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Corporate Travel Services

At Putman Travel our mission is to guarantee hassle-free travel arrangements. Our corporate agents average 20 years of experience in taking care of our clients. We have varying levels of travel management services, and we can customize a solution that fits your company's needs. From travel policy development to enforcement and monitoring, we are committed to the success of your travel program.

We make Group Travel Easy! Finally, you can concentrate on the content of your meeting, your golf game on your incentive trip or socializing with your friends…rather than worrying about all the behind-the-scenes details.

What is the Corporate Advantage Program?

The Corporate Advantage Program was designed to eliminate the need to charge service fees to our corporate clients. In addition to the elimination of fees, there are other significant benefits and savings- without compromising our high level of service in any way.

Advantage Program Benefits

Company Benefits

No initial ticketing fees (currently a $40 savings per ticket).

Emergency Medical Transportation (a potential $20,000 benefit).

Universal Air Travel Plan Card.

Group arrangements for company sponsored trips

Guaranteed Corporate discounts at over 40,000 hotels worldwide

Best Airline Fares Search

Exclusive discounts from car rental companies and hotels.

Management reports tailored to your company.

Free assistance with travel policy development.

Meeting planning and incentive travel expertise.

Corporate agents with over 20 years experience in working with business travelers.

Establishment of emergency guidelines and procedures for business travelers.

Family members can use Traveler Benefits

Free flight insurance of $200,000 for every airline ticket.

Emergency Medical Transportation (a potential $20,000 benefit).

Quarterly Destination Guide

Emergency Prescription Replacement

Emergency Cash Transfer.

Priority Appointment Service

Online booking of tickets and online itineraries

Free Destination reports

Free consultation for visa processing

Special 1-800 number for corporate advantage members

Passport and document replacement assistance

Free translation service while abroad

24-hour toll free assistance while abroad

International medical information assistance

Embassy or consulate referral

Vacation planning at your place of business

Can a company add members throughout the year?

Can you handle airline tickets, hotel reservations and car rentals here and abroad?

Top Rate Reservation System

Our system tracks more than 250,000 fare changes per day with over 700 airlines covering some 110,000 cities.

Price changes are constantly and immediately at the fingertips of our agents.

We can respond instantly to your travel inquiries.

You can view and print your itinerary immediately after booking.

You can forward your itinerary to others via E-mail.

We keep a file of all of your corporate and personal preferences in order to personalize every trip to your tastes, including an automatic upgrade of seating assignments to fit your preferences.

We provide customized management reports outlining your personal and corporate travel transactions and savings are sent to you monthly.

We can provide a corporate booking site for your employees to access designed for your company to handle its own travel arrangements from your office.

A primary reservation agent is assigned to each client, which allows us to know you better and best fulfill your business needs by keeping track of your travel developments.

We provide local ticket delivery.

We have complete in-house reservation and ticketing capability.

Every ticket includes a trip itinerary and confirmation numbers.

We have visa and passport photo services on-site, including instant photos.

You receive weekly travel and news updates, plus exclusive travel opportunities.

1. Download & Sign the Corporate Agreement and send it in with payment. You can fax it to 864.239.2388 or mail it to 100 West Antrim Drive, Greenville, SC 29607.



			Corporate Travel Services
			At Putman Travel our mission is to guarantee hassle-free travel arrangements. Our corporate agents average 20 years of experience in taking care of our clients. We have varying levels of travel management services, and we can customize a solution that fits your company's needs. From travel policy development to enforcement and monitoring, we are committed to the success of your travel program. We offer our own proprietary state-of-the-art online booking engine, along with the traditional methods of telephone and fax to process your reservations. Regardless of which tool is used, Putman Travel provides an array of Travel Management Reports to give our customers a thorough picture of their travel expenditures. These reports will also list traveler-specific and trip-specific details which will enable enforcement of your unique travel policy. As a trusted service-oriented business, Putman Travel takes pride in the relationships we build with our business partners. We have provided travel services to virtually every industry type, and realize the importance of knowing your industry in general, and your specific needs in particular. To ensure this area of our service is effective, your company will be assigned an Account Executive who will provide customized support on a continuing basis. We realize the cost of business travel is the 2nd to 3rd largest controllable expense for most corporations. When you sign up with us, you receive our Price Guarantee; we offer the lowest possible rate at the time of ticketing, or we refund double the difference. Utilizing our advanced reservations system, your airfare will be checked continually until departure for lower rates. Our system will also continuously check for desired seat assignments, should your first preference not be available at the time of booking.

