forthose who frequently fly. You don’t have to be someone who drops a lot of money on flights to benefit from using these programs. They are helpful to average spenders, too. After you sign up for one of these programs, you should focus on finding a credit card that’s affiliated with your new frequent flyer program. You’ll probably have a range of these cards to choose from, so shop around and find a credit card that offers the most value to you as a small business owner who travels. Hotel apps offer impressive bonuses The price of business travel accommodations can take a big bite out of your budget, unless you spend time researching hotels and short-term rental accommodations before you book. The homework that you do before choosing a hotel or short-term rental will pay off. You surely already know what the big travel deal websites are and how to use them, but there are other ways to use a Web connection to save money on a place to stay. Hotel apps are one smart, cash-saving option, according to Time.com. Many hotel apps allow users to earn rewards points, choose hotel rooms in advance, from existing selections (this means that you can choose a cheaper room) and access lucrative bonuses, such as free extra nights or room discounts. Some credit cards provide free rental car insurance If you frequently need to rent cars while you’re on the road for business, you should make sure that you’re using a credit card that provides free rental car insurance. If you don’t have this feature, you’re spending more on renting a vehicle than you might. There are a handful of credit cards which provide primary coverage. Premium cards are more likely to offer this perk. Do some research before you use your credit card for rental insurance. Be aware that you will usually need to drive the car that you’ve rented to be eligible for coverage. Provided you drive your own rental, you’ll find that the right credit card money lowers the cost of travel transportation. Cheaper business travel will boost your bottom line Lowering overhead is the secret of boosting the bottom line of your small business. When you sign up for airline frequent flyer program, experiment with hotel apps and use a credit card that provides rental car insurance, you’ll be able to trim business travel costs. Use the money you save to grow your small business. Enter your search terms Submit search form       Search Idea Cafe Web Small Business Tax Center • Idea Cafe Home • Sign Up • Biz Grant Center • CyberSchmooz •Coffee Talk with Experts • People in Biz Profiles • Starting Your Biz • Biz Planning • Running Your Biz • FREE Trade Publications • Marketing • Financing Your Biz • Human Resources • Legal & Biz Forms • Managing Your Biz • eCommerce • You and Your Biz • Gen X • Work@Home • The Fridge • De-Stress • Send an Award • Send an eGreeting • Yoga @ Your Desk • Web Guide • Idea Cafe in the News • About Idea Cafe • Advertise on Idea Cafe • Contact Us • Privacy Policy • Site Map • Small Biz News Copyright 1995-2024, Idea Cafe Inc. Downloads are for personal use only, not for resale to others, and may not be reprinted in any form without written permission from Idea Cafe Inc. DISCLAIMER: We hope whatever you find on this site is helpful, but be cautioned that it may not apply to your own situation, or be totally current at any given time. Idea Cafe Inc. and all of its current and past experts, sponsors, advertisers, agents, contractors and advisors disclaim all warranties with regard to anything found anywhere on this family of websites, quoted from, or sent from Idea Cafe. and its related sites, publications and companies. We also take no responsibility for comments published by others on these pages. TRADEMARKS: The following are Registered Trademarks or Servicemarks of DevStart, Inc.: Idea Cafe®, Online Coffee Break®, The Small Business Gathering Place®, Take out Info®, Biz Bar & Grill®, Complaint-O-Meter®, A Fun Approach to Serious Business™, CyberSchmooz™, and BizCafe™.