Business travel is more comfortable

Global SourcesUpdated on 2023/12/01

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Air China and Northwest Airlines signed a "Business Cooperation Agreement" in Shanghai, and jointly announced the latest code-shared cities list, preferential frequent flyer program and business class upgrade plan.
This business cooperation agreement will bring more benefits to users. As long as you have an Air China "Friends Card", you can accumulate Air China on all Northwest Airlines' China-US transpacific flights and all flights within the United States. mileage. "Zhiyin Card" members can also use Air China miles to redeem free air tickets on all Northwest Airlines China-US transpacific flights, all flights within the United States, flights within Asia, and flights from the United States to Europe.
The frequent flyer program launched by China Southwest Airlines - "Golden Eagle Mileage Rewards Program" is even more attractive. Passengers over 12 years old can become members for free. Each member takes China Southwest Airlines every time. When the flight mileage of company flights is accumulated and reaches a certain standard, rewards can be obtained: free air tickets, free upgrades, etc. Members can also add mileage to their mileage account through hotel consumption, travel, shopping and other channels. With only 8,000 Golden Eagle miles, they can get free tickets for routes within 1,000 kilometers. It is so easy to get free travel.
The alliance between airlines enables the sharing of frequent flyer miles between each other. At present, the major alliances of this type are Star Alliance and Asia Mileage Program. The Star Alliance includes Air Canada, Air New Zealand, ANA, Ansett Australia, Lufthansa, Scandinavia, Thai Airways, United Airlines, Virgin, etc. Members of the Asia Mileage Program include: British Airways, Air China, SWISS, Qantas, Dragonair and other 17 airlines.
The alliance of the hotel industry will make your business travel more affordable. Once you join the hotel club, you can enjoy star-rated services and various discounts of luxury hotels in any alliance member hotel in the world.
Bath International Group's carefully designed Priority Club makes every stay more comfortable and more comfortable for guests. Bath International Group has a wide range of hotel brands, including Inter-Continental Hotels and Resorts, Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Select, etc.
Once a Priority Club international member, you can enjoy warm hospitality and the following benefits and benefits at more than 2,900 Bath Group hotels around the world:
You can choose to accumulate Priority Club points or Priority Club international alliance airlines. Air miles, 10 Priority Club points per dollar for every stay at Bass Hotels & Resorts at an award-eligible rate (2,000 Priority Club points or equivalent per stay at Inter-Continental Hotels and Resorts air miles). As an international member of Priority Club, guests will be able to enjoy the following VIP hospitality at Bass Hotels & Resorts hotels around the world: Guaranteed company single room rate every time; free morning newspaper from Monday to Friday; express check-in service, Make sure that the room and related information you have booked are ready when you arrive at the hotel; according to the guest's instructions, you can delay the check-out time until 2:00 pm; family members stay for free (sharing a room).
However, it should be noted that if you want to earn extra points by accumulating Priority Club points, you must pay the base rate per stay, and all special and promotional rates are not included. This bonus point award is not available for Preferred Members who choose to earn miles.

Online booking is more profitable Online booking has a history of several years abroad. It is estimated that the sales of e-commerce in the global tourism industry have exceeded 27 billion US dollars. The online booking business in China is only a matter of one or two years.
Online hotel and flight bookings make business travel arrangements easy and time-saving. The biggest advantage of booking flights and hotels online is that it is more convenient, cheaper and has a wider choice. You can book directly on the website of a certain airline or hotel you like, or you can compare and choose on the travel agency website, comprehensive website or travel professional website, because these types of websites will establish long-term and fixed relationships with many hotels and airlines. business relationship and get lower prices at wholesale prices.
On the China Aviation Information Network (www.flightchina.com), you can find a very detailed comparison of the fares and times of various airlines to the same destination. And various hotels and airlines will also publish their discount information on the Internet from time to time. Now, the site is also preparing to launch customized packages for business people going abroad, including air tickets, hotels and local excursions.
For example, the online reservation service of elong.com (www.elong.com) provides hotel, travel itinerary and flight reservation services. If you register as a member, you will enjoy discounts on many hotels. If you register as a member of eLong's consumer travel service, you can also enjoy discounts at special stores such as dining, entertainment, fitness and shopping in major Chinese cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
The number of hotel reservations on Ctrip (www.ctrip.com) through the company's website has reached 200,000 rooms/night per month. The site's main business is concentrated in mainland China, advocating self-service travel services.
The online booking column of Easy Travel Network (www.helptrip.com) includes hotel booking, line booking, train ticket booking, air ticket booking and online car rental. You can book more than 1,000 star-rated hotels in more than 70 large and medium-sized cities in China and more than 7,000 hotels in more than 2,000 cities in 188 countries on this website. The membership price is only 40-30% off the rack price!
The global hotel reservation service website (www.hrs.com) in Cologne, Germany set up an office in Shanghai at the end of May last year, and launched a simplified Chinese version of the online hotel reservation system for Chinese users, which can be directly booked through the website. 35,000 hotels. Since the company has been engaged in the international hotel reservation business for 28 years, the number of hotels is huge and the information is updated in a timely manner, so users can always get better prices and services.

There are many opportunities for business and leisure travel. In addition to the convenience and discounts of booking air tickets and hotels online, other travel-related information can be said to be available on the website. Articles such as detailed introductions, weather forecasts, travel notes of other tourists, or random feelings are very specific and well illustrated. For example, the travel channel of Netease (www.netease.com) has the following contents: travel news, travel instructions (eating, living, traveling, traveling, shopping, entertainment), items and equipment (drugs, photography bags, field supplies, adventure tools) , Common sense and laws and regulations, all guides for self-guided tours. Its "Easy Traveler" column is very distinctive. It is divided into four small columns: human geography, nature, city and seaside. They are all netizens' knowledge and miscellaneous notes about their own travel. You will often be infected by their passionate words. You Xing made a big splash.
As a busy manager, who comes and goes in a hurry, every stop is unable to fully appreciate the rich local cultural or natural landscapes. Nowadays, many travel agencies have launched a variety of business travel routes for customers to choose from.
For example, China International Travel Service (www.cits.net), China Travel Service (www.ctsho.com) and China Comfort Shenzhen Travel Service (www.cctsz.com) have a variety of domestic and overseas travel routes available. choose. Comfort Travel's outbound tours are divided into Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, and the United States and Canada, and each region has multiple travel routes. There is a very detailed introduction to the itinerary of each line, and you can choose according to your own business itinerary needs.

Conclusion Traveling not only relaxes the body and mind and recharges oneself, but also can share a happy time with one's family members to make up for the guilt of not having time to take care of family members during the busy workdays. And the benefits of knowledge gained from travel to work are an intangible asset.

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