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Dear Readers
Penny Cottee Secretarial newsletter editor Welcome to the June issue of DeskDemon Express, your monthly online magazine. This edition is packed with ideas and contacts to help with that important part of your role — organising business travel. In some ways, organising trips has become easier in the past few years, as technology brings speed and access to information to your desktop. But if you don't grasp the fundamentals, all the technology in the world won't help you. In this fact-filled issue, we look at both the new advances to keep your travelling executives on track, and also the key skills which will ensure your planning is spot on, every time.
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Every little helps! In many respects, the tales told by your travelling execs when they return to base should be getting better! John Hancock has been out and about to discover a host of improvements for warriors of all kinds — road, rail, air and sea — making their business trips just that little bit smoother

Take our Travel Itinerary Test! You've booked the boss's business trip — now to the itinerary. But how much should you put in, and what should you leave out? Careers expert and author Sally Longson gives you some key pointers to producing the perfect travel itinerary — and invites you to test your skills!

Are you keeping business on track? Surprise your managers by sending them on a train for their next intercity trip. Norman Flack believes they'll be surprised by the levels of comfort, convenience and business facilities available on today's updated services


Hotel booking online - the facts revealed! With such a wealth of hotel websites offering online booking it can be difficult to choose between them. But just how helpful are they? Sara Goodwins tested branded hotel sites and general hotel search engines to see how they measure up. Here's what she found...

10 steps to stress-free travel arranging The smart travel organiser takes advantage of every tool at their disposal to ensure their business trips run like clockwork and provide value for money. Here Mark Harris of the Institute of Travel Management gives his expert tips for PA travel bookers — read on for top advice...


Organising travel for your managers? It's a real trip for the PA! (Not). "Oh, how I love organising those executive trips," says top PA Lee Morrissey. But somehow, you just don't quite believe her. Maybe it's when she talks about waiting until the 11th hour for key decisions to be made, or the memory of looking through yards of emails for a specific contact name. Hmmm...


How to set up an Accommodation Portfolio Regular hotel bookers rely on their Accommodation Portfolios to save them time, and reduce their travel budgets. And not only this, having a fixed list of options can save you plenty of aggravation from your travelling execs! If you book hotels, you'll find a Portfolio invaluable. Penny Cottee gives you some pointers to get you started...

You have to go to Paris via Singapore, but it's really cheap! So many airlines, so many options, so many seat prices, so much hidden information...! Getting your business execs on the right flight can be tricky, but travel guru Graeme Payne has some words of wisdom to help you soar through the choices with ease. He looks at four key areas that cause PAs worries...

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