1.
Booking travel online is confusing:
Problem
Booking travel online can a cumbersome and overwhelming task, with a plethora of online travel platforms to choose from – but which sites are trustworthy and safe? Which sites have easy contact methods with a fast and accurate response – not a call centre speaking to an inexperienced stranger in a random country? Fare rules are often unclear, and essential inclusions such as baggage and seats, as well as more complicated inclusions for mileage accrual and upgrade ability can increase the cost to much higher than initially advertised.
Our Solution
At Timothy Oulton Travel, we offer a professional and streamlined solution to this issue. We will carefully assess the available options and present you with a tailored selection that best suits your specific travel requirements – complete with a transparent breakdown of costs, the inclusions and exclusions, plus any additional or beneficial costs clear from the outset.
2.
Booking travel online is time-consuming:
Problem
Constantly fluctuating prices and availability of online options can make the booking process challenging for business travellers. Prices and availability online can change in the blink of an eye – making approvals and cost-control difficult. Availability you saw today may not be there tomorrow – meaning you’re back to square one with your planning.
Our Solution
Through decades of experience, we can vastly reduce the time spent on preparing and confirming your business trips. By only working with our preferred and trusted suppliers, we quickly know exactly where to source your travel from, avoiding the need for you to spend days/hours of your own time scrolling through multiple websites.
3.
Booking travel online requires you to instantly book and pay:
Problem
When you have complicated multi-sector itineraries to book, meetings that aren’t finalised, colleagues to travel with, hotels to add, plus the possibility of changes later due to meetings being changed or cancelled – booking online and having to make quick decisions becomes very risky – and will often prove very costly when non-refundable/non-changeable air tickets/hotel bookings are involved.
Our Solution
We will never rush you into a quick decision – our priority is to ensure that you are 100% comfortable with going ahead with any bookings before we will confirm them. We will hold bookings for as long as possible without commitment – to allow you the necessary time to confirm your meetings and time away from your family. We will also re-hold bookings for longer periods of time when possible, and we will make valuable suggestions on booking more flexible or refundable air tickets and hotel bookings – so that if your plans do change, the financial impact is reduced.
4.
Booking travel through multiple sources is difficult for finance teams:
Problem
Managing and analysing company travel expenses can be a very time-consuming task for finance teams – and it is difficult for them to collate the data into anything meaningful – for a true and clear overview of the company’s travel spend.
Our Solution
Timothy Oulton Travel simplifies this process by providing a consolidated monthly statement, that encompasses all travel costs incurred by your company. We also offer customized travel spend reports that cater to your specific preferences and requirements – such as traveller / department / approver / method of travel / class of travel / number of hotel nights / average hotel cost per night. Whatever data you want to see, let us know and we can create a custom report for exactly what you need, saving your finance team valuable time and effort.
5.
Booking travel online = missed opportunities for reward scheme miles and points:
Problem
When booking through multiple sources online, valuable reward scheme miles and points are often forgotten about, or not permitted on many travel websites – as they are only valid for direct or travel agency bookings. This results in missed opportunities to increase your personal status and tier, as well as your company’s business status and tier. Without the consistent accumulation of miles/points being gained for every single booking your company makes, not only are your trips less comfortable and rewarding, it also means that opportunities to build up enough miles/points for free air tickets and hotel stays are much slower to reach.
Our Solution
We specialize in identifying the most rewarding airline and hotel memberships for your unique travel needs, and we will ensure that all relevant membership numbers are included in every booking you make with us, through the creation of secure traveller profiles which contain your membership numbers as well as your personal preferences. This proactive approach not only enhances your travel experience, but also maximizes the potential for earning and redeeming points/miles for future travel benefits.