American Express Business Travel

While Hess Corporate Travel accepts all credit cards as form of payment, American Express cardholders receive additional benefits when using American Express Cards. Our consultants assist customers in establishing payment protocols that support both cost control and travel policy integrity, bringing maximum savings, options, and power to each Hess Corporate Travel / AMEX business client. Hess Corporate Travel / AMEX helps businesses clients worldwide reduce travel expenses and gain control of corporate travel. Business customers using our American Express Corporate Card connection have earned AMEX travel rewards and have converted those rewards into tangible benefits, in some cases into hundreds of airline tickets a year.

Managed Air Travel Accounts Provide Significant Benefits for AMEX Members and All Business Clients

Managed business travel finance programs come in multiple forms, including UATP and American Express business travel managed programs. In an environment of fragile airline financial condition, it is imperative that travel managers consider the safety of their resources used in the purchase of travel. In the event of an airline bankruptcy, not all forms of payment provide for the return of funds when the promised flights are not provided. Hess's consultants will discuss many corporate benefits, including:

• Reduced/Waived fees
• Abuse protection only your authorized business personnel can make decisions with our consultants, within your corporate travel preferences
• Control costs detailed reporting of AMEX rewards and business expenditures.
• Unlimited corporate credit line for business flights
• And, of course, business protection in the event of airline insolvency

Flexing Our American Express Travel Consultant Power

Hess Corporate Travel is an affiliate of American Express U.S. Consultants Travel Network, the nation's largest and most respected business travel services organization. Sales in the billions leverage our buying power, and advanced systems benefit our corporate travel customers in unsurpassed ways.

Our corporate buying power as an American Express Travel Services Consultants gives you a distinct advantage. Specially-negotiated, preferred American Express rates are guaranteed at over 20,000 hotels in major business destinations worldwide.

These AMEX corporate travel rates represent savings up to 40% at more than 20,000 hotel properties throughout the world. Our AMEX negotiated business rates also yield other value-added benefits, such as executive clubs, upgraded rooms, health club admittance, etc.

Protected American Express Corporate Hotel Rooms

The hotel you want may be sold out -- for everyone except you.

As an American Express affiliate, a certain number of hotel rooms are reserved for us, even in sold-out situations. As an AMEX Travel Services Consultants, we are frequently able to secure rooms for a business clients in a hotel which is showing sold out, often at a daily rate that is $50 to $70 less than the corporate rate appearing in reservation system.

International AMEX Business Benefits from Hess Corporate Travel

As an American Express representative, we have access to pre-negotiated international business discounts on major airlines. Contracts with these airlines provide significant business discounts in multiple classes of service. Our veteran consultants know the ropes, including knowing the best sources of non-traditional supply for international business air fares. Consolidators often can provide very significant savings, but it is critical to know who reliable and trusted suppliers are. Our long-standing relationships provide these critical assurances.