subject: How a Virtual Assistant Can Assist You With Travel Management [print this page] You've had a long day and you still haven't gotten around to booking tickets, finding the perfect place to stay and scouting the best places to visit during your stay. You could look them online right now but you're not sure if you have the time or patience to look for the best deals. You really need a vacation but don't have the time to plan one!
You pick up the phone and call your Virtual Assistant [VA]. You give them your budget, the place you want to go to, and your specifications - whether you want to stay at a resort, a hotel or rent a vacation home and if you want to rent a car. Your VA will call back or email you with details and on your assent, go ahead and make all the arrangements for you!
If you're going with kids, the VA will have made a list of places you can take them. And also make a list of places you can go with your partner for a night about town for just the two of you. If you're going camping or trekking, your VA can do some research and give you the best places to go and also help you pick out your gear.
All in a matter of a couple of hours and you will pay the VA per hour minus any taxes. The same goes for a business trip. From making arrangements for travel and stay to making your presentation, writing your speech and preparing participant bios, your VA will be as good as your personal assistant. Imagine having made a request at the end of day and coming back the next day to see the result sitting in your in-box first thing in the morning!
While having your VA work out of a remote location is an added advantage, many professionals hesitate to work with one because of the fear that they won't be able to communicate effectively and also because it is difficult to establish a successful working relationship with someone you don't meet face to face and where all interaction is virtual.
VA'S are entrepreneurs in their own right. They either work out of their own office or work as a part of team of individuals who work out of a corporate office/business quite like yours. They understand the challenges of not only running a business firsthand but also some of the obstacles of having to work with Virtual teams. They have professional experience too and are skilled at what they do. Before you go ahead and hire a Virtual Assistant, be sure to communicate with them over the phone, just to be assured that you two can understand each other - not just in terms of language but also in terms of expectations and objectives. Once you're convinced, you can go ahead and build a fruitful and inexpensive working relationship.
How a Virtual Assistant Can Assist You With Travel Management
By: Sameena Khan
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