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Here are some corporate travel solutions serve as a reference to all.

1. Book your travel using online booking tool. Corporate saves money each time you book via the online tool instead of a reservation travel agent. There are many online booking tool which are free.

2. Check on hotel freebies. Look for corporate approved or business contract hotels that offer integrated savings such as free wireless internet access or any free broadband services, parking, or breakfast. Eliminating these expenses can save thousands of dollars each year.

3. Share a rental car with a colleague rather than renting two cars, or take the shuttle bus to the office site. Many hotels provide this free shuttle bus services to corporate offices and even some tourist spots.

4. Share hotel room with colleague if no better corporate room available, since this will safe at least total lodging and transportation by half.

5. Research your flight options before purchasing a ticket and save big

Purchase a not refundable airline ticket (unless you think your plans may change)…you will get a much better deal. Book your trip in advance and save hundreds of dollars on your flight. Some airlines offer deep discounts for reservations made at least 15 days in advance. Using unused or cancelled airline tickets. In the U.S., you can use funds from your unused/cancelled airline ticket when you book a new flight. Book discounted fares from budgeted Airlines online – You will now see discounted airfare rates and earn double rewards bonuses using many online tool. These discounts will save corporate money and give you the double rewards bonus points.

6. Be sure to use your corporate calling card rather than making calls direct from a hotel phone. You would be surprised how much hotels charge for outbound calls.

Government computer rentals, together with short- and long-term leasing arrangements, are key components in governmental strategies that will lead to more efficient and greener delivery of government services. As both government and private industry increasingly focus their attention on the impact their operations have on the environment, federal, state and local governments are all focusing more attention on how they can deliver services in a manner that is equally or more efficient, while reducing energy consumption. Renting or leasing computer hardware to increase flexibility in delivering programs where demands for computer and technology resources fluctuate is an environmentally and fiscally responsible ‘green IT’ solution for governments at all levels.

There is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ solution for greening government, however, due to the size and multiplicity of government agencies and departments, each using separate applications and IT systems. “Federal agencies are rife with non-standardized and manually intensive processes supported by a patchwork of legacy IT applications performed in multiple geographies and remote locations,” according to consultants from Booz Allen, in McLean, Virginia. However, the size of the challenge in making government greener and more efficient only increases the scale of the energy and fiscal savings available. “The size of the cost savings opportunity available to the U.S. government is orders of magnitude larger than that available to even the largest corporation,” notes Booz Allen’s consultancy in their paper on How the U.S. Government Can Cut Overhead.  Read more...