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Building the Case for Business Class Travels  Posted: Updated:
It's very common in the United States for companies to entrust
management of their international department to someone who
knows how to manage money. More often than not, that person has
no international business experience and as such does not
understand what type of expenses are necessary for international
sales to take place.  One of the biggest misconceptions of the
financial type is that there's no reason to spring for a
business class ticket to travel. Getting from Point A to Point B
is the irrelevant part of the international transaction, and
flying coach is good enough. Well, I'm here to inform the CPAs
and MBAs of our nation that they have it all wrong.  Think about
it: flying from Seattle, Wash., to Amsterdam requires almost
nine full hours of uninterrupted flying time. Flying is a bit
like playing Russian roulette: you never know who will be
sitting next to you for those long