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February Freebie: In-Flight Facebook
Heaven help you if you are trying to fly anywhere domestically today, given that half the country is in the grips of a terrible winter storm. If—big... Read more
Best Airport Lounge: The Wing Lounge, Hong Kong International Airport
Worthy of George Clooney's character in Up in the Air , Cathay Pacific Airways's 48,000-square-foot Read more
Fuel Saving Imperiling Safety?
You may have read that Air Canada's regional airline Jazz has removed life vests from all of its aircraft to save weight and thus get better fuel mileage.... Read more
Do I Get a Refund If They Lose My Bags?
If airlines have now moved to a pay-for-what-you-use business model, do I get a refund if I pay but don't get the services promised? How about lost luggag... Read more
Will Minimum Stays Stay?
Once upon a time the airlines had this rule called the Saturday night stay, and business travelers hated it because it was aimed at them. Earlier... Read more
Do I Get a Refund If They Lose My Bags?
If airlines have now moved to a pay-for-what-you-use business model, do I get a refund if I pay but don't get the services promised? How about lost luggag... Read more
Why I will never do business with American Airlines again
American Airlines says it will charge me $150 to change a ticket. Why do I have to change the ticket? BECAUSE THEY GOT MY HUSBAND'S NAME WRONG. They didn'... Read more
The Changing Face of Air Travel
Increased competition is spurring radical changes in the travel industry. Here are five key ways in which air travel will change between now and 2020. Read more
Travel: Now boarding: the JetBlue of Bangalore
Discount airlines have become an international hit. We list who is flying. Read more
Airfare Competition Pushes Prices Up, Down
March 1, 2005 -- As small businesses begin budgeting for the coming months, projecting the amount needed for air travel will depend on wh... Read more
When Airlines Go Bankrupt
Class, this week we're studying Chapter 11. Focus on: the airline industry. The Read more
Happy Travelers
A recent survey conducted by the American Small Business Travelers Alliance (ASBTA) revealed that many small business travelers are very satisfied with th... Read more
Travel: Easy Come, Easy Go
How to speed through airport security, land the best seat, and otherwise enjoy business travel. Read more
Avoid Getting Nickeled and Dimed to Death
Airfare wars have given rise to increased non-fare related fees. Read more
Jet Stream E-mail
Frequent fliers can now hope to e-mail at 35,000 feet. Read more
Archive: Going His Way
The man who brought air travel to the masses. Read more
Booking Travel on the Internet
In the first article of a two-part series, Rhonda Abrams offers tips and tricks for using the Web to make travel reservations. Read more
Look to Low-Cost and Niche Airlines for Low Fares
One of the best ways to get the lowest fares is to know where low-cost and niche airlines fly. These carriers allow you to create your own system of airfa... Read more
Split Cities: A Travel Secret for Maximum Savings
Save as much as 70% and avoid the financial trauma of one airline's route monopoly by splitting your ticketing in half and buying two tickets: one to an i... Read more
A Reality Check on Airline Policies
Knowing your rights can help you financially, make it easier to deal effectively with airline personnel, and increase comfort and amenities that help put ... Read more
How to Start an Airline of Your Own
In an industry in which 117 airlines have filed bankruptcy since 1979, Joseph Lorenzo thinks he can make Reno Air work. Read more
That Daring Young Man And His Flying Machines
The fastest-growing company in the history of aviation has a problem. It has designed a product so popular that it can't satisfy demand. Read more
The Friendly Skies Of Deregulation
With airlines dropping like wounded mallards, the talk in the last few months has focused on the problems of deregulation. Often overlooked is the fact th... Read more
The Little Airlines That Could
A hint -- just a hint -- of being in on the secret creeps into Dan Morton's voice. "People in the investment community have always said, 'I'd love t... Read more
Why The Commuter Airlines Are Flying High
Although the effects of deregulation on the entire airline industry have been mixed, the new elimate of competition has brought brighter skies for many sm... Read more
Business Travel
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Airlines Raise Ticket Prices
Increased fuel costs cited as major reason. Read more
Business Travel: What's Changing?
Key trends are altering the way road warriors work in the airport, on the plane, and in the hotel. Read more
Have Fun, Make Money
An interview with Herb Kelleher, cofounder of Southwest Airlines. Kelleher explains how company parties help produce better customer service and happier empl... Read more
An Easier Way to Jet-Set
Charter a private jet in the same way you would book an airline ticket. Read more
Business Travel: What's Changing?
Key trends are altering the way road warriors work in the airport, on the plane, and in the hotel. This year, one of the most cro... Read more
Business Travelers Adjust to New Airline Restrictions
The recent crackdown on carry-on bags has forced road warriors to rethink travel plans. Read more
Booking Travel on the Internet
In the first article of a two-part series, Rhonda Abrams offers tips and tricks for using the Web to make travel reservations. Read more
Barclays, US Airways to Offer MasterCard BusinessCard
Barclays (NYSE:BCS) and US Airways (NYSE:LCC) have teamed up to offer small-business owners a new way to earn travel rewards on their everyday business pu... Read more
Wi-Fi in the Sky: Are We There Yet?
More business people are taking to the road these days, armed with all the tools they need to do their work -- PDAs, laptops, etc. So it pays to know a thing... Read more
Joel Spolsky's Travel Survival Guide
Website Bonus #1: Air Travel Tips To avoid the risk of air travel delays, we used five tactics. We waited unt... Read more
The Airlines Giveth and They Taketh Away
As a frequent traveler and as director of marketing for a travel technology company I am in a unique position to see the impact of trends that we forecast... Read more
Expedia Punishes American Airlines
Meow! The claws are out between American Airlines and Expedia. Not liking what it sees happening to ticketing rival, Orbitz, Expedia has pre-emptively pun... Read more
How I Avoid Air Travel Disasters
These days, it seems that everyone has a few air travel horror stories—everyone, that is, except me. Considering the fact that I fly in and out of N... Read more
How to Get Employees to Care as Much as You Do
Ken Blanchard, author of The One Minute Manager , explains how Southwest Airlines sold workers on its business mission. Read more
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