Hey readers! Got a question or something you want to discuss this weekend? Here’s the perfect opportunity! Whether you want to share an interesting travel story, a packing tip, an etiquette tip, or anything else going on in the business travel world, comment here and we’ll have a discussion. Travel tip of the week: Decant your…
Monthly Archives
Monthly Archives for January 2015.
Review: Eagle Creek Adventure Pop Top Carry-On
Since my earliest business travel days almost a decade ago I’ve been a big fan of Eagle Creek packing cubes. I’d also always heard good things about their luggage, a perennial reader favorite, but never had any experience with it myself. Then last fall Eagle Creek sent me one of their newest bags to try…
Is travel time considered work time?
Do the hours business travelers spend commuting count as working time? Reader M asks… I’ve just started a new job where I will be traveling regularly. I’ll be required to account for my hours, including travel time. When I told my friend that travel time counted as work hours (and therefore, went towards overtime pay)…
Bravo Avis
Early this month I took a trip to New York (not this week, thank goodness!). Since I wasn’t staying in the city I needed to rent a car. My company’s preferred vendor is Hertz so that is who I always rent through. Typically I am very happy with their cars and service. This last time…
Carryons causing injuries
I’ve seen two recent stories about things falling out of the overhead bin and injuring people. In the first instance an older lady was knocked unconscious by a shoe falling out of a bin during a flight. In the second story a man says he suffered a compressed disc when luggage fell on him from…
Road Warriorette Weekend Express
Hey readers! Got a question or something you want to discuss this weekend? Here’s the perfect opportunity! Whether you want to share an interesting travel story, a packing tip, an etiquette tip, or anything else going on in the business travel world, comment here and we’ll have a discussion. Travel tip of the week: Pack efficiently.…
jetBlue takes on Flight Etiquette
One of my favorite subjects to write about is travel etiquette. When you travel week after week you notice a lot of questionable behaviors. In my goal to make the skies a little friendlier I share my observations about etiquette at an airport to etiquette at a hotel, and everything in-between. After the seat reclining…
Weighing the contents of my carryon
Before a recent three day trip to New York I decided to do an experiment. See, I before I started traveling for work on a regular basis I was one of the dreaded over-packers. I would make lists three pages long of all of the things I needed for a one week vacation, then bring…
Marriott no longer blocking personal wifi. Great?
Marriott announced last week that they will not block personal Wi-Fi networks in the future after being caught doing so and a fine of $600k from the FCC. In their initial FCC petition, Marriott said their primary concern was about the potential of cyberattacks and their network slowing down. While this petition asked the FCC…
Packing for a two-week winter trip in a carryon
Is it possible to pack for a trip up north during winter in a single suitcase? Reader S. asks…. I saw your blog and decided to ask for your help. Hopefully you will respond before I depart warm Florida for my business trip to Boston leaving mid-January 2015. My job assignment will be from January…
