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| Hotel and resorts discounts for a new travel agency | 5/13/2009 | Steve Collins |
Q: I am planning on openning a licensed travel agency and i will specialize on guided tours. how can ...
A: Unless you are booking airline tickets (which is a WHOLE new ball of wax--and NOT very profitable), ...
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| New travel agency. | 5/13/2009 | Norman L. Rose |
Q: I am planning on openning a licensed travel agency and i will specialize on guided tours. how can ...
A: As a licensed travel agent you simply need to contact Disney and other suppliers to negotiate a ...
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| Hotel and resorts discounts for a new travel agency | 5/13/2009 | Steve Collins |
Q: I am planning on openning a licensed travel agency and i will specialize on guided tours. how can ...
A: Honestly, as a new agency, you are going to have a difficult time getting amazing discounts. ...
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| Travel Reimbursement Policy | 4/23/2009 | Norman L. Rose |
Q: Writing Policy- We have three offices within a 10 mile radius -do we reimburse for travel to these ...
A: This is completely up to your company's culture. If you worked for the US Federal Government your ...
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| promotion | 4/13/2009 | Norman L. Rose |
Q: Sir I have owned a travel franchise, specialized in domestic & international flights.It ...
A: To promote your site you need to: 1) Optimize your site for search by Google and Yahoo!. Given the ...
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| Debit Memos | 2/26/2009 | Norman L. Rose |
Q: When an airline receives a credit card charge back they just send a debit memo. Therefore the only ...
A: I have heard from many sources that the airlines have increased their collection efforts as a way ...
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| travel agent | 12/18/2008 | Norman L. Rose |
Q: I had a question that I kind of got confused. Does a licenced travel agent make money off of booking ...
A: Travel agencies make money on commissions, back end overrides (also a form of commissions) and ...
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| Average meal per diem | 9/23/2008 | Norman L. Rose |
Q: I am curious what the standard corporate meal per diem is. We are revising our corporate travel ...
A: The best resource for meal per diem rates is Runzheimer International ...
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| Travel between Amsterdam and Berlin | 9/10/2008 | Lawrence J. Caldwell |
Q: I'm an Australian living and working in Amsterdam under a knowledgable person VISA, my girlfriend ...
A: I think you are heading in the right direction. Look for a small airport running local airlines. ...
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| Curious | 4/25/2008 | Joel Linton |
Q: Your itroduction sounds like you might know how to help me, I hope so. I'm interested in knowing ...
A: The first option that comes to my mind is to suggest that you seek employment with an airline -- to ...
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| Business Travel - State Residency Status | 2/4/2008 | Norman L. Rose |
Q: My company is based on Washington state. We have many clients in other states such as California, ...
A: Naomi, I afraid all I can give you is an opinion. I would check with a CPA to verify this, but as ...
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| Looking for Finance Central! | 2/2/2008 | Joel Linton |
Q: First of all, I'd like to thank you for volunteering your valuable experience to the public. It's a ...
A: Andreas Tough question ..... only because your chosen career is way out of my understanding .... ...
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| travel | 1/30/2008 | Joel Linton |
Q: how to start a travelling business at the lowest price cost from home at Delhi in india?
A: I really cannot advise on this question -- only because I have no experience in the travel industry ...
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| Expense Management Systems | 1/3/2008 | Norman L. Rose |
Q: My question pertains to expenses and how to manage/organize them. I'm an independent contractor. I ...
A: Cynthia, I am in a similar situation as an independent consultant. There are a number of ...
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| golf business | 11/20/2007 | Norman L. Rose |
Q: I just ask about Golf business in Thailand !! i live in Thailand and i have database about golf ...
A: Yes. There are a number of sites that specialize in specific activities such as golf, adventure ...
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| business travel | 11/6/2007 | Joel Linton |
Q: I am planning on travelling to stuttgart, germany in february, and from there to venice, italy. I ...
A: Train travel is far more convenient and comfortable in Europe. I suggest that you investigate a ...
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| Business Travel | 10/22/2007 | Norman L. Rose |
Q: What is tourism operation? the academic and/or professional definition.
A: Viviane, That is a broad category but basically means anything involved with the delivery of ...
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| costing | 10/10/2007 | Joel Linton |
Q: Good day, I hope you will be able to assist. I'm the travel agent for Old Mutual in South Africa and ...
A: I live in Chicago (and by coincidence -- I was born in Bloemfontein !!! -- have lived in the USA ...
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| What language? | 6/11/2007 | Joel Linton |
Q: Hey Joel, I'm entering college as a freshman in August and am wondering what language I should ...
A: From my experiences I would assist your planning by suggesting that Spanish is a good option to ...
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| Incentive Travel | 5/1/2007 | Steve Collins |
Q: I need to purchase a lot of airline tickets for a consumer incentive/promotion I am running. Here is ...
A: I need to do a little research on this before I can give you a good answer--because there are SOOO ...
