(精选)致用商务英语阅读(上)programme two Business Travel课件.pptVIP

Business Travel;Contents;Programme Content ;Programme Objective;Passage One Business Travel ; Business travel is the practice of people traveling for purposes related to their work. It is on the rise especially with foreign business markets opening up. 432 million business trips were completed by United States residents in 2009, this accounted for approximately $215 billion dollars towards the economy. Many airlines began to concentrate on providing premium service on long haul flights especially for the first and business class business traveler with the development of more sophisticated business traveler needs over the last 15 years. ; American Airlines was the first airline to offer a frequent flier program to customers. The AAdvantage program began in May 1981 and included Hertz car rental and Hyatt hotel. The first hotel to start an independent hotel program was Holiday Inn; it began in January 1983. National Car Rental was the first car rental company to introduce a program back in March 1987.;;;;Words Expressions;;;(5) Hyatt hotel 凯悦酒店, 凯悦酒店集团是世界顶级的跨国酒店集团，为目前世界十大知名酒店品牌之一。凯悦酒店集团总部位于芝加哥，旗下酒店遍及世界各地45个国家和地区。 (6) Frequent flyer miles 航空积分里程, 由于经常使用某一航空公司或航空联合集团的服务而获得的积分奖励，它通常是以总的飞行里程来计算的，这些里程可以折成免费机票和礼物。 ;Business Link: ;*;*;Read and Think;*;*;*;*;Read and Translate;*;*;After Reading;*;*;Passage Two How to Make Travel Arrangements for Your Boss ;Q 1  Have you ever made travel arrangements for  your boss? If you have, how do you feel?;Q 2What instructions should be followed when you are going to make travel arrangements for your boss?; It’s not hard to make travel arrangements for yourself because you know your own preferences. However, the trip you arranged for your boss could hit some snags if you are not careful to check every detail and ask him or her specific questions about what he or she wants. Keep in mind that your job is to make sure the trip goes perfectly, so double-check each reservation. ;;; Ask your boss for his or her pr