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Before optimizing a work trip, settle who authorizes it, who books it and who pays. Your employer’s policy and the actual booking terms determine which choices are available to you.
The first guide
Work Travel Rewards: What to Check Before Your Next Company-Paid Trip introduces the method with a question-led checklist. Leave an answer unresolved until the appropriate policy or approver settles it.
Related guides
For airline program and airport-lounge reference, visit AirlineAce. For hotel status, rooms and lounges, visit HotelHacker. PointsProfessor covers general card and bank-points decisions.
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