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By Jim Guerra

 Planning your business trip wisely will free you from lots of trouble. Inadequate airline seats, long lines, heavy traffic, and unavailable hotel rooms are just some of the problems a business traveler might encounter. Despite the emergence of e-commerce, businessmen still travel more often for sales and business shows. Here are some tips to make your business travel a successful one:

1. Plan your business trip long before you leave the office.

2. Always prepare a travel bag with complete necessities to be used on any emergency trips.

3. Bring some ready to eat foods, it will save you a substantial amount of money, considering the high cost of foods in hotels.

4. Be sure to have a buffer time between your flight and your scheduled meeting.

5. Choose aircraft that has better seats with ample leg room.

6. Put all your valuable materials in a small carry-on bag.

7. When calling your main office, use the 800 numbers as much as possible because it’s much cheaper.

8. If you’re a businesswoman, it is important to dress well. Additionally, you must bring casual clothes for your free time.

Not all hotels have inexpensive telecommunication systems from their rooms, so always choose your hotel’s business floor, for these rooms are made especially for business traveler. These rooms should have dual telephone/modem lines, fax machine, and free communications between rooms. In order to save money on calls, use your calling card and place calls through your country’s long-distance carrier or find a pay phone in the hotel’s lobby. If available, use a nearby business center for your fax needs since fax service within your room will probably cost more.

These days, a business traveler has to bring a lot of electronic equipment such as; cell phones, electronic organizers, laptop computers, etc. Here are some suggestions on how to keep your expensive business items safe:

1. Put your laptop inside a bag that will not indicate that there’s a laptop inside. The same works well for other equipment such as camera, electronic organizer, etc.

2. Don’t expose your laptop to x-ray scanners at the airport security check, rather have it checked manually. X-rays could damage your electronic equipment.

3. Don’t place your laptop on the aircraft’s overhead bins; instead place it near your seat or under the seat in front of you.

4. Always bring extra batteries for your equipment.

Today’s business travelers are enjoying much comfort compared to their counterparts a few decades ago. Low airfare, plenty of airlines to choose from, communication equipment (especially cell phones and laptops) make modern day business travelers more efficient. Even on a business trip, parents can always be with their family members and co-workers can still get in touch with their office work, at least virtually.

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Australian ETA Visa: The Modern Way to Travel

By dylan lautner

 The Australia ETA or Electronic Travel Authority is the easiest way to travel to the country for short visits or business trips. The system was introduced in 1996. Basically, this is an electronically stored authority to travel to Australia. It removes the need for a visa label, passport stamp or even application forms.

The Australian ETA visa system can be accessed by more than 300,000 travel agents worldwide and more than 75 airlines. There are three types of Australia ETA visas available:

ETA (Visitor) subclass 976 allows up to three months stay per visit within a 12-months from visa grant. The ETA (Business Entrant Short Validity) subclass 977 also allows the same length of stay with 12-months of visa grant but is mostly used for business travel. The ETA (Business Entrant Long Validity) subclass 956, on the other hand, allows up to three months stay per visit and is based on the validity of the passport.

It is important to remember that when an ETA is granted, it is always linked electronically to the ETA visa holders passport. As such, if there is a need to change a passport after the Australian ETA visa has already been granted, then the applicant must get a new ETA for the new passport.

During travel, the service provider (ie airlines or border control) enters the information found on the travelers passport into their ETA system, which interacts with the departmental systems. The ETA visa holders details are checked and the service provider is advised of the outcome. Everything is done electronically.

Travelers can enjoy the seamless process of purchasing their airline ticket and obtaining their Australian ETA visa at the same time. Service providers also benefit from this system as it saves airline staff time at the check-in counter.

Dylan Lautner

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Dylan Lautner is a Search Engine Optimisation Specialist, he is also a writer.

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Get to London for your next Holiday

By Mike Lap

 London is a major tourist destination and is favored as a tourist attraction by people from more than ninety countries around the world. This statistic alone is sufficient for proving the popularity of this European city in the list of the most sought after holidays. A holiday destination that expects to generate excitement in the people that visit it must have a wide range of activities and sight seeing options. London is one such destination that is steeped in culture that is unique to the European continent and at the same time it is a modern city that plays host to many artistic endeavors in the continent.

While in London you can go around the london attractions to get an idea of the cultural heritage of the British including the many castles and heritage sites in the countryside that tell a unique story of the European society in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The best known shopping centers located in London are in Oxford Street, the most famous street for hosting shops selling everything from artworks to hi-fashion clothing and accessories. All the shops here are equally attractive, so it is recommended that you set aside sufficient time in your london tour plan to get what you want and also to ensure that you do not miss out on any shopping deal that is on offer at the time of your tour.

The best time to go shopping in London is in the morning (say at around 9AM) as this is the time most Londoners are busy with their personal activities and generally do not come out to shop. This also works fine for the person who is on a holiday as he or she can then spend the rest of the time going around the city to see the london attractions at a leisurely pace.

Another major attraction for a tourist on a holiday to this European city is that they can go sight seeing with the London pass. This is a unique pass that is similar to a credit card and it offers free entry to many of the best and classiest london attractions, the best part is that you can bypass the serpentine queues that are visible at some of the popular tourist attractions in London on most days. You can in fact plan your london tour more effectively by taking out a London pass.

All you have to remember is that the pass is valid only for a fixed number of days irrespective of the number of attractions that you choose to visit in the validity period. You will also get a free guidebook (available in many languages) with your London pass. This ensures that you get the most out of your holiday in London. You cal also get exclusive deals on london hotels and other attractions from a travel web site. You can also get restaurant discounts and other cool deals if you use the Internet based tour operators to book your next holiday in London.

Michael Lap is author of this article on cheap flights.

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