Business travel
Employees of different countries usually go on business trips. Companies can arrange such trips both in and outside the country. There are many reasons of going on business there are to make a contract, to discuss different terms of delivery, payment or shipment, to have tests, to do consultancy, to improve once professional skills, to work etc. Represent - natives of the companies make preliminary arrangements in order to meet. Usually itinerary of the trip is carefully planned by the head of the department or an executive. A business trip can be a long term or a short term one. Often an employee must give a financial report to the chief. As a rule businessman has a chance to go sightseeing or to visit theatres, or just have some rest after the working day. They also try to buy gifts or presents to relatives, friends and colleagues. Business trips contribute to extension of business relationship of a company and help to succeed in the world market.
Business today is international, so business people often have to travel. On a business trip people may meet colleagues and business partners for a first time. It is usual for colleagues from different countries to experience cultural difficulties. In other words, they may be surprised by foreign a social convention that is the different ways that other nationalities or different cultures do things.
Management styles are also differed from country to country. In some cases it is useful to get a piece of advice from a special agency, consulting on the questions of international business. Business trip are very important nowadays because face to face contracts are more valuable and useful for the matter, make a cal so in order not to spoil business people will go on traveling on business
Business travel is one of the most stable working and highly profitable part of world tourism, and one of the youngest, too. Business travel or MICE (abbreviation from Meetings / Incentive / Conferences / Exhibitions) became a separate branch of tourism business in 1970s. First, business travel was considered by businessmen only as opportunities to have a good rest at the expense of the government or the company you work for. The situation changed greatly after 1998 when the number of entertaining trips has lowered and at the same time the number of corporate events has grown. MICE development in Russia is highly dynamic as well as in the rest of the world, and according to the prospects the profitability of this branch of tourism will grow up to $2 billion a year by 2020.
The demand structure of MICE today is: 75 % is individual business travel, intensive trips, conferences and exhibitions are 10—13 % each. The figures are approximate, of course; exhibitions and conferences are usually combined together in one event, and intensive programs usually supplement other types of business travel.
Places to stay
You can get information about places to stay and accommodation from the BTA (British Travel Agency). Many guidebooks have advice on this too. It is wise to book accommodation in London in advance, especially at busy times like summer.
If you arrive in London without anywhere to stay, you can use the Accommodation Service at the TICs at Heathrow and Victoria. Selfridges and Harrods can also provide information and addresses to try. The most popular places are motels, hotels, hostels and bed and breakfast (B&B).
Hotels are much the same in all countries. They are the places to go if you are looking for comfort and extra services, though of course they’re the most expensive kind of accommodation. They often have more facilities for food than other places to stay, offering main and also snacks and room service.
Motels (also called motor hotels and motor inns) are hotels especially for drivers. Often they’re near motorways or main roads, and there’s always lots of parking space. Some have rooms like hotel entrance, a bathrooms and a place to cook or make tea or coffee (self-catering).
Guesthouses are usually smaller and cheaper than hotels and are often pleasant and friendly. Apart from the bedrooms, there will be a dining room for meals and a living room that guests can use.
A popular place to stay is “B&B” – a private house or farm which takes a few guests. They’re actually like guesthouses, but they’re smaller and may give you the opportunity to meet some British people at home.
Inns are pubs with accommodation and meals, though these may be more like pub food than restaurant meals. Many inns are interesting old buildings which have been used for centuries by travelers, and they’re often cheaper than hotels.
Fenton Farmhouse .Virtually everything about Fenton Farmhouse is spacious - from its lovely sunny garden to its farmhouse kitchen. There are some of the country's best beaches within easy reach, and for the energetic, the village of Little Haven is one mile away by footpath. A menu is supplied in the farmhouse and you may order yourselves a real treat to pop in the oven or microwave. There is a large grassy play area for the children.
The Grange .The Grange is perfectly situated in the tiny village of Walton West. There are many sandy coves along this part of the coastline, just waiting to be explored. You are only half a mile's walking distance, down a hill, from the pretty coastal village of Little Haven, and a mile from a sandy bay at Broad Haven.
Hoopers Cottage. Hoopers Cottage is a most attractive stone cottage in a sheltered position overlooking Orlandon village green. It is about a mile and a half from the sailing and windsurfing harbour at Dale. Martin's Haven is nearby, from where you can catch the boat to the puffin island of Skomer. Hoopers Cottage is large and very comfortably furnished. It has a small garden which is both sheltered and sunny.
Nutshell Cottage. This is a delightful cottage offering an extremely high standard of accommodation. The double bed is luxurious, and a ship's ladder takes children (aged 6 and over) to their cabin in the sky. Home-cooked meals can be provided after a day spent on one of the nearby beaches or a hectic game of cricket in the excellent grounds.
The Coach House. This superb conversion of an original coach house has its own private gardens. The property also has a sheltered patio with a barbecue and garden furniture. It is a 5 minute woodland stroll to Comrose Brook, and River Cleddau, where trout and salmon are regularly caught (private fishing is available to guests). Haverfordwest's castle, colourful shops and restaurants are just three miles away.