After two wonderful weeks at home, it’s time to hit the road! I had not been home for a full two-week stint in several months – since
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Top 50 Business Meeting Destinations – Which One is Your Fav?
With the improving economy, the number of business meetings, seminars, and trade shows are growing. As they do every year, event management firm Cvent assembles the top 50 destinations for business meetings. As in years past, there were some surprises and a shakeup in the Top 10. The top ten cities were: Chicago Orlando Las…
Flying – What Do Frequent Fliers Really Care About?
At its most black or white, airline passengers are either flying for business or pleasure. In reality, there are many shades of gray in between as most fly some combination of both. Looking at only one of the extremes, Business Travel News recently asked business frequent fliers what was important to them. Not surprising, miles…
What’s Your Monday Morning Travel Routine?
For many of us, Monday mornings start very early as we fly to work or get behind the wheel to begin a long drive to another city. Flights at 5:30 or 6:00 a.m. get you up and out the front door before some people have even gone to bed! I’ve been such a Monday-morning traveler…
Success Magazine’s Money-Saving Tips for Business Travelers
I have been a reader of Success Magazine for years so when one of their writers asked me to contribute to an article on money-saving travel tips, of course I sent her several ideas. Jill Becker’s “Cheap Trips” article in the October edition of Success contains 34 ways of reducing the cost of business travel,…
Who Designed the Hotel Lobby? Maybe MIT
Hotels are always looking for fresh ideas and arguably spend more time (and money) on the lobby area than anything else. Some hotels create lobby pods while others find a way to bypass the check-in desk. Some add artwork; others prefer atrium styles. While this definitely fits into the you-can’t-please-all-the-people-all-the-time, Marriott is looking toward the…
Fairfield is Looking for Women-Owned Businesses to Elevate!
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott has launched a national program, ELEVATE Fueled by Fairfield, providing free workspace and networking opportunities for 20 select women-owned small businesses for three months starting August 1st. Benefits for the selected businesses include:
Do You Geocache When You Travel for Business?
Geocaching, for the uninitiated, is an interesting hobby and cultural phenomenon whereby people place containers, called ‘geocaches’ somewhere (anywhere) in the world and then give hints to where they are to others who can then try to find the ‘buried treasure’ themselves. The hobby was born a number of years ago when a mobile phone…
BAcon — I’m Trying to Get to You, Really I Am!
My trek to Colorado Springs for Boarding Area’s BAcon conference is going to be an interesting case of planes, trains and automobiles. Wideroe, a regional airline in Norway and the largest regional airline in the Nordic countries, went on strike today. The strike is expected to continue for the next day or two. (This just happens…
“Boarding is About to Begin”- My Push Notification Wish List
Notification on my phone that my flight is boarding? Sign me up! I am often sitting in the lounge trying to get a few last emails sent and time gets away. By the time I get to the gate, boarding of my flight is well underway, if not almost done! This is just one of…
