Cool travel app: App in the Air

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Apps are great. They help us check the weather, keep in touch with friends, organize our lives, and of course, manage our travel. I have several travel apps on my phone that help me stay on top of the one million details frequent travel requires, but am always on the lookout for more. Besides its…

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Posts from the past

Here’s what was going on this week in years past… 2013: TSA Pre-check was introduced at my airport, and I could use it. That was not awesome. (Seriously—if you travel even once a quarter it is definitely worth it.) I discovered two things that changed my life in the same month: Outfit Posts and nude…

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Room Key and Road Warriorette

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I am thrilled to announce that starting this month I will be a contributing writer to the Room Key blog ‘Beyond the Front Desk.’ Room Key is a hotel search engine created by six of the world’s leading hotel companies. It enables travelers to quickly and easily compare value for their stay – based on…

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Travel bag of the week: GRACESHIP New York computer bag

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Each week Road Warriorette features a travel bag that hits all of the high notes for ladies on the road: pockets, construction, and (of course!) style. Proof that a purse can be conservative and still beautiful! Sometimes a girl just needs a serious bag, and the GRACESHIP New York delivers at a reasonable price. It’s…

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American changes award redemption options

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And the hits just keep on coming….. Last month Delta announced changes to its rewards program, which most people weren’t too happy with. A month ago, I never thought I would be pointing to Delta as a good example of how to make changes. But here I am, about to do that. See, while Delta…

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Business travel news roundup

Here are the stories that caught my eye in the last week or so…. It surprises me that there were more bags lots but fewer complaints.  Airlines Got Fewer Complaints But Bungled More Bags, from NBC News. (They also tell you what the world’s best airport is!) Does your airline owe you money? USA Today…

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Shorts under dresses. Trust me, just do it.

Okay. I had an experience last week that, had it been slightly different, would have certainly topped my most embarrassing moments list. While I will sometimes keep the dumber stuff I do to myself, I really don’t want anyone else to go through this so I’m going to just put it out there. Last week…

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Travel etiquette tip: Don’t count on flight attendant to put your bag up

We’ve all seen it happen. A passenger lumbers down the aisle with enormous carry-on in tow. When they get to their seat (or where there is overhead space) they pause, grab the handle, and heave the bag to get it up into the bin. Maybe it gets part of the way in, and if they…

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Packing for business and fun on the same trip

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It’s getting to be vacation season. Hooray! Business travelers will often combine a fun trip and a business trip, to maximize time away and minimize travel time and costs. But for people who still want to carry-on, what kind of things can you pack that will do double duty? A packing challenge? I accept! Here…

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When do you tip?

There is definitely a learning curve to a lot of aspects of business travel: packing enough but not too much; getting through airport security with a minimum of fuss; maintaining patience with delayed flights and canceled itineraries, just to name a few. Tipping certainly falls under this list. Who do you tip? How much? What…

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