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- Green Business Travel: Help Protect the Environment on Your Next Trip

If you're a regular business traveler, you may be concerned about the toll your activities are taking on the environment. Airlines, hotels and rental car companies are making it easy to lighten your carbon footprint. Learn how the travel industry is going green and which companies are doing the most to help protect planet earth.
- Understanding Hotel Rates: Are You Getting the Best Deal?

Booking a hotel is always a gamble. The prices can vary significantly depending on where, how and when you make the reservation. Here, we outline the various rates that can be found and how to get the most for your money.
- Questions to Consider Before Booking Your Hotel

Are you arranging travel for yourself or someone else? Before making a final decision on accommodations, asking a few simple questions can help prevent major problems. Find out what you need to consider before making that all important hotel selection.
- Ways to Keep Your Cool When Delayed

Let’s face it: nothing goes smoothly when you’re traveling. Delays are just a fact of life on the road. If you’re the type to get stressed out and lose all composure when things don’t go your way, we have some advice for keeping your head when the inevitable happens.
- How to Book an Executive Charter

Commercial airlines are charging more for tickets and baggage and offering fewer services, so why should we bother? Believe it or not, there is an alternative. Explore the benefits of booking a charter and how to do it.
- Travel Like a VIP with Airline Upgrades
Are you tired of traveling coach? Looking for more from your favorite airline? Learn to get the most out of your business travel with these helpful tips.
- Eco-Friendly Business Travel
The New York Times reported today that while eco-tourism is extremely important to many business travelers, eco-friendly hotels might be missing the mark. While hotels may be half-heartedly supporting the green movement, are we just as bad?
- Off-Site or On-Site Airport Parking: The Pros and Cons
Headed to the airport in your own car? The question of where to park will surely come up. Determine which is better for you and your car – parking at the airport or at an off-site lot. We’ll break down the benefits and drawbacks of each.
- How Are We Dealing with the Gas Crisis?
Every day, I scour the internet looking for news pertinent to office professionals. Lately, I've been inundated with articles of rising oil prices, and while I find it a mundane detail of life, gas prices are affecting us all and how we deal
- How to Dress for Air Travel
Taking a plane is no longer a luxury but these days, it’s unbelievable how people dress when they head for the airport. This article tells you why you might want to think again before showing up in your pajamas, and provides some comfortable alternatives.
- Airline Satisfaction Reaches a New Low
I read an article this morning that struck me as incredibly pertinent to our jobs. Whether booking travel for yourself or your boss, it's interesting to know that customer satisfaction has reached an incredible low among airlines since 2001.
- Rental Car or Taxi?
Which is better for your needs? Depending on the situation, a taxi might be more economical. But perhaps the convenience of a rental car is much more appealing. Let us help you decide which is the right mode of transportation for your trip.
- Airport Hotels: Convenience or Hype?

Ever wondered if airport hotels are really as convenient as they seem to be? We’ll help you uncover the truth and determine if these local lodges are a business traveler’s dream or just another gimmick to avoid.
- Airport Lounges: Good Use of Time and Money?

The entrances are chameleons, unobtrusive and merging into the metal background of the steel and noise of the airport. You've heard there's a quiet sanctuary with room to work and unlimited food and drink beyond those doors. From time to time,
- Speaking the Hotel Language

If you’re planning a meeting or event at a hotel, beware! You may encounter a whole new language of acronyms and mysterious lingo. Don’t get confused. Let our resident expert in the hotel industry translate. With his help, you’ll sound knowledgeable and be much more confident when searching for the perfect hotel to accommodate your needs.
- Hotel Brand Loyalty

Do you have a favorite hotel? Does your company always book with the same chain? You can earn rewards by staying loyal to the same hotel brand. We’ll give you an overview of how these programs work and why you need to be a part of them.
- Buried Treasures: Best of OA - January 13, 2009

As most of you know, the OfficeArrow website is an enormous treasure chest of information. But there’s so much; it’s easy to miss some of the best stuff! So, we’re digging up some of our “oldies but goodies” and exposing our hidden treasures.
- The Cancellation Blues: How to Avoid the Pain of Cancelling a Large Scale Event

In these uncertain economic times, events are being cancelled left and right. Unfortunately, if you’re planning a large scale event involving hotel conference rooms and suites, you may find yourself saddled with hefty cancellation fees. Our industry insider shares a few secrets for avoiding excessive pain when you’re forced to cancel an event.
- Home, Sweet Hotel: Finding the Right Extended Stay Hotel for You

Relocating across the country for your company? Working in a new city to woo a new client? You may want to consider temporarily residing in an extended-stay hotel, which often offer extra amenities at a better rate than traditional hotels. Here’s what you need to know before you make plans.
- The Hotel Sales Process: What You Need to Know

If you’ve ever planned a meeting or event at a hotel, you’ve probably wondered about the sales process. Why does it take so long to get a quote? Why aren’t they scrambling to get my business? Why does the rate change for different dates? Our resident hotel industry expert shares his insider secrets and lets you in on the hotel sales process (and how you can make it work to your advantage).
- The Price is Right: Selecting the Best Economy Hotel

These days, everyone is looking for a good deal at a low price. So, any budget-minded traveler who wants to find a great economy hotel needs to take the time to determine their basic needs – location, maximum price, minimum amenities – and then do a little research.
- Key Ways to Capitalize on a Down Market: A Hotel Manager's Perspective

Sure, you’re aware that the market is in disarray, greatly affecting the hotel industry. However, according to our expert-on-the-inside, Josh Baker, meeting and event planners can use this situation to their advantage. Read on to learn four keys ways to capitalize on the suffering hotel market.
- Due Diligence: Site Inspections from an Insider's POV

If you’re planning a large meeting or event, find a top-notch venue by performing a site inspection prior to booking the hotel and/or conference room. Our resident site inspection expert (and hotel sales manager) Josh Baker provides a few insider tips to get the most out of this process.
- Hotel Business Centers: What to Expect

When traveling for business, many of us require a business center in the hotel – or at least the ability to check email and send a fax. But of course, not all business centers are created equally. This article tells you which hotel chains have the best facilities and what precautions you should take when using them.
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