While perusing the recent Embassy Suites survey, and again when speaking to Cynthia Good, I got to wondering. Do women look for the same thing as men in a hotel? Specifically, one of the items mentioned in the survey that people thought was important in choosing a hotel was a high definition TV. Honestly, I was…
Business Travel News
Airlines Consider Charging for Oversized Carry-on Bags
According to a recent article on MSNBC, major airlines are considering charging for oversized carry-on bags. The idea would be to discourage passengers from bringing bags onto the plane that won’t fit in the overhead bin, with the fee around $25. Alaska Airlines is already doing this. (Pictured: Overpacking, courtesy of the Home Warrior.) The…
United Ends Early Boarding for Families
In April, United got rid of pre-boarding for families. Previously, families with small children could board before general boarding. According to CNN, United’s spokesperson said: “We figured it would be better to simplify that process and reduce the number of boarding groups.” Uh, okay. Whatever. That reasoning sounds like, well, an excuse. It seems there…
Another airline to start charging for carry-ons
In a move toward less customer service and more outright money grubbing, Allegiant Airline has started charging for carry-on bags. They saw how successful Spirit Air was, earning around $50 million from the fee in 2011, and thought, Hey! We should do that. Granted, they are a small, super low cost carrier, and they say…
Interesting updates on business travel
Embassy Suites recently did their fourth annual business travel survey. Last year, they surveys showed that the vast majority of business travelers who had less face time with clients reported it had a negative impact on their business. Many lost deals, and some lost clients altogether! It seemed quite obvious to me that technology can’t…
Oh, dear. Flight Attendants Gone Wild
For those of you who haven’t heard about this….. Last Friday, an American Airlines flight to Chicago was taxiing to the runway when one of the flight attendants started making an announcement over the PA system. That’s normal, right? Except she wasn’t giving safety information or instructions on buckling your seatbelt. Instead, she went on…
Woman misses flight because of gender. Or because she was late.
Today, the Home Warrior came across this story and he thought I would want to see it. He was right, as usual. Sounds like Jennifer Winning was trying to fly home from a small Wyoming airport, and for some reason security was closed and she wasn’t able to make her flight. Once I read the…
Taxing miles? Really??
This week, Citibank sent out 1099 forms to some credit card holders for the miles they received for opening a checking or savings account. I’ll say that again. Citibank sent out 1099 forms for airline miles. The miles were listed as “miscellaneous taxable income.” So now, people who have never thought to report miles as…
Paul denied, “eco-friendly” Southwest, and…. The Negotiator dies? Wow.
Lots of news stories today!! First up: Rand Paul denied. According to CNN (and a lot of other places), Sen. Rand Paul was turned away from a Nashville airport checkpoint. The body scanner went off, he refused a pat-down, and requested to be allowed to go through the scanner again. That’s not TSA policy, so…
MSNBC: Spending on business travel to increase in 2012
According to MSNBC’s Overhead Bin, 2012 should see a rise in expenditures related to business travel. (As an interesting aside, the author says that business travel spending is an indicator of economic recovery. I have no idea whether that is true or not, but it’s interesting to think about.) On Tuesday, the Global Business Travel…
