The New Airport Experience.

Have you noticed that the new airport experience is getting better? While our dining reality inside the airplane has deteriorated, the new airport experience has greatly improved with delicious food, shopping and amenities. At the Chicago O’hare airport, we ate at a small Italian restaurant where I had the best chicken Caesar Salad that I…

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Barge Ahead On The River

GO SLOW – Instead of a River cruise, try a Barge for your destination incentive trips, executive retreats, family generational travel, groups of friends. Your top speed will be about 4 miles per hour. You can reward your best sales people, do team building, or symposiums by bringing your group of 4 to 21 people…

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Cost-Effective Business Travel

Recently at a networking event, the age-old question came up:  What does it take to have cost-effective business travel and still have quality of service? The simple answer: Mindfulness. How can you give a one-word answer to a complex question?  However, the truth of the matter stems from the old adage: time equals money. What…

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A Conversation That Inspired

Carol Nosches speaks about how putting down your laptops or smart phones while traveling and having a real conversation with the person sitting next to you can be an inspiring event. On a recent flight to the East Coast, I noticed a trend that has been validated for me, over and over, the past number…

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Frequent Flyer Rewards

Start earning frequent flyer rewards for your company today! If you’re a regular business traveler then you probably make sure you earn frequent flyer miles for your travels. What about the company buying your ticket do they get points? American’s Business Extra SM has a great program where everyone wins. Yes, both the company and…

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Weather Awareness Apps

Smart-phone Apps are a great tool that will keep you informed of weather conditions before you leave on your business travel. Weather is a part of life that cannot be controlled. Having good weather awareness before your flight can help you in making smart travel decisions. Though some of us “control freaks” get freaked out…

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Airport VIP Lounges

Ever wonder how when you’re traveling on business how you might better manage your “down time” at a major airport?  For the road warriors, access to airline loyalty club locations may be an automatic option.  However, for those business travelers who travel less frequently, a “day pass” with some of the major airlines is a…

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