There is a ton of stuff on sale during the Amazon Memorial Day Sale weekend, including plenty of goodies for travel. There are carry-on suitcases, cute shoes, and great jewelry all on a pretty hefty discount, some things over 60% off. Here are some of my favorites. There are some high-quality suitcases from some of my favorite…
Monthly Archives
Monthly Archives for May 2016.
Don’t grab the seat in front of you. Please.
If you don’t fly very often, this is one of those etiquette scenarios that may never enter your brain as a potential issue. But picture this: you are sitting in your airplane seat, enjoying some beauty rest. Or perhaps you are engrossed in a great book, or your guilty pleasure, a celebrity gossip website. Suddenly…
5 more professional backpacks for business travel
Poll: Do you tip your Uber driver?
Healthy eating on business trips, without a lot of planning.
I know. I’ve been complaining about being busy a lot lately. I promise I will stop soon! Until then…. For the last year and a half I have been either pregnant with or nursing twins. Therefore, I have been eating accordingly, basically everything in site. Now that I’m not nursing anymore I have GOT to…
PSA: Some Marriott Rewards members will need to update their password this week
If you are a Marriott Rewards member, read on. If not, see you tomorrow! As the Marriott and Starwood integration moves forward, some Marriott Rewards members will be notified that they need to update their passwords to be compliant with new security measures. The new password requirements will take effect on May 19, which is…
3 Reasons Why I Don’t Check My Suitcase
One of the first lessons I learned as a new business traveler was not to check my suitcase. That first year of work trips was full of lengthy delays at the baggage carousel, lost luggage, and frustration. Since then I have operated under the assumption that most frequent business travelers don’t check their bag. However,…
Is this rude? Not asking to switch seats, just telling.
On a flight a couple of weeks ago I witnessed something that made me uncomfortable. I’m not a confrontational person, but I was really really tempted to say something this time. However, I know that I can be sensitive about moms traveling with kids (since I’ve been there and know how hard it is) so…