6 Cheeky Ways To Get An Upgrade On Your Air Ticket

Author: Neil Stelling
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Cheeky Ways To Get An Upgrade On Your Air Ticket"

- by Neil Stelling B.Sc, MBA

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Big company employees usually book through their company travel
manager. Since they don't make their own booking, how can they
get their preferred deal ? … first class, air miles, preferred
flight time etc.

Some business travellers exercise more ingenuity and cunning
finding a way around their company travel policy, than they use
in their actual job.

Many business travellers shed tears at the demise of Concorde.
Blagging their way onto Concorde represented the pinnacle of
transatlantic travel achievement. Few company travel policies
allow such luxury, but Concorde rarely flew without a majority
of business travel passengers.

Concorde flights spawned many excuses. Shorter time without a
cigarette, fear of flying, creativity etc. Since Concorde
retired, first class became the main goal - followed by business
class, or maximum air miles.

Company travel managers can actually save their companies vastly
more money than negotiating with travel suppliers. If someone
flies economy instead of business, that's often worth about four
tickets.

But the big company employee still holds a bag of tricks :

* Medical * Schedule * Late Booking * Hotels * Inefficient
Systems * Promotion

Medical grounds provide good excuses for upgrade. Did you hear
the expression 'economy class syndrome' ? It refers to deep-vein
thrombosis. This, undoubtedly unpleasant and dangerous
condition, produces the biggest increase in business class
upgrade requests. Many people actually hand over a medical
certificate to support their claim… know any doctor friends ?

A good trick manipulates Schedules. This works well for people
collecting air miles. Simply arrange your meeting so you can
only get there using your preferred flight.

Book late, hoping economy sells-out early, and only business
class seats remain. This common ploy usually fails if company
policy requires an advance notice period.

Even if you can't get your preferred flight upgrade, a 5 * hotel
will help soothe your disappointment. Although travel managers
carefully monitor air travel and car hire, they're less likely
to have local hotel knowledge. You can find yourself in a far
superior hotel than company policy really allows.

Your company may run a strict travel policy. But inefficient
systems prevent them actually detecting your abuse. Try to find
out how your company checks its business travel. Does the travel
agent provide reports ? Are you forced to use a corporate card
that itemizes all your expenses ? Even if they do, not all
companies actually analyze the data. Search for chinks in your
companies travel policy armour.

Finally, if all else fails, get promotion ! Yes, if you get a
senior management position you can ignore your own rules. Or you
might finally be entitled to the standard of travel you feel
appropriate to you.

Using these six ways, and any others you can think of, every
business trip soon becomes a luxury you can look forward to.

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