word count: 454character width: 60resource box: 3 lines + web link=========================================================="6 Cheeky Ways To Get An Upgrade On Your Air Ticket"- by Neil Stelling B.Sc,... word count: 454character width: 60resource box: 3 lines + web link=========================================================="6 Cheeky Ways To Get An Upgrade On Your Air Ticket"- by Neil Stelling B.Sc, MBA© DigiLectual Inc. 2004http://www.cheap--airline--tickets.com/ ==========================================================Big company employees usually book through their companytravel manager. Since they don't make their own booking,how can they get their preferred deal ? first class, airmiles, preferred flight time etc.Some business travellers exercise more ingenuity andcunning finding a way around their company travel policy,than they use in their actual job.Many business travellers shed tears at the demise ofConcorde. Blagging their way onto Concorde represented thepinnacle of transatlantic travel achievement. Few companytravel policies allow such luxury, but Concorde rarely flewwithout a majority of business travel passengers.Concorde flights spawned many excuses. Shorter timewithout a cigarette, fear of flying, creativity etc. SinceConcorde retired, first class became the main goal -followed by business class, or maximum air miles.Company travel managers can actually save their companiesvastly more money than negotiating with travel suppliers.If someone flies economy instead of business, that's oftenworth about four tickets.But the big company employee still holds a bag of tricks :* Medical* Schedule* Late Booking* Hotels* Inefficient Systems* PromotionMedical grounds provide good excuses for upgrade. Did youhear the expression 'economy class syndrome' ? It refersto deep-vein thrombosis. This, undoubtedly unpleasant anddangerous condition, produces the biggest increase inbusiness class upgrade requests. Many people actually handover a medical certificate to support their claim know anydoctor friends ?A good trick manipulates Schedules. This works well forpeople collecting air miles. Simply arrange your meetingso you can only get there using your preferred flight.Book late, hoping economy sells-out early, and onlybusiness class seats remain. This common ploy usuallyfails 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. Althoughtravel managers carefully monitor air travel and car hire,they're less likely to have local hotel knowledge. You canfind yourself in a far superior hotel than company policyreally allows.Your company may run a strict travel policy. Butinefficient systems prevent them actually detecting yourabuse. Try to find out how your company checks itsbusiness travel. Does the travel agent provide reports ?Are you forced to use a corporate card that itemizes allyour expenses ? Even if they do, not all companiesactually analyze the data. Search for chinks in yourcompanies travel policy armour.Finally, if all else fails, get promotion ! Yes, if youget a senior management position you can ignore your ownrules. Or you might finally be entitled to the standard oftravel 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 lookforward to. ===========================================================Discover useful information, and some of the best cheap airline tickets deals on the internet. Go==> http://www.cheap--airline--tickets.com/** Attention eZine editors / Site owners **Feel free to reprint this article in its entirety in yourezine or on your site so long as you leave all links inplace, do not modify the content and include our resourcebox as listed above. If you do use the material please send us a note so we cantake a look.. mailto:[email protected] out other great articles athttp://www.cheap--airline--tickets.com/articlesindex.htm Source: Free Articles from ArticlesFactory.com