Travel Tools			Group Travel Services
	Driving Directions World Weather Airport Status Travel Advisories CDC & Traveler's Health Currency Converter Language Center		We make Group Travel Easy! Finally, you can concentrate on the content of your meeting, your golf game on your incentive trip or socializing with your friends…rather than worrying about all the behind-the-scenes details. Let us arrange all details of your meetings, conferences, incentives, corporate retreats or group travel needs. From site selection to group transportation, we can centrally manage all your travel, food and beverage, meeting space, audio/visual, social events and activities for you. We’ve been handling group travel and events since 1985 and we negotiate and execute customized travel programs for every type of group. We consistently exceed our clients’ high expectations with acute attention to detail and the ability to deliver desired results.
Locations
	100 West Antrim Drive Greenville, SC 29607 864.271.3303 1.800.678.8626 2303 North Main Street Anderson, SC 29621 864.226.6211 1.800.736.6211 165 Highway 64 W # 201 Hayesville, NC 28904 828.389.3357 1.800.280.3357
			Sign up for the Corporate Advantage Program and Start Saving!
			What is the Corporate Advantage Program? The Corporate Advantage Program was designed to eliminate the need to charge service fees to our corporate clients. In addition to the elimination of fees, there are other significant benefits and savings- without compromising our high level of service in any way. The Two Plans: Select Traveler Advantage Plan This program is designed for companies who want designated travelers to have membership privileges. Each business traveler will be assigned a senior corporate travel agent that will work with the traveler, or their coordinator. The company will receive benefits such as no service fees on initial airline ticket purchases ($40 per ticket savings), management reports tailored to your company, corporate discounts at hotels, exclusive car rental discounts, and free assistance with travel policy plans. The yearly cost per select traveler member is $299 All-Inclusive Advantage Plan Quality travel arrangements which include discounts for both personal as well as business travel is among the top 5 benefits that employees desire. Our All-Inclusive Advantage Plan offers exactly that. Each employee will be eligible for all of the benefits listed below, regardless of their title, or whether they travel on company business or just need assistance with personal travel. This program is an effective employee recruiting tool, as well as an employee retention method to keep your top performers happy and well compensated. The yearly cost per employee is $49 Advantage Program Benefits Company Benefits No initial ticketing fees (currently a $40 savings per ticket). Emergency Medical Transportation (a potential $20,000 benefit). Universal Air Travel Plan Card. Group arrangements for company sponsored trips Guaranteed Corporate discounts at over 40,000 hotels worldwide Best Airline Fares Search Exclusive discounts from car rental companies and hotels. Management reports tailored to your company. Free assistance with travel policy development. Meeting planning and incentive travel expertise. Corporate agents with over 20 years experience in working with business travelers. Establishment of emergency guidelines and procedures for business travelers. Individual Traveler Benefits Family members can use Traveler Benefits Free flight insurance of $200,000 for every airline ticket. Emergency Medical Transportation (a potential $20,000 benefit). Monthly Newsletter Quarterly Destination Guide Emergency Prescription Replacement Emergency Cash Transfer. Priority Appointment Service Online booking of tickets and online itineraries Free Destination reports Free consultation for visa processing Special 1-800 number for corporate advantage members Passport and document replacement assistance Free translation service while abroad 24-hour toll free assistance while abroad International medical information assistance Embassy or consulate referral Vacation planning at your place of business


