Business Travel Tips

Book and buy on Air France no later than June 30 and get deals on flights between several U.S. airports and major Europe cities.

Discount fares start as low as $464 each-way from New York JFK to Berlin. The fares are one-way, based on a round-trip purchase. Neither taxes nor fees are included.
Tickets must be purchased at least seven days in advance.
A Saturday night stay is required. Travel period: through August 31.

Below’s a look at the discounts Air France is offering:
- from New York (JFK) to Berlin (TXL) $464;
- from Boston (BOS) to Barcelona (BCN) $508;
- from Bush Houston Intercontinental (IAH) to Amsterdam (AMS) $520;
- from Los Angeles (LAX) to Kiev (KBP) $605;
- from Philadelphia (PHL) to Rome (FCO) $613.

Members of Southwest Airlines‘ frequent flyer program Rapid Rewards will be able to earn extra frequent-flyer miles when renting a vehicle from Avis as well as to receive a 25 percent discount on regular Avis prices.

Members who opt for a weekly rental of five days or more from now until August 15, 2008 can receive triple credits and save up to 25% off on rental price.

Main conditions:
- Rentals must be picked up by August 15, 2008.
- An advance reservation is required.
- To get this discount, enter code K024700 at time of reservation in the “Corporate ID/Rate” field on southwest.com.
- Requires a minimum five-day rental period.
Details of this offer on Southwest Airlines’ website.

Continental Airlines is offering discount fares in Business Class — Continental’s BusinessFirst, on several U.S. - Europe routes.

The fares start as low as $899 each-way. These one-way fares are based on a round-trip purchase, neither taxes nor fees are included. Also there is an advance purchase requirement — 30-day or 14-day, attached to these discount airfares.

Travel period: travel outbound through August 29, with trip that must be completed by September 5.
A Saturday-night stay is required and for Saturday departures a stay over at least seven days.

Here’s a look at the discount airfares Continental is offering:
- from New York/Newark to London Gatwick (LGW) $999;
- from New York/Newark to Dublin (DUB) $908;
- from New York/Newark to Geneva (GVA) $999;
- from New York/Newark to Paris Charles De Gaulle (CDG) $1,099;
- from New York/Newark to Rome (FCO) $1,099;
- from New York/Newark to Madrid (MAD) $1,099;
- from New York/Newark to Berlin (TXL) $1,099;
- from Houston (IAH) to London Heathrow (LHR) $1,099;
- from Cleveland (CLE) to Paris Charles De Gaulle (CDG) $1,199;
Details of the offerings on the Continental Airlines’ website.

Delta Air Lines is offerings discount airfares from Atlanta to three major European destinations: Frankfurt, London, and Milan.

The airfares start from $409 each-way.

To grab these deals you have buy the ticket by Tuesday, June 17. These one-way fares are predicated on a round-trip purchase, neither taxes nor fees are included. A stay over of at least one Saturday night is required.

Below the Delta Air Lines‘ discount airfares, from Atlanta (ATL) to:
- Frankfurt (FRA), from $409;
- London Heathrow (LHR), from $469
- Milan (MXP), from $519

British Airways is offering discounts on its premium seats — in Club World, on flights to London from a number of U.S. airports.
Travel period: through August 31. Booking must be done by June 19.

Below a sampling of deals British Airways is offering in Club World.
The airfares listed below, are each-way, based on a round-trip purchase, do not include taxes and fees. Also, ticket purchase must be done at least 42 days in advance.

To either London Heathrow (LHR) or London Gatwick (LGW), from:
- Atlanta (ATL) $1,329
- Baltimore/Washington (BWI) $1,279
- Boston (BOS) $1,269
- Chicago O’Hare (ORD) $1,329
- Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) $1,689
- Denver (DEN) $1,899
- Bush Houston Intercontinental (IAH) $1,689
- Los Angeles (LAX) $1,639
- Miami (MIA) $1,419
- New York Kennedy (JFK) $1,169
- Newark (EWR) $1,169
- Orlando (MCO) $1,519
- Philadelphia (PHL) $1,269
- Phoenix (PHX) $1,899
- San Francisco (SFO) $1,719
- Seattle/Tacoma (SEA) $1,899
- Washington, DC Dulles (IAD) $1,279