| When work crews, project managers, company | | | | particularly welcome for rush jobs, unanticipated work |
| drivers and small business owners regularly travel the | | | | delays or route changes that can happen during |
| nation's highways for business, budget-friendly prices | | | | business travel. |
| and convenience take top priority on the road. | | | | Companies can choose hotels that match their |
| Travelers get both when they check in to a hotel | | | | business travel requirements for cost and popular |
| with a business lodging savings card. | | | | amenities like on-site breakfasts, truck parking and |
| Savings cards for workforce travel are provided by | | | | Internet service. It's easy to find participating hotels |
| lodging program management companies that put | | | | when the lodging card provider includes an online |
| their business volume to work negotiating hotel | | | | search tool to map hotel locations where the card is |
| savings. Some leading firms serve thousands of | | | | accepted across North America. |
| clients that book millions of hotel rooms annually. As a | | | | When the workforce lodging program also offers |
| result, they can offer corporate lodging discounts for | | | | 24-hour traveler support, a handy toll-free direct line |
| businesses of any size. | | | | always is available for questions. Travelers can call to |
| Employees who check in with a lodging savings card | | | | find out where to stay with their business lodging |
| gain access to deep discounts at a network of | | | | savings card, get their member rate or seek |
| thousands of hotels where low, pre-negotiated rates | | | | assistance at check-in. |
| already are in place. Hotel locations typically are along | | | | Many businesses value the account management |
| centrally located routes, covering metropolitan areas | | | | benefits of business lodging cards, which can make |
| as well as rural settings. This benefits crews working | | | | bookkeeping simpler. Companies get e-mail invoices |
| on installations or repair projects, truckers and pilot | | | | showing what they spent and saved on lodging, and |
| car drivers traveling the country's highways, or | | | | lodging statements remain online for three years for |
| specialty businesses attending shows and events. | | | | easy reference. |
| Presenting a lodging savings card at check-in often | | | | But the most compelling reason to join a business |
| guarantees access to any available room, even | | | | lodging program is all about low, low rates on hotel |
| without a reservation. Walk-in room availability is | | | | rooms. |