Life Of E's

These great tips are from Beth Terry, who is known as the “Cactus Wrangler”(R) - www.BethTerry.com – and she gave me permission to share these wonderful suggestions with you. Our voice is our livelihood, and we need to stay healthy to stay employed. During a speech by an “infection control” nurse I thought about our situation [...]

Tags: airplanes, germs, healthy, prevent, Travel

Question: When you are traveling by car, do you ever consider using a rental car rather than your own vehicle?  Seems like a couple of issues come into play. Wear and tear on your own car, which option is cheaper, writing off the trip for tax purposes, etc. Thanks and maybe this would be good to post [...]

Tags: auto, reimbursemnet, rental car, Travel

Question: Is it best to check with the district/organization who is paying for your travel before you make flight, hotel and rental car arrangements to find out what they are willing to pay you for your travel?  For example, if I make hotel reservations that cost $100/night and then the district/organization says that is too [...]

Tags: hotel, rental car, Travel, travel reimbursemnet

Question: I have some questions concerning travel. For some of these questions, I’m thinking long term. For hotels, is it best to try and stay at the same ‘chain’ of hotels when traveling?  I know many hotels offer benefit program which could save a lot of money in the long run.  And same question for [...]

Tags: airline, loyalty programs, perks, points, Travel

Question: When using a rental car for traveling, in addition to charging the district/organization for the rental car, do you also charge for mileage? Posted by Billy Simms | 4/23/08 Answer: It’s one or the other.  I work out what’s going to be the most fair for the client.  For example, if I decide that [...]

Tags: car, expenses, lease, mileage, rental, rental car, Travel

Question: When you travel, do you search for and make flight and hotel reservations or do you have a travel agent do it for you?  Can you give me your opinion on the pros and cons of each? Billy Simms | posted 7/1/07 Answer: I used to always have a travel agent, but for the [...]

Tags: loyalty, Travel, travel agent, travel programs