What’s the strangest way you have redeemed your points?

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First off, some news on the Road Warriorette homefront….the Warrior Twins have arrived!  They were each a little under seven and a half pounds (which makes me feel justified in all of my complaining in June—that’s 15 pounds of baby!). They are super sweet and love to snuggle with us and each other. 🙂 With two newborns and an…

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Posts from the past

What was going on this time in years past? 2014 Global Entry users, make sure you don’t fall victim to this rule. Another round of news stories has come out reporting that airlines are continuing their enforcement of policies regarding carry-on size. See my post on this along with three more carry-on bags within airline…

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Poll: Does an inch matter in the middle seat?

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If you haven’t heard, low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines has announced they will be widening their middle seats by an extra inch.  The new middle seat width will be 19.3 inches compared to 18.1 inches for aisle and window seats.  I personally never fly low-cost carriers because as a business traveler low-cost is not typically my…

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Happy Amazon Prime Day! Business Travel Product Deals

As I’m sure you’ve heard, Amazon is looking to turn today, July 15th , into Amazon Prime Day: a day for deals much like Black Friday.  In fact, they say there are more deals today than on Black Friday.  One catch is a lot of these deals require a Prime Membership.  The good news is…

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What to wear when traveling for an interview

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What is the best way to dress for a business casual interview when you have to travel 1500 miles to get there? Reader J asks…. I have two interviews coming up next month, and I have to travel several states away for each one. I was told the dress is business casual so I know…

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How to avoid the pitfalls of traveling with coworkers

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Traveling with a coworker can make a boring trip way more fun. The flip side is that it can also make an otherwise productive trip really, really awful. In almost a decade of business travel I have experienced both ends of the spectrum and everything in between.  Here are tips for avoiding the potential pitfalls…

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Time to carry on with JetBlue

If you are a fan of getting your first checked bag for free on JetBlue things are about to change.  JetBlue just put in to motion their plans from last November to start charging flyers for their first checked bag when booking a low-level “Blue” fare.  This change leaves Southwest as the only major US…

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Choosing a travel purse or briefcase

One of the most important items to have for business travel is the carry-on. I don’t mean your rollaboard (although of course that is important too!), but your personal item. It holds everything you need for your flight—laptop, files, plus normal purse stuff—it gets stuffed into overhead bins or under plane seats, and acts as…

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Dealing with the business travel “squeeze”

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Squeeze.  It’s a common theme in business travel.  Ever since the economy tanked in 2008 I’ve really seen an uptick in businesses trying to squeeze as much as they can out of everything they can possibly think of.  Air carriers are moving seats as close as they possibly can get together to add more rows…

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Posts from the past

What was going on this time in years past? 2014 Does it bother you when people cut?  Quick etiquette tip: Wait your turn to board! A not-so-nice wake-up. Gentle reminder: Don’t grab the seat in front of you! It happens all the time, but does it make sense to say something? Should you tell someone if they hit…

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