Jan 4

Important items for business travel

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Those who travel regularly for work and know well what objects can not stop to pack. Some are very personal, I agree. But there are a number of items you are indispensable for all business travelers , so if you just have to release or make your first move and walk a little lost these tips you can come very, very well.

The first thing you carry around as a business traveler is a kit of basic medicines , besides, it is understood, medication that every time we are taking. For example, motion sickness pills for muscle aches, headaches or intended to relieve an upset stomach resulting from abundant meals. Where the voyage is a tropical country, it is worth include astringent, antihistamines, and mosquito repellent ointment for the bites.

If we are to make a long flight, it is best that we have an inflatable pillow that allows us to rest without suffering neck and shoulders. Although some airlines to offer better bring home a case. It will be very useful to include in your luggage a universal adapter plugs if you’re traveling to a country that uses a different system to Spanish. Britain and Italy are examples of neighboring countries we will need an adapter. We must also bear in mind the electrical power of our destiny and evaluate electrical equipment that travel with us support it. If not, you will need to include in the suitcase a current transformer .

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Dec 6

Do business are complicated?

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Business trips are very different from those that are tourism mainly because the more you do them to make a thousand and one things to strengthen your business or the company they represent and not so much for visiting places that may get your attention.

In fact you must be very careful what one plans when it comes to business. Absolutely everything has to be well calculated to make no mistakes and problems that may take its toll at that time or a later one.

The first thing to be clear is that travel documents should be carefully detailed so there are no last minute surprises and with it problems which have to repent later.

When traveling on business can do alone or with others, it is important to be clear that you want to achieve with the trip and what benefits will be when it starts back.

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Apr 27

Business Travel Tips

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The travel business is currently undergoing major changes leading to the modification purchases linked to this area. All players are subject to restructuring and increasing pressure increased, whereas in the context of globalization, businesses saw the number of travel increase.

Thus, employees of Swift Business share their expertise and give you advice and sustainable solutions to master your travel budget and travel. The value for money travel and travel is our core business, and over 50% of the missions entrusted to us by our customers focus on this theme. Through these missions, we are experts in more than 700 million € per year, which puts us as a firm leader on this subject.

Key figures for this category of purchase:

This segment of purchase may be important in the budget of a company:

* This budget represents an average of 4.5% of purchases
* The budget travel agency represents only 5% of the total budget of the ticket
* The establishment of a travel policy and monitoring its implementation up to 20% decrease spending on business travel.

The methodology used by Swift Business to optimize this expense item:

After conducting an inventory and making recommendations, a suitable action plan is developed in partnership with our customers. It is determined on the basis of specific criteria, taking into account the needs and contextual realities of clients.

Here are some example of what we can offer our customers according to their internal problems:

* Conducting scoping study and calculation of ROI implementation of travel management tools (e-order, online booking tool, electronic invoicing …)
* Improving the flow of agency and payment of travel expenses (business cards and postcards housed)
* Formalization of a travel policy consistent with the context of our client, establishing control processes associated
* Implementation of the “Travel Management”, training and definition of Travel Manager Dashboard for optimal management of providers
* Implementing a new travel agency and change management internally with our customer

Mar 28

Transport companies know the benefits of using intelligent systems

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The Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade, through the public company’s Network and the Ministry of Development held in Leon on Tuesday Days ‘Business Network’, a meeting which showed the commitment to use intelligent transportation systems that minimize “negative externalities” of the sector, in order to increase the profitability of various businesses.

At the ceremony attended by the mayor of Leon, Francisco Fernandes, the director general of the National Institute of Communication Technologies (INTECO), Victor Izquierdo, and Red.es spokesman, Rafael Chavez. This program aims to promote the implementation of a ‘software’ fleet management business in the land transport sector or in companies with fleets of Castilla and Leon.

Have also shown the different opportunities that the technology solutions in order to boost the economy and enhancing competitiveness in this sector. The project is part of ‘Business Network’ and is part of the Plan Avanza2. It has a budget of 178 million euros until 2013 funded by the Ministry of Industry, the State government and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). In the case of Castilla and Leon, the budget allocation in excess of four million euros.

SMEs, micro and autonomous land transport sector or any enterprise fleet sector participated in a meeting free of technical advisory and extension in which a team of specialists has announced the benefits of adopting specific solutions the daily management of your business. Click here to read more.. »

Dec 21

China and Russia raised the optimism of the motor industry

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The strong momentum in sales of automobiles in China and Russia will cause the global automotive market grows 8.6% in 2010, a record growth rate for a sector undergoing reorganization of its activity after the economic and financial crisis.

The last historical record of an increase in the distribution of cars was in 2007, when sales grew 7% over the previous year.

This exercise will register 59,980,000 of cars and light vehicles in the world, according to forecasts by the U.S. consulting Polk & Co, which said the global market increased their numbers by 7.3% in November, with 5.04 million units sold for 4.70 million the same month of 2009.

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The positive drift of the engine business has been consolidated in the last year in the business of Asia and particularly China, but Russia has capitalized on the growth in Europe.

Both countries are the only powers who have direct incentives to buy cars, after all major economies to withdraw their support, in the form of grants-sector during the early part of this year. Russia last month starred in the world by increasing its car sales, with 190,000 units shipped, 80% on the same stretch of 2009, according to figures provided by the European Business Association, which breaks down car sales Russia monthly.

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