A Smart Frugal Business Traveler Uses Online Deals
May 10th, 2011 | 
Author: A Smart Frugal Business Traveler Uses Online Deals
Like many businessmen clutching leather travel cases on one hand and a plane ticket on another I am a mobile worker always on the move without an office or a swivel chair to call his own. To be more precise I am a financial management consultant who lives his life in hotels. I have a business card without an address. Ha! I am not making a point about how glamorous the job is; rather I am fascinated by the fact that I have become essentially my own travel agent. I look for my own online deals; I employ my own strategies; make my own itineraries; book my own trips.
One of the most important decisions for any traveler like me whether leisure or business is find out where to stay. A bed and breakfast lodge? A classy condominiumcumhotel? An obscure travelers inn on the outskirts of downtown? A beach resort an allinclusive fivestar hotel a humble but practical apartment or a vacation rental? Will I indulge myself or make a choice that is reasonably priced? My preferences are not invariable: they depend on factors such as valueformoney season peak of offpeak duration of stay mode of transportation etc. Where shall I stay? Where do I make my bed tonight? I face these choices daily so that is why I use the Internet to look up the best online deals and promotions for hotels. The only place I wont consider is the one that is owned by Norman Bates.
Its a hassle I must admit the extracurricular tasks. I would hire a personal travel agent except that Im a directtodirect kind of guy and because the extra hard work does pay off anyway. Literally. After I have made my hotel bookings from online deals I often find out that I was able to accumulate an incredible amount of savings most of them coming from booking discounts cashback rebates credit card points membership discounts and loyalty guest promotions. This is important: just like expenses that come from your own pocket savings earned and made also take on a cumulative effect. And the numbers will surprise you every time you look at it; they always do.
Anyway my traveling on business can be made rewarding when I am able to save big on costs other than that incurred in looking for accommodation. It helps me take my mind off of the amount of money I am spending. Imagine the things you have to spend when youre always on the move: food communication and phone calls transportation coffee the occasional nightout and the occasional I bought this in such and such souvenir item. Thus when I fire up the computer before a trip I make sure to search website after website for affordable car rentals airline tickets travel luggage accessories supplies tour packages and other moneysaving online deals for travel. That way nothing I spend on can be described as unnecessary which is what a smart and frugal business traveler should always be able to say.
About the writer: David Stack is a computer programmer and web developer and a weekend writer. He has been operating Coupon Saver for over a year now. Get more promotional codes free shipping and promos by visiting Coupon Codes Blog.
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