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Robots Are Changing the Future of Telecommuting

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 34

What does the $15,000 Anybot tell us about the future of telecommuting?READ»

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Follow the Buffalo

BY Michael Valkevich
Relevancy Score: 62

In the global economic downturn that everyone seems to be saying is "over" (who am I to judge?) the travel sector was hit pretty hard.READ»

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How B2B Stars Innovate – and Why Airlines Have Hit a Black Hole

BY Lisa Nirell
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A recent article in U.S. News & World Report disclosed that in 2010, airlines have generated $2.1B in additional passenger revenues through clever, and often egregious pricing strategies. The "pay to breathe, walk or eat" pricing approach is rapidly eclipsing customer service in the airline industry, and customers like me are furious. StarCite, a B2B technology company serving the travel industry, has charted a different course.In this article, CEO Greg Dukat outlines a customer-centric innovation strategy that will surely outlive the airlines' approach.READ»

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Work/Life: Is It a Gold Rush or a Roller-Coaster Ride?

BY Michael Valkevich
Relevancy Score: 69

Whether the recession has just ended or we are sliding back into a double dip, no one seems to really know. but that hasn't stopped the recent surge in stories about how the airline industry is recovering, or that ...READ»

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Bagging It

BY Michael Valkevich
Relevancy Score: 45

Business travelers travel light. Long ago we learned that the formula for disaster on a business trip was to depend on the airlines to deliver luggage on time and undamaged. Woe betide the road warrior who makes the mistake of checking baggage that contains something vital to a business meeting or is otherwise irreplaceable.READ»

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"Monsieur Valkevich: Bienvenue!": Why I Opt for the Hidden Hotel

BY Michael Valkevich
Relevancy Score: 37

Hotels occupy a central but historic place in the travel world. Paying for a room is one of the oldest business models in the history of civilization. And even in today's world, you can still actually run a successful hotel business ...READ»

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Trading Business Trips for Video Conferencing Could Save $19 billion

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 94

One study estimates that by 2020, simply forgoing business trips in favor of video conferencing could save $19 billion.READ»

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Work/Life: Business Trips: No Fun Allowed?

BY Michael Valkevich
Relevancy Score: 71

Many business travelers have experienced guilt because they are not, shall we say, "carpe"-ing the "diem"? Fortunately, my business travels frequently take me to the south of France — actually, to Provence, where Amadeus ...READ»

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Work Smart: Must-Have Mobile Apps for the Road Warrior

BY Gina Trapani
Relevancy Score: 37

If you've got a smartphone that can run apps like the iPhone, BlackBerry or an Android phone, you've got a pocket computer--and when you're on the road, you want to load up on the apps that can help you get where you need to ...READ»

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Work/Life: The Summer of Ugh

BY Michael Valkevich
Relevancy Score: 55

Forty-odd years ago people were writing about something called The Summer of Love. I predict this is the year anyone who has to travel aloft on business will be writing instead about The Summer of Ugh. Meaning be prepared for ...READ»

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Work/Life: A New Day Dawns on the Tarmac

BY Michael Valkevich
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Most business travelers know someone who has been marooned for hours on the tarmac, running low on water, food, and clean restrooms. It's every road warrior's nightmare to be "tarmacked."The Department of Transportation's (DOT) new ...READ»

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Work/Life: The Pod People

BY Michael Valkevich
Relevancy Score: 100

The pod people Kevin McCarthy warned us about in "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" are not the same ones living in those micro-hotels that are popping up across Europe and here in the U.S. It is a concept that seems to have been ...READ»

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Work/Life: E-Readers and Tablets Hit the Road

BY Michael Valkevich
Relevancy Score: 100

Are e-book readers, or e-readers, a useful tool for business travelers? My answer is yes, and I'll explain why and how.A lot has been written recently about e-readers, particularly the introduction of the quasi-e-reader, or tablet, ...READ»

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View the world through your competitors eyes

BY Kaihan Krippendorff
Relevancy Score: 45

Be a fish, let them be birdsI think I’ve mentioned this Zen Koan before, but it’s worth reminding ourselves of it: the bird and the fish both pursue the same goal in winter – to stay warm – but they take opposite ...READ»

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Work/Life: Classic Misdirection — The Business Traveler as a Buying Psychographic

BY Michael Valkevich
Relevancy Score: 84

Fatigue, boredom, and lonliness are any road warrior's constant companions. Occasionally, retail therapy can help perk up my mood. By that I mean satisfaction derived from interacting with an eager sales clerk, thumbing through a ...READ»

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Work/Life: Mobile Tech Meets the Peter Principle

BY Michael Valkevich
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The Peter Principle is the notion that people are promoted into jobs with responsibilities they cannot fulfill. I think there must be a corollary for mobile travel technology — and if there isn't, I'd like to propose one — because ...READ»

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What's Up With Business Travel?

BY Michael Valkevich
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It's no news that business travel has plummented during the recession. Economy travel, which comprises 90 percent of airline ticketing, has also taken a hit, but the decline of business travel has been far more precipitous, as ...READ»

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Effective Project Management Software Travels with Project Managers

BY Clint G
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Printing out a map to take with you on a business trip is so last year, really! People rarely carry printed versions of documents with them on business travel anymore, and even flash drives which are still very popular with ...READ»

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NextGen Revisited

BY Michael Valkevich
Relevancy Score: 58

Just a few weeks after a computer glitch in one FAA air traffic control system center caused nationwide flight delays, the FAA has announced that it is seeking bids for Next Generation Air Transportation System contracts worth $7 ...READ»

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Top Mobile Phone Options for Business Travelers to 'Asia

BY Douglas Crets
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Did you know that your national carrier is obliged out of policy to tell you how to unlock your phone? You iPhone bastards probably did not know this. Read more to find out what you can do to prepare for cheap mobile calls during ...READ»

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Whither FAA's "NextGen" Solution?

BY Michael Valkevich
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[Amadeus business travel expert Owen Wild recently handed off the Road Warrior baton to Mike Valkevich, who is Senior Global Account Manager, Global Customers IT Solutions at the North American headquarters of the global travel ...READ»

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Motel Reservations

BY James Wahl
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Booking motel reservations has never been like thisREAD»

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Work/Life: Say It Ain't So, Shoeless Joe

BY Owen Wild
Relevancy Score: 79

"Shoeless" Joe Jackson got that nickname for taking off his shoes once in the second game of a doubleheader in 1908.One hundred and one years later, TSA is still making Shoeless Joes of us all with the apparently immutable requirement ...READ»

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Work/Life: What Are Your Chances of Getting Bumped From Your Next Flight?

BY Owen Wild
Relevancy Score: 93

Bumping is the nemesis of the business traveler. Leisure travelers often have a certain amount of latitude as to when they need to arrive at a destination. Not so with the road warrior, who is a clockwork captive. While it is highly ...READ»

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Work/Life: The Bus Also Rises

BY Owen Wild
Relevancy Score: 100

Anne Marie Chaker of The Wall Street Journal wrote an excellent review recently of the new bus services that have come onto the scene to cater to business travelers. Her story includes a charming video of her trip to Baltimore on ...READ»

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