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| Meal Allowance | 4/16/2007 | Norman L. Rose |
Q: I' am trying to set up a meal allowance for Auditors during their business travel. Do you have some ...
A: The best place to find out this information is at Runzheimer International ...
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| Briefcase with wheels | 3/16/2007 | Joel Linton |
Q: Really sorry - just asked the following question and forgot to add - smallest, lightest briefcase ...
A: I am on my second briefcase with wheels ! (the first one was a Samsonite and current one is a Swiss ...
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| marv alpert | 11/11/2006 | Joel Linton |
Q: marv alpert which company would you recommend for travel insurance what has been your experience ...
A: I have only bought travel insurance for my december family vacation cruises. I have never bought ...
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| Frequent Flyer re-imbursement | 9/24/2006 | Joel Linton |
Q: I have a 30+ group going on a cruise with a musician. The group has been charge extra money to ...
A: Sounds like they are using the $1400 to cover their "time" or at least his time (musician). Why not ...
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| American average meal allowances | 8/31/2006 | Norman L. Rose |
Q: I am a traveling supervisor for a Exhibit design firm, we are on the road an average of 180 days per ...
A: Jack, The best resource for per diem amounts is Runzheimer International ...
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| Hotel costs per major US City | 7/10/2006 | Joel Linton |
Q: I am doing research on the costs of hotels for their peak times & non-peak times for the major US ...
A: Very difficult to locate one site with all the information -- most of the online sites (Travelocity, ...
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| Columnist | 4/5/2006 | Lawrence J. Caldwell |
Q: I am contacting you from SPiN - Super Powerful Networking, the reason for my email is I wanted to ...
A: In addition to writing about business travel, I have written and published extensively on the ...
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| US college degree/ UK employers | 4/5/2006 | Joel Linton |
Q: If I obtain a college degree from an NEA regionally accredited school, and then I later decide to ...
A: Please explain to me what NEA means ? You should be careful with this situation only because the ...
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| Writing, travelling and how to live off of it. | 1/17/2006 | Norman L. Rose |
Q: Writing, travelling and how to live off of it. How many people here are currently travel writing as ...
A: KG, Guide book publishers have traditionally hired free lance writers for input into specific ...
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| Writing, travelling and how to live off of it. | 1/17/2006 | Lawrence J. Caldwell |
Q: Writing, travelling and how to live off of it. How many people here are currently travel writing as ...
A: There are numerous net opportunities for writing p/t. A simple Google will yield lots of sites to ...
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| American average meal allowance | 8/11/2005 | Norman L. Rose |
Q: We are attempting to set up company guidlines for employees to spend while they travel in the US on ...
A: Colleen, I don't have per diem information but I believe if you contact Runzheimer International at ...
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| average american meal allowance by large companies | 8/11/2005 | Lawrence J. Caldwell |
Q: We are looking to set up company guidelines for employee spending while they travel in the US. Would ...
A: There is no average across the United States. It varies from city to city, state to state. Typical ...
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| wireless options | 2/3/2005 | Joel Linton |
Q: I work out of my home, so I pretty much travel on vacations when I want. But, when I want to be away ...
A: I do not know of any such accessory -- sounds like a great idea. Search the internet and see what ...
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Q: I would like to know more about the travel industry. I know that in the chain of travel there is ...
A: Sorry for the delay. I didn't see your additonal question. The wholesale usually contracts with ...
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| I would like to know more... | 1/10/2005 | Norman L. Rose |
Q: I would like to know more about the travel industry. I know that in the chain of travel there is ...
A: Catherine, This is an interesting question considering the changes happening in the industry. The ...
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| Temporary cell phone for India trip | 12/29/2004 | Joel Linton |
Q: I will be visiting India Jan 7-14 and wonder if there is a way to get a cell phone for the trip ...
A: You will need a GSM phone -- that accomodates a SIM card. Lately I have heard that AT&T sell a ...
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| Travel Agency | 10/14/2004 | Joel Linton |
Q: Is it possible for one to become a free lance travel agent solo out of their home with a ...
A: This is an interesting question, and something that I have thought about doing myself actually !! ...
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| Travel | 9/9/2004 | Joel Linton |
Q: I am a Telecoms consultant in Nigeria I will be travelling from Lagos to Spain (Madrid 2 weeks) and ...
A: I assume that you have investigated the travel details of the routing that you intend taking (trains ...
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| Traveling to China | 5/17/2004 | Joel Linton |
Q: ------------------------- The city I will be in is Shanghai. If you have been to Shanghai, is ...
A: I have not spent much time in Shanghai -- but like all cities there are good and bad areas. I am ...
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| Traveling to China | 5/10/2004 | Joel Linton |
Q: No I did not. If you could send it again I would really appreciate it. Thanks Ernest
A: What I advised last time regarding your question was basically a strategy you should take of ...
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