The perks of Executive Travel
Business travel as an executive often involves several perks. Because many executives travel frequently, they are aware of the best hotels and airlines to use, plus they are offered rewards for their frequent use of hotels and airlines. Their status and connections also usually result in the VIP treatment they receive when traveling.
Executives frequently make use of travel loyalty programs, offered by hotels, airlines, and credit cards. With these programs, they are able to receive perks such as bonus miles or seat upgrades when they fly. Other perks include free nights at hotels, discounts at restaurants, admission to exclusive airport lounges, rental car coverage or even tickets to professional golf tournaments.
Executives also have access to some of the finest hotel amenities there are. Many hotel chains have special business facilities for executive travelers. Some of them place all of their executive rooms on the same floor with their own private manager so that the business travelers don’t have to be bothered by any families with loud children. At the finer hotels, executives have access to secretarial services, along with complimentary breakfasts, snacks, and beverages. The executive rooms in hotels tend to be larger, with more amenities than the average hotel room, such as large desks stocked with office supplies and free high-speed Internet access. Executives on business travel have private access to their own personal lounge in many hotels, where they can network with other executives staying at the hotel. Frequently these lounges feature alcoholic beverages and large televisions featuring international channels. Some hotels will even offer free clothes pressing services to executives. Hotels also offer express check-in and check-out for their business clients. The hotel staff usually takes the liberty of making car rental reservations for the executive as well, or providing the services of a shuttle.