Hitting the road: area experts offer trip-taking advice. (Corporate Travel).

Q: How have business travelers been utilizing corporate travel in this recessed economy?

A: "Business travel is still an important vehicle for corporate executives to utilize for business growth," says Rob Turk, executive vice president of Professional Travel Inc. in North Olmsted. "The value proposition of business travel is being looked at closer. It's more discretionary than it was. Companies are scrutinizing, to a degree, the purpose and necessity of a business trip. Instead of sending eight people, they send four. It's been reduced, but by no means replaced."

Q: Why are executives choosing to travel via a charter flight than a commercial flight? …