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Southwest Airlines Free Trip After 4 Round Trips

Yep, the airlines are still desperate to fill those seats. Southwest Airlines recently announced that frequent fliers can earn a free trip after only 4 round trip flights.  Not bad.  That’s twice as fast as before. But if you’re on an ample business expense account, and buy a Business Select ticket, you’ll earn free travel [...]

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10 Items to Make Your Business Trip Less Stressful

Business trips can be major stress inducers.  We all know that.  Here is a quick list of 10 items that can make your business trip easier. 1 – Bring disposable reading material We all don’t have Kindles yet, and that may be a good thing with the new Apple iPad coming out.  Regardless, you probably [...]

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Fiction In Booking Travel Online

Wow, there seems to be a lot of internet travel related advertising these days.  Google has to love Kayak, who seem to be spending a fortune in online pay-per-click ads.  Travelocity and Priceline are probably spending even more on their TV commercials. Makes you wonder if booking travel is now a commodity.  Travel booking information [...]

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Calling All Airplane Geeks

If you’re into planes …  no, no – not physically into a plane as you’re on yet another business trip.  I mean “into” planes as in you totally geek out about everything related to the aviation industry … then you need to check out AirplaneGeeks.com. The Airplane Geeks produce free podcasts that talk about the [...]

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Free Internet Access in Hotel Rooms

Business travelers have been screaming at hotels, “give us free internet wi-fi access!”  I mean c’mon, the cost of providing in-room internet access has dropped drastically in the last few years.  Pass on those savings to your customers already. Looks like hotels are starting to listen, finally. Hilton, Marriott, and Starwood insist they won’t change [...]

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Free Flight Upgrades Are Hard To Get

You were able to qualify pretty easily for that elite frequent flier status on your favorite airline.  Well guess what, so were all the other business travelers. All those airline promotions to earn miles via credit cards, etc. made it easy to qualify.  Maybe too easy.  Why?  Because now free flight upgrades are so hard [...]

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How To Pack A Suitcase

Yes, I know.   You’re an expert business traveler.  You know how to pack a bag, right?  But sometimes we get into bad habits and need a little refresher.  Quickly read this how to pack a suitcase guide, and you might relearn some forgotten packing tricks. Find out what the weather will be like.  It’s as [...]

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4 Tips For Lowering Business Travel Stress

It seems like everything causes stress while traveling for business: demanding clients; strange hotel beds; plane problems; weather delays … the list is seemingly endless. Here’s 4 simple tips or reminders that can help you lower that stress during your next business trip: 1.  Don’t Over-pack You should be able to fit everything you need [...]

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Business Travel Packing Tips

I hate business travel packing. Deciding what to take and making it all fit gives me a headache.  But, that doesn’t have to be the case. With some pre-planning and knowledge of packing tips; packing can be quick, efficient, and easy. Business Travel Packing Tips Make a Packing List Take a moment and brainstorm everything [...]

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Travel Emergency Preparedness Kits

An emergency preparedness kit should be strongly considered if you’re traveling to a third-world country for business.  This safety supplies kit won’t take up too much space.  As the saying goes, “better to be safe than sorry.” Essentials SteriPEN:  Clean water is essential to your well-being.  SteriPEN uses UV light to sterilize water, which is [...]

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