Whether you’re an entrepreneur paying your own way or a corporation paying for employee travel, there are ways to stay on top of expenses you’ll want to know about.
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If you have several meetings or in-person appearances to make, and they happen to be geographically close, consider planning your business travel in clusters.
If you’re the one hosting the meeting, consider making it a hybrid event. Invite those who are most needed to be there in person and set up a live virtual event so that others can join in from home.
For international business trips, you should be prepared for that as well! Save time at the airport by enrolling in TSA precheck (saves time at check-in) and Global Entry (saves time while coming home).
Many business events will likely still have Covid precautions in place. That is important to note as you may need to arrange for proof of vaccination, exemption, or negative test results to attend the event in the first place.
As a side note, if you’re an employer who is preparing for an upswing in business travel for your employees, then consider utilizing the services of a business travel management company.