(February is a weird word to write in the plural!) February 2012: I compiled my favorite tips for the plane etiquette round up TOMS came out with ballet flats The New York Times and I disagreed about the top 5 ways to avoid baggage fees A friend got some help about traveling with injectable medicine…
Monthly Archives
Monthly Archives for February 2013.
Points for Business Travelers: Shopping Portals
Points for Business Travelers is a new series aimed at helping business travelers maximize miles and points without a lot of effort. Have a suggestion or question? Email roadwarriorette @ gmail.com. We’ve talked about goals, loyalty programs, and credit cards (plus a quick call out for email lists). Now it’s time for something pretty simple:…
Shopping for Travel Shoes
The dreary weather has me longing for sunshine, spring, and bright colors. I feel like I’ve got a case of the blahs, and my accessories aren’t exactly doing it for me lately. One thing that I bet would help (because let’s be honest, it always helps) is new shoes. Not to mention that my feet…
Southwest Double Points and Double Tier Qualifying Points
Southwest has a promotion through May 15th that gets you double points AND double tier qualifying points. I like this promo—it’s easy and a good deal. All you have to do is register here, then travel anywhere in the country by the May 15th end date. Love things that are this simple! It’s also a…
Points for Business Travelers: Credit Cards
Points for Business Travelers is a new weekly series aimed at helping business travelers maximize miles and points without a lot of effort. Have a suggestion or question? Email roadwarriorette @ gmail.com. It’s easy for business travelers to get lots of points without doing much extra work. So far we’ve talked about setting goals and…
Don’t gate check your coat!
This week, I traveled to Chicago. It was a very productive visit, where I got a lot of work done and I was able to hang out with my sisters. But there was one thing that wasn’t awesome. All of my flights were all on time, which was nice, but they were on small planes.…
Poll: What makes an airline good for frequent fliers?
With all the talk about American and US Airlines merging, I started thinking about airlines and frequent fliers. Loyal frequent fliers can be an airline’s best asset, and there are so many ways to treat them well. I’m just curious—if you had to pick the top three things, which are the most important? Is it…
Women in business
A few weeks ago Online MBA sent me a video they put together called “Why Women Make Better Business Leaders.” It raises some very interesting points—only 12 of the Fortune 500 companies are run by women, yet firms with women on their boards have 42% higher sales returns and 66% higher return on investment capital…
Points for Business Travelers: Loyalty programs
Points for Business Travelers is a new weekly series aimed at helping business travelers maximize miles and points without a lot of effort. Have a suggestion or question? Email roadwarriorette @ gmail.com. Last week I talked about setting goals. Once you know what you’re trying to gain, it’s much easier to map out a points…
Travel news roundup: Mergers, sharing perks, and unexpected travel benefits
American Airlines and US Airways: The merger is finally supposed to happen. Or is it? Articles abound today about the merger and what it means for travelers. A secret board meeting is supposed to happen next week to vote. Reports are that the company will be based in Dallas, will be called American Airlines, and…
