Business Travel

So over the last few weeks we've been busy working on a short film project that has taken us to the low-country of South Carolina to the heart of Brooklyn, in the neighborhood of Bed-Stuy. The time away has kept us from blogging steadily, but we're back to share some lessons learned in business travel.

• ​Take advantage of hotel discounts via AAA, reward points, family and friend corporate discounts, and paid in advance rooms.
• If paying for a business associate's room, make sure you put room in their name and sign credit authorization for your responsible expenses (ie...room & tax) and all other matters (ie.. parking fee) on the business associate credit card.
• Note that its almost impossible to change flights that were utilized with rewards points without incurring a host of fees.
• When using Uber or any similar car-service, pay especial attention to the surge rate and to reduce costs, utilize pool service, if offered.
• Take advantage of business credit cards (ie...American Express) that offer 1% or more cash back. 
• And finally, bring petty cash with you for places that don't accept credit cards or if someone needs to run a business-related errand without you being present.

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