TRAVEL "The Way It Should Be"
In today's multi-market business environment, corporate travel is almost always a vital necessity to get the job done. Not only is it upwardly expensive, it is increasingly stressful. At Bay Area Travel, Inc. we approach the travel industry as business people whose only business is travel, ever aware of the significant potential benefits associated with competent commercial travel management.
High quality, cost competitive and technology based travel services will keep a company's travel expenditures to a preferred minimum. Integrating these services with a sound corporate travel policy will bring them down measurably. At Bay Area Travel, Inc., we focus on the business traveler as much as the company the traveler represents. We realize these services really mean little without individual, personal involvement. Our business philosophy is simple: Act in the best interest of the client, using expertise, knowledge and an un-biased approach to securing the best travel buys. These personal goals allow us to fulfill our single most important objective...our clients satisfaction.
Bay Area Travel, Inc. offers innovative and creative solutions for all your corporate travel needs. We combine state-of-the-art technology with unmatched account management, competitive pricing, travel policy compliance and customized management reporting to provide our clients with invaluable professional travel services. If you would like to speak with us about our Travel Management Services please complete our Corporate Travel Survey, e-mail us at corporate@bayareatravel.com or call 1-800-358-9464 .
Please view the following for information on our services:
- TRAVEL ARRANGING
- TRAVEL MANAGEMENT
- 'TRAVELER SERVICES
- INTERNET BOOKING SERVICES
- GROUP TRAVEL
- TRAVEL TIPS AND SAVINGS IDEAS
Management of all air, car, hotel and group travel.
24 – Hour reservations services are available seven days a week 365 days a year.
Nationwide toll-free number 1-800-358-9464 .
Reservations via phone, e-mail, Internet and fax.
Travel Management
Corporate profile detailing company travel policy, accounting and reporting requirements and negotiated air, hotel and car rates.
Customized Monthly Travel Management reports designed to your specific needs and confidential to you. These reports are designed to assist you in budget projections and data capture all travel expenditures by cost center.
Quality control to ensure travel policy adherence prior to ticketing.
Corporate Management Reports
At Bay Area Travel, Inc. we provide corporate clients with monthly, quarterly and annual corporate reports customized to meet your company's specific needs. These standard corporate reports include the air transaction analysis, credit card reconciliation, city pair analysis, hotel and car usage analysis, destination analysis, air savings analysis, job code analysis, city pair flight manifest and vendor preference analysis. Our MIS expert will customize our reports to suit your company's specific needs. .
With credit card reconciliation and expense reporting being such a large part of the travel budget, please view the following Major Credit Card and Expense Reporting Companies.
Travel Policy
With the exponential growth of business travel, corporate travel management is at the focal point of an effective corporate travel policy. At Bay Area Travel, Inc. it is our main priority to ensure that all travelers remain in compliance with their corporate travel policy. An effective corporate travel policy maintains budgets, ensures no frivolous expenses and affects your bottom line. As travel industry experts, Bay Area Travel, Inc. is able to identify opportunities and travel patterns to ensure the most cost-effective travel policies. Bay Area Travel, Inc. specializes in helping corporations form effective travel policies. Please take time to view Bay Area Travel, Inc.'s Sample Travel Policy. If you have any questions please e-mail us at corporate@bayareatravel.com.
Preferred Air, Hotel, and Car Rates
At Bay Area Travel, Inc. we will negotiate your corporate volume rates with airlines, car rental companies and hotels as volume dictates. If your volume does not reach qualified discount minimums we will enroll you in volume discount programs such as Delta's Sky Privileges and American's Business Extra. These programs track your company's travel dollars spent and awards include free tickets, domestic upgrades and frequent traveler account upgrades.
Through our partnership in CCRA (Computerized Corporate Rate Association) and with our clout in the industry, Bay Area Travel, Inc. offers it's client's a Preferred Hotel Rate Program featuring negotiated rates at thousands of hotels worldwide. Through this partnership, Bay Area Travel, Inc. is able to access blocked rooms at the most traveled destinations and secure a room at destinations that may otherwise be booked.
Bay Area Travel, Inc. has a negotiated corporate rate with Dollar Rent A Car and Avis Rent A Car that is applicable for all of it's corporate clients.
Traveler Services
- Personal traveler profile detailing frequent flyer, hotel and rental car I.D. numbers, seating preferences, special dietary needs & passport information. Frequent Traveler Club Registration Links.
- Passport/Visa Application Services. US Government Services. Lost Credit Card Alert Program, including passports, visas, drivers licenses and travelers checks – where these items can be registered. In cases of theft or loss, cards and checks are automatically cancelled and new ones are requested. You must register two days before travel!
Group Travel
Negotiate group rates for air, hotel and ground transportation.
Site inspection trips.
Complete account reconciliation.
Escort (s) on each group movement, if necessary.
Full reports at the end of the group trip, with suggestions for the next.
Bay Area Travel, Inc. provides an event booking / travel reservations link between the client’s web page and Bay Area Travel, Inc.'s web page.