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GetThere Overview for Farnsworth Group . August 3, 2006. Introductions. Suzi Davis Travel Tracy Davis-Pitts GetThere Shelley Sutton Farnsworth Group. Major Reasons Control Seeing all your options helps you make better decisions Maintain your own travel profile info online Convenience
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GetThere Overview forFarnsworth Group August 3, 2006
Introductions • Suzi Davis Travel • Tracy Davis-Pitts • GetThere • Shelley Sutton • Farnsworth Group
Major Reasons Control Seeing all your options helps you make better decisions Maintain your own travel profile info online Convenience Online site is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week Suzi Davis Travel confirms online bookings and handles special requests Cost Savings Lower ticket processing costs Lower airfares thru better choice and selection online Access to your corporation’s preferred carriers and negotiated rates Why Book Business Travel Online?
Look-and-feel similar to popular online travel Web sites Your complete itinerary is displayed thru-out the online booking process Easy to select and book your air, hotel and rental car options Sorting capabilities are available for air, car and hotel options Airline seat maps will display after making your air reservations Easy to find and locate convenient hotels Suzi Davis Travel confirms online bookings and handles special requests Key Features of GetThere
Logging On Access GetThere from your browser at: http://www.suzidavis.com/farnsworth/ After you login, be sure “My Account” is up to date You’re ready to book travel online Getting Help Online Resources Online help Getting Started Booking Online
Step 1:Signing In http://www.suzidavis.com/farnsworth/
Signing - In • Enter your User Name and Password andchoose Submit
Alternate Access Page (http://www.suzidavis.com/corp.htm) • Alternate Sign in Options: • Click on Clients, then Farnsworth logo Or • Under Client Travel Portal Sites – Farnsworth Group
Travel Arranger Functionality If you are a Travel Arranger, select traveler name from pull-down menu on top left of screen.
Travel Arranger Functionality cont’d To assign new travelers, go to My Account to add traveler details
Begin Search Site Navigation bar on top of each page • Travel Arranger • Home • My Account • My Trips • My Templates • Help • Logout • User Selectable Languages
User Selectable Languages User Selectable Languages • Spanish • French • German • Portuguese • French Canadian * Note that Messages do not translate
My Account • Update My Account the first time you sign in and remember to Save changes • Account Settings • Personal information • Password settings • Change password • Web Connect accounts • Email settings • Traveler Preferences • Air/Hotel/Car preferences • Frequent traveler programs • Passport and Visas • Travel Arranger Settings
My Account cont’d Examples of updating My Account data to: • Change password • Update personal information • Note that * denotes a mandatory field
My Trips • Click View next to a trip to review a trip's details. • Upcoming trips • Past trips • Cancelled trips • Modifications to existing trips are accessed through View My Trips • Select upgrades (if applicable) on AA and UA via My Trips • Set up Flight Alerts for email notification
Add / Modify Requests • Modify Reservations • Add or Modify Seat Requests • Add Hotel or Car to existing Air only reservations
Canceling Trips Online You can cancel unticketed reservations online by accessing My Trips, then select Cancel Trip, then select check box and choose Cancel Trip Now
My Templates You can create templates for frequently traveled itineraries. Once the template is saved, you my open it to input new travel dates and continue with the reservation with less keystrokes Global Templates are created for use of all Farnsworth travelers. They can be acquired by inputting the template name.
Online Help • Content • Index • Search • Glossary of Terms
Begin Search The availability search will default to air, hotel, and car Click on Find City/Airport to check the 3 letter code Interactive Calendar appears when mouse is in the date field Search by Schedule or Price (defaults to Price) Click on Begin Search to check flights
Shop By Price Fare Matrix displays on top of page Outbound flights appear below matrix Click on any column to view flights for that carrier Click Select to choose your departing flight noting company preferences Modify Search allows you to change your search options
Select your return flight • Select Flight or • Option to Search by Schedule
Reserve Seats • Seat maps are automatically shown once flight options are selected if pre-reserved seats are available • Use Scroll to front or Scroll to rear to navigate the seat map • Choose a seat by clicking on the appropriate seat icon, noting that the premium seats are reserved for premium frequent flyers • Click Reserve Seat and choose a seat on your next flight
Hotel Search • Hotel Search is automatically shown after seat maps • You may search for hotelsby • Location • Airport • City • Address • Reference Point • Postal Code • Note default search is 5 miles from location type specified • Chain • Hotel Name
Hotel Search – Reference Points Hotel Search by Reference Points Will search for hotels closest to your reference point
Hotel Selection • Sort by: • Company Preferred • Hotel Name • Approx. Rate • Distance • View hotels on a Map in relation to each other • Check hotel description and amenities • View more photos • Driving directions • Hotel cancellation policy • View more hotels • Check rates
Hotel Map and Driving Directions Map of Hotels Individual driving directions
Hotel Room Selection Review room types and rates then click Select to choose your room type/rate Select Rules for rate and guarantee information
Car Search • Car Search is automatically shown after hotel • Search for rental cars • At the airport • Off the airport • Click Express Booking to bypass car individual car selection • Click Search Cars to view a list of available cars
Car Selection • Sort cars by • Rental Agency • Mileage Rate • Preference • Price • Total Price is Displayed • Click Select to choose your car
Review Trip Review Trip allows you to review and make changes to your itinerary Click Modify or Remove if you want to change an option Review Airfare Details and Cost Breakdowns as appropriate
Passenger Information • Review and change Passenger Information which is based on information and settings from My Account • Note that fields markedwith a “*”are mandatory • Option to place reservation on Hold or save as template • Click Continue to proceed
Purchasing Information • Review Purchasing Information which is based on information and settings from My Account • Ensure the Payment Information is complete for air
Purchasing Information cont’d Ensure Payment information for Hotels is correct. Additional Email Confirmations may be sent to co-workers, spouse, etc. Update Instant Purchase Carriers, Department Code as applicable Purchasing Information
Purchasing Information cont’d Update Trip Objective, Tickets on File, Misc Trip Info as applicable Special Requests section to add comments for Suzi Davis Travel agents to action Click Purchase Trip Warning message appears, click OK
Reservation Complete Ticket restrictions appear at the top page message area Suzi Davis Travel will issue your ticket and send you an email confirmation Print or download to your calendar or access Virtually There
Reservation Complete cont’d Any trip can be saved as a Trip Template to make it quick and easy to re-book the same air, hotel, and car options in the future (also available on the Review Trip page) Arrangers can easily book the same trip for other travelers by clicking on Duplicate Trip after entering the name of the traveler they arrange travel for Logout if you are finished with your travel arrangements