11-30-09: Vanderbilt: Travel Web site training sessions available

All employees who eat, travel &/or who assist in making travel arrangements for others should attend!

Procurement Services is offering a training session on the Vanderbilt Travel Website featuring the addition of our Restaurant/Catering Rewards program.

Learn to use the new Travel Portal effectively; how to save money on restaurants and catering, how to book trips on-line efficiently and cost effectively; when to use a travel agency and maximize their effort; how to protect yourself from errors, second-guessing and unexpected fees or charges. Valuable for both business and vacation travel.

Several sessions have been scheduled for your convenience and take place in Light Hall. The instructor is Sheri DiGiovanna, Manager Strategic Projects.

Click here to sign up.

These are just some of the points we’ll cover:

Top 10 Things Your Travel Agency Knows...That you Don’t…
1. Airline Discounts and Double Frequent Flyer Points
2. Waived cancellation and change fees on Air Tran
3. Getting the best price, understanding the price you’re getting
4. Why the playing field isn’t level
5. Beating the Internet on international flights
6. New Orleans for $25 per night
7. Five tips when negotiating for a group
8. Travel Organizer: All of the responsibility, none of the control
9. When to use an agency; when to bypass
10. Isn’t there one place I can go that has everything?

http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/myvu/news/2009/11/30/travel-web-site-training-sessions-available.101205