Monthly Archives

Monthly Archives for October 2013.

Giveaway! Win a Motorola Whisper Headset!! (closed)

a bluetooth headset with a white cord

This giveaway is closed. Headsets are awesome. They help you take conference calls more efficiently, talk on the phone while driving more safely, and just generally multi-task more. For business travel this becomes even more important! That being said, not all headsets are created equal. Motorola recently sent me a Whisper headset to review, and…

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Inside the minds of business travelers

a poster of a travel company

A couple of weeks ago, Hyatt launched what they’re calling “The World’s Largest Focus Group”. It was basically a series of Twitter chats with the goal of finding out what business travelers really think. While I wasn’t able to participate (darn job!) over 1,000 people responded to the chats with over 9,000 tweets, giving Hyatt…

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Mustard accessories

a collage of various yellow accessories

It’s finally starting to feel like fall here in Texas. Mustard is one of the quintessential colors of the season! Every time I reach for a necklace or belt it seems I pick up one of my mustard-yellow pieces. In honor of this lovely hue, I put together a list of accessories that would work…

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4 Tips for Surviving the Shutdown

The effects of the week-long government shutdown are being felt all over the place. Certainly the hundreds of thousands of furloughed employees are feeling it. And travelers are another group who could be feeling it. Here is my advice for business travelers on surviving the shutdown. Send in your passport or visa paperwork early. If…

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Posts from the Past: September

Still running behind. Sorry y’all! I promise I will be posting on a regular schedule again very soon. Happy Friday!! 2012: Tips for creating a business travel wardrobe on a budget. I revisited one of my most popular series, Business Travel 101. Installments included flight comfort, etiquette, toiletries, the personal item, After having three conferences…

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Review: Kindle Paperwhite

a hand holding a tablet

A few months ago, I dropped my beloved Kindle. The screen broke, and nothing was able to fix it (sob). It was an older version, about two years old. There were a lot of things I loved about it—the E-ink was actually like reading a book, so I could read for hours without hurting my…

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