Trip Support Services

Hotel Booking Services for Business Aviation

You need flexibility, not hassles.

Hotel bookings for business aviation take time. Lots of time.

You make one reservation. Then the trip changes. You cancel, hoping you can avoid any penalties. Then, you remember to change delivery instructions for flight plans, weather and handling for the next stop. And after all this, it's time to re-book.

But guess what? Another change drops into your e-mail before you even hang up the phone. The fees and time spent just keep adding up.

Timely response, making changes fast and often, saving money on travel expenses – it all demands professional attention. When you're required to do all this and maintain itinerary flexibility, count on Universal®.

Our specialized hotel booking team provides you:

Timely response

  • Dedicated Hotel Accommodations Team with 24/7 coverage

International expertise

  • 50+ years of trip support experience and over 2.5 million trip legs facilitated
  • Access to booking more than 88,000 hotel properties worldwide

Room booking flexibility based on crew/passenger needs

  • Pre-screening of properties and room locations for crew and passenger needs (proximity to airports, ease of transportation access, daytime noise levels, etc.)
  • Individual and company preferences and rewards numbers tracked through profiles, and applied at the time of booking
  • Direct Billing option available

One-call efficiency

  • Make and update hotel reservations with one call
  • All changes to your itinerary via Universal Trip Support Services flow automatically to your hotel bookings

Discounted rates

  • Universal negotiated rates available at top hotel brands in major GA markets throughout the world
  • Waiver of early departure fees when staying at a Universal preferred hotel
  • Discounted rates available through travel-industry consortia

Consolidated billing

  • One invoice for all trip support services