How the world's best VIP airport lounges go out of their way to build their airlines' brand and customer loyalty.

While no one can know exactly what our business travel future will hold, Microsoft's taken a stab at envisioning it. But how much of it will become a reality--and when?

What road warriors are really thinking when it's time to shut down their devices during takeoff and landing.

The recovery in business travel during the first half of 2011 means fewer available rooms and higher costs. Use these tips to find the prime locations at the best value for your next business trip.

If "aerotropolises"--cities built around airports--are going to thrive, they'll need strong, visionary leaders to instill a palpable sense of place.

When I was conducting my own personal census of the most productive places on the planet to work, airports did not quite ascend to the top of the list. In fact, they didn't make the list at all. For one thing, layovers usually aren't long enough to get work done. 

But let's assume for a moment you are at the airport and have no choice — your flight's not going anywhere anytime soon. You're grounded. But you've got work to do. What to do? And, more important, where to do it? 

Managing your travel expenses is a key way to cut your company's costs. But for business travelers, managing those expenses well is also important in ensuring that you get reimbursed fully and promptly.

As self-described "Road Warriors," where the rubber meets the road is where spend our lives. Sometimes as business travelers that road takes us to sketchy places where other travelers wouldn't ordinarily venture or into unexpected situations far from home.

If you draw the comparison from the mid-twentieth century, the similarities and differences in how we work in both airplanes and offices become clear.

"This is our most desperate hour. Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope *static*."

 — Leia Organa's message to the Jedi Master