Make Travel Arrangements for a Business Trip from Milwaukee to Tokyo

by | Apr 25, 2018 | Project Management

When you think of someone in an IT career field job, you likely think of them as sitting around at a desk in the same location, day after day.  While this may ring true for entry level employees, when you are working at a company that deals with clients on a wider scale (that is, beyond just the local region) you will often end up traveling to meet with clients and making deals when you have managed to make you way higher up the ladder to a higher up position, such as a project manager.  A business trip could be something as small as driving a few towns over and spending a night – but on another hand, it could be something far, far larger – such as a trip to the other side of the globe, like Tokyo, Japan. There are many things to consider for costs when you are traveling for business.  There are certainly lots of instances where the company will pay for it – either in full, or in part.  Even in these cases though, there’s always things that you should be aware of as potential out of pocket costs for you – such as getting a passport if you don’t already have one, or renewing one that has since expired.  The cost of this would be $110 plus a $25 fee – and if you’re doing it on short notice, it will cost you another $60 to expedite the process.  If your employer is covering your transportation costs, you’re in luck.  But that doesn’t mean you won’t to bring along money for additional expenses...

Planning a trip to Shanghai, China

by | Apr 25, 2018 | Project Management

So, you want to plan a business trip to Shanghai, China from Milwaukee, well here is my guide on how to successfully plan and execute this business trip. First off you need to make sure all your credentials are in place. Since you will be going international you will need to make sure that you have a valid ID and passport. If you don’t then you will need to take some a little bit to plan for some extra time as it could take anywhere from four to six weeks to receive your passport. Another thing you may need to do ahead of time is to make sure all your responsibilities at home are taking care of. What I mean by that is if you have any children, pets, or anything else that would take additional care, you will need to make sure you have someone to take care of them while you are gone. Now on to planning the trip. You want to do all the research and comparisons that you can to find the best deals. Do research on which flights are the cheapest from here to Shanghai, which hotels might be the cheapest for you to stay at, which car rental service is available for the best cost, and which restaurants you will be dinning at for each of your meals. In my case with doing the business trip expenses, I used United Airlines for the flights, Hotels.com for the hotel room, the airports car rental service, and for food I decided to make it simple and eat at McDonald’s for all of my meals. After...

Travel arrangements for the business trip from Milwaukee to Tokyo, Japan

by | Apr 12, 2018 | Project Management

            Today I will be writing about everything that needs to be considered in planning a business trip to Japan. The steps I will be laying out could be used as a bare bones outline for steps need to be taken to plan any business trip. The trip I will be planning for is a business trip from Milwaukee to Tokyo but the essential themes of travel planning are the same no matter the destination or duration of your trip. If you follow the steps I lay out you will be prepared to successfully and efficiently plan a business trip. There is a lot of things to be considered when planning this sort of trip, not only do you need to concern yourself with getting all members traveling on the trip to cooperate and up to speed at the same time. You also need to consider the cost associated with every step of planning and where you can best save money in your travel plans. The first step to creating a budget is to list every essential step needed for travel and then go through point by point and figure out the most economical way to meet these requirements. For example for the trip I am planning I figure the essential steps are as follows: Making sure everyone has the required travel documents up to date, finding and booking the best fitting flight for your needs, finding and booking lodging that makes sense for the trip without spending more than needed, meal plans or per diem depending on what better fits your needs and budget, transportation such as car...

Make Travel planning for business trip from Milwaukee, USA to Japan

by | Apr 12, 2018 | Project Management

           During your job there is a good chance that at some point and time, you will be on some sort of business trip. Whether you are just going on the trip or planning the trip, there is a lot to prepare for depending on where you are going. Some business trips will just be a short drive away. Others may be across the country, or even across the world. If you are planning the business trip and planning, there are many things you need to take into account when budgeting for the trip and making plans and arrangements.            On this business trip, going to Tokyo, Japan, the first thing to look at is plane tickets there and hotel options. There are many different airline companies to choose from so you will need to look at all of them to see which company has the best price and time that you like.            For a flight leaving April 15th, and returning April 21st, with the airline company Air Canada we would fly from Milwaukee, to Toronto, to Tokyo Japan. This round trip will cost $1,433.80 per passenger. We will also have to get to the airport, I would take an Uber to the airport which from where I live would cost around $20.00-$25.00. Between flights in Toronto to Japan, there will be approximately a 3-hour layover. This will ensure enough time to get to the correct gate and allows extra time if the firs t flight is delayed. The plane will have Wi-Fi, outlets for charging on the seats, and in-flight meal service. That is all included in...