			Corporate Advantage Program Frequently Asked Questions
			Can a company add members throughout the year? Yes, of course since we know that hiring is not stagnant! You can add people to the program at any point during the year. For administrative purposes the expiration date for people added will be the same as the original members. What happens if an employee leaves the company during the year? Once the membership is assigned it stays with that individual for a year. It is not transferable to another employee. Does the UATP (Universal Air Travel Plan) card have credit limits? No it does not since some companies have significant dollar volumes each month. We have employees all over the world—can they become members? Yes, the employees of multi-national companies are certainly eligible and we can make sure they receive the same access to information as US members. We have information on our website for members-only and will communicate with people however they wish (email, fax, mail). What are the steps involved in joining? It is simple! The company signs the agreement. Individual travelers complete profiles. Travelers receive a membership card and packet of benefits and coupons. Does Putman have a preferred airline? No! If a traveler has a certain airline they wish to fly we will certainly accommodate that but we have no vested interest in any airline. We also search the complete database of all airlines to find the best price for our customers since it is in your best interest and ours. What other fees do you charge other than airline ticket fees? There are other fees. In many cases, we are charged a fee to process the request so there is a hard dollar cost to us. How do I know that Putman will find the best airfare for us? It has always been our policy to get our customers the best rates for the type of fares that they need. And since airlines now pay no commissions, we make no money on any fares. Our experienced agents know how to search the databases for the best prices and always go the extra mile for our customers—it is a Putman policy. What do customers do if they are traveling internationally and have problems after normal business hours? Putman has a 7-day, 24-hour partner that can provide the same outstanding service that our customers are used to getting from us during normal business hours. Can you handle airline tickets, hotel reservations and car rentals here and abroad? Yes, we already book a lot of complex international itineraries and are well versed in the needs of travelers in various countries. Many of the Advantage Program benefits are geared to international travelers. We travel a lot but it is never the same people going somewhere twice. How can the PTA program work for us? You can purchase “blank” memberships that can be completed as the individual gets ready to travel. For inclusive members, the price of a membership is less than the service fees on a single airline ticket! We use a combination of working with an agent directly and booking off the travel agency’s website, can we get reports that consolidate all this activity? Yes, certainly! We can produce management reports tailored to our customer’s needs. We already produce a wide variety of reports for customers who want to control expenses. Can you provide paper tickets and do you charge for them? Yes, we can certainly provide paper tickets. Unfortunately, the airlines charge us for them so we have to pass that fee along to the consumer. When you charge a service fee, how is it reflected in your monthly management reports? We can separate it out however you want it done. Most companies ask that it be a separate line item. Can you send management reports electronically? Yes in most cases. However, there is some software that has to be downloaded in order to complete so we send those reports via fax. What is the catch to this program? I do not want us to sign up for something and then find out it is not what we expected. When we first developed the concept, we knew that this would be a question since it does sound too good. We want long-term, loyal clients who know us and whom we know well. This program is designed to save companies hard service fee dollars while still providing the high level of individual service. In turn, we want to be the leisure agency for your employees so that we cover all their travel needs.
		Our Booking Capabilities
		Top Rate Reservation System Our system tracks more than 250,000 fare changes per day with over 700 airlines covering some 110,000 cities. Price changes are constantly and immediately at the fingertips of our agents. We can respond instantly to your travel inquiries. You can view and print your itinerary immediately after booking. You can forward your itinerary to others via E-mail. Personal, Customized Profile We keep a file of all of your corporate and personal preferences in order to personalize every trip to your tastes, including an automatic upgrade of seating assignments to fit your preferences. We provide customized management reports outlining your personal and corporate travel transactions and savings are sent to you monthly. company profile personal traveler profile Comprehensive online booking engine: We can provide a corporate booking site for your employees to access designed for your company to handle its own travel arrangements from your office. Professional, Experienced Agents A primary reservation agent is assigned to each client, which allows us to know you better and best fulfill your business needs by keeping track of your travel developments. Quick, Complete and Efficient Service We provide local ticket delivery. We have complete in-house reservation and ticketing capability. Every ticket includes a trip itinerary and confirmation numbers. We have visa and passport photo services on-site, including instant photos. Fax Advantage You receive weekly travel and news updates, plus exclusive travel opportunities. For details on setting up a corporate account, contact Mike Putman at 864-271-3303 or E-mail putman@putman.com
		Signing Up is as Easy as 1, 2, 3!
		1. Download & Sign the Corporate Agreement and send it in with payment. You can fax it to 864.239.2388 or mail it to 100 West Antrim Drive, Greenville, SC 29607. 2. Download & and Complete Corporate Profiles for all corporate travelers and fax, mail, or e-mail Putman Travel the master list. 3. Send all profiles to Putman Travel. It's that simple to begin enjoying the benefits of being an Advantage Program Member! Read an article on Booking Business Travel on the Internet vs. Corporate Travel Agency from Topaz International

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