Travel

Asleep at the Wheel?

Mon Apr 4, 2005 at 11:16 AM

Here's a useful tool for frequent business travelers: the Sleep Travel Trading Co. . The site is full of tips from John Stallcup, author of "How to Sleep on Airplanes," and it has an intriguing Sleep FAQ with insights such as this: ...READ»

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Tools You Can Use

BY Heath RowThu Mar 10, 2005 at 1:19 PM

Over the years, I've used several different power supply adaptors for use while traveling around the world. I've also loaned them to colleagues -- or put them into "storage" only to not be able to find them again. While preparing for ...READ»

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Hotel'ing Tall Tales?

BY Heath RowMon Mar 7, 2005 at 4:05 PM

The Feb. 21 edition of Hotel Business reports on the increasing debate within the lodging industry over the concept of a six-star rating. Several properties have already been dubbed six- and seven-star hotels, and critics indicate ...READ»

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Travel Tablet

BY Heath RowMon Jan 31, 2005 at 12:21 PM

Not long ago, a colleague introduced me to the wonders of Berocca, a British product that bridges hangover remedy (so I'm told) and cold preventative -- think how you feel after a long business trip. While the product is imported on ...READ»

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The Commuting Life

Thu Dec 2, 2004 at 11:55 AM

E.B. White wrote in "Here is New York"(a timeless must-read for any New Yorker) that there are three kinds of people in New York: residents, tourists, and commuters. I'm in that third category, traveling 40 minutes every morning and ...READ»

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Super-What?

BY Danielle SacksFri Nov 19, 2004 at 10:37 AM

I remember the first time I stepped into the great blue van: I had just graduated from college and on a whim, my sister and I took a spontaneous trip to San Francisco. Landing in this unfamiliar city at some ungodly hour of the night ...READ»

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Parking a Lot

BY Heath RowMon Sep 13, 2004 at 6:41 PM

Seems like I've got travel on the brain today. A couple of months ago, the New York Times ran a piece highlighting several online services you can use to find parking specials near airports and hotels. They included: Park Sleep ...READ»

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Return to Spender

BY Heath RowMon Sep 13, 2004 at 11:36 AM

While in an airport over the weekend, making a connecting flight, I saw a promotional stand for a product called NeatReceipts. A small, 12-ounce scanner scans up to six receipts a minute, and the accompanying software sizes and crops ...READ»

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Ticket to Fly

BY Heath RowMon Aug 30, 2004 at 2:49 PM

Fodder for a Transit Authority article, perhaps, but I just came across a useful online tool that could help shave quite a bit off of your T&E's. Currently in beta, Mobissimo is an airfare search engine that scours 60 airlines and ...READ»

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In the Bag

BY Heath RowWed Jul 28, 2004 at 4:47 PM

It seems simple and mundane, but I'm always fascinated by the things business people carry. What's in the briefcases. What they take home in their tote. What rests in their laptop bag when they travel. The most recent fascination ...READ»

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Conference Table for Two

BY Heath RowThu Jul 1, 2004 at 5:30 PM

Back in 1999, Marni Futterman took a look at a handful of restaurants that encouraged communal dining. If you're an active business traveler, sometimes the last thing you want to do is eat alone -- again. One saving grace may come ...READ»

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Throwing in the Towel II

BY Heath RowFri May 7, 2004 at 1:07 PM

Last fall, we recognized Holiday Inn's Towel Amnesty Day, on which business travelers could return any towels they'd made off with -- accidentally and otherwise -- without repercussion. Now, the blog Strategize suggests that most ...READ»

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Introducing: Road Scholar

BY Heath RowThu Mar 11, 2004 at 9:31 PM

On this coming Monday, we'll formally launch a new online resource center called Road Scholar. With the help of Donna Williams, author of the Business Travel Almanac, we'll be offering a weekly newsletter featuring the best tactics, ...READ»

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Business Travail III

BY Heath RowWed Jan 28, 2004 at 11:09 AM

FC Now reader Gemma Teed writes in this morning to say The weather is lousy in the UK today, and I've battled through the snow, wind, and rain to make it to my meeting. What's the furthest lengths that FC Now readers have gone to ...READ»

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The Plane Truth

BY Heath RowThu Jan 22, 2004 at 6:01 PM

The Bureau for Transportation Statistics recently found that complaints about air service are on the wane. Nevertheless, the DOT division now offers reports on airline on-time performance, as well as delay cause statistics. For the ...READ»

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Taking a (Taxi Cab) Stand

BY Heath RowWed Dec 31, 2003 at 10:11 AM

RevoT is a Boston-area business that's working to offer alternatives to the traditional taxi and train service to Logan Airport. Currently operating only two vehicles -- Toyota Prius hybrids -- the company aims to not only offer ...READ»

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(Air)Port of Call II

BY Heath RowMon Dec 22, 2003 at 10:45 AM

When traveling, sometimes all you need to do is drive a little to save a lot on airfare, parking, and other business travel expenses. Sunday's New York Times features an extremely useful look at smaller airports that might be better ...READ»

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Trave(lb)logue

BY Heath RowMon Dec 15, 2003 at 10:05 AM

Midweek, the Business Travel Coalition will launch its new TravelBlog to help commemorate the advent of flight, share business travel industry news and ideas, and advocate for business travel rights and related policies. The blog's ...READ»

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Execs and Their Pecs

BY Heath RowThu Nov 13, 2003 at 9:42 AM

The Wall Street Journal features an article this morning about how hotels are improving and expanding their gym and workout facilities to better lure active business travelers. One hotel brand, Westin, has even partnered with Reebok ...READ»

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Transportation Celebration

BY Heath RowMon Oct 27, 2003 at 9:44 AM

On this day in 1904, the Interborough Rapid Transit (IRT), the first rapid transit subway system, opened. Today in New York City, commuters kick off a year-long centennial celebration.READ»

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SST, RIP

BY Heath RowFri Oct 24, 2003 at 11:30 AM

This morning, as my flight back from Philadelphia was taking off, so did the final flight of the Concorde, the world's only supersonic airplane. With tickets costing upwards of $8,000, the airliner has long been considered a status ...READ»

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Business Travail II

BY Heath RowMon Oct 6, 2003 at 2:02 PM

FC Now reader Peter Davidson offers some excellent ideas to improve the airline industry: Eliminate Checked Baggage This would save huge amounts of time and money by eliminating baggage handling crews and equipment. Baggage ...READ»

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Business Travail

BY Heath RowWed Oct 1, 2003 at 1:44 PM

With airlines such as Southwest and JetBlue continuing to reinvent air travel, it's no surprise that -- in this day and age of airlines charging for in-flight meals -- people are starting to poke fun at low-frills travel options. ...READ»

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(Air)Port of Call

BY Heath RowThu Sep 18, 2003 at 6:00 PM

The September issue of GQ features a lengthy look at Merhan Nasseri, who has been living in Terminal One of Charles de Gaulle Airport for 15 years. Having no valid identification papers -- and having declined travel documents the ...READ»

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Business Bus?

Mon Sep 15, 2003 at 11:59 AM

In an effort to lure customers away from the expensive air shuttle and to out-cheap Amtrak's erratic Acela high-speed train, Fergus McCann wants travelers to take... the bus? Dubbed the LimoLiner, the 28-seat luxury bus service ...READ»

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