Business trips are not the same with holidays, so there will be different treatment and thinking. In the business trips you must prepare everything for a large conference or a small meeting. There are few tips that you can consider for planning your flights to anticipate all the unexpected matters before the big meeting.
Usually the business expenses can be compensated by the business or through tax, but this does not make you think to travel whatever you want. The company has limit budget for the business trip to be compensated but it doe not mean you can go anywhere in the first class seat. You probably have to pay the entire expenses by your own. You should book the ticket that can be refunded in case of there is cancellation of the meeting in the last minutes due to a certain issue. You may also book a ticket that is changeable as it will be beneficial if the meeting took longer time than what you have scheduled.
It will save more cost if you book the flight several hours earlier than the scheduled meeting and return flight hours later. Thus, you may not need to postpone a flight if the meeting took longer time than the planned schedule. The business person usually books a hotel room to store their luggages and to refresh themselves before attending the conference. However, most of the major airlines provide business class rooms with high facility such as Wi-Fi, showers and buffet food, so you may relax there before the meeting.