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Normally by this time of year I’m thinking and writing about spring colors and outfits, enjoying the warmth of the Texas sun. Not this year. Yet another winter storm is moving across the US, and it is coooold. So instead of getting out my peep-toe flats I’m keeping on my big winter coat and boots…
Last week I wrote about how to share the overhead bin space. One of my suggestions was to not put two bags up, which is a fairly standard guideline that most airlines have. After that post, I got an email response that seemed to go even further: I hate it when people put laptop bags…
Last week I flew to the west coast and back for a series of customer meetings. The flights were generally good, on time, with a few open seats. Although coming home one flight was delayed into Phoenix and I had to run to catch my connection. I never would have made it if I’d had…
As an elite flier with American I am usually lucky enough to board early. This means my bag is rarely in an overhead bin behind my seat. However, on my trip last week even though I boarded early the overhead bins were already full. I sat in row 8 but had to put my bag…
Recently I was boarding a flight to Boston when I noticed something pretty annoying. The lady in front of me was talking on her cell phone (loudly) while walking down the aisle boarding our flight. I could tell she was completely distracted while pulling her luggage down the aisle as she bumped into at least…
With the ridiculous amount of travel I’ve been doing lately, I have witnessed all kinds of rudeness. I’m not sure if it’s the heat, the large numbers of infrequent fliers, or some other factor. You would hope that people heading out on vacation would be nicer to their fellow passengers, but based on my observations…
Today has been a super fun traveling day. Weather delays in Chicago meant we sat on the plane for two and a half hours before taking off. Yay. But before the glory of that flight, I witnessed an interesting scenario that I want to get your take on. The flight to Chicago was overbooked (shocker).…
I talk a lot about carrying-on your suitcase instead of checking it. In my opinion, it is the number one time saver in business travel. However, there are a few responsibilities that come along with that. No idea what I’m talking about? Read and learn, young grasshopper. Here are my top five rules for carrying…
If you fly with any regularity, you know that when you sit at the front of the cabin in the bulkhead, there is no place to put your bags. You can have your stuff during the flight, but it needs to go up in the overhead bins for takeoff and landing. In my experience, there…
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