Boarding airplanes is an exercise in frustration and annoyance. People are slow, don’t pay attention, and take waaaaaaay too long to get into their seat once they get to their row. Don’t be slow! With a little planning getting into your airplane seat quickly and getting out of the way of other passengers is completely…
10 Common Flying Etiquette Complaints and How to Address Them (Part 2) First off…. I’m planning out my content for the next six months and need your help! I’m working on new blog content, courses, workbooks, workshops and more because I’m super excited to help make business travel easier for all of you lovely people.…
Last week I asked my Facebook followers what other passengers do that bothers them the most. While I am quite aware that people feel very strongly about some of the etiquette infractions they experience while flying, I wasn’t truly prepared for the onslaught of responses. There is a lot of frustration built up out there!…
If you follow me on Facebook, you have already heard about this. (And if you don’t follow me yet, go do it! We have some fun discussions on there.) A couple of weeks ago I was sitting in my seat, waiting for my plane to take off. The pilot gave us the dreaded announcement–just a…
Normally by this time of year I’m thinking and writing about spring colors and outfits, enjoying the warmth of the Texas sun. Not this year. Yet another winter storm is moving across the US, and it is coooold. So instead of getting out my peep-toe flats I’m keeping on my big winter coat and boots…
I love wine. Like, I love it a lot. I love the taste of it and the way it makes me feel. But, I also recognize that drinking too much of it can lead to unfortunate situations, so I know when not to overindulge. Alas, on a recent flight home from London Heathrow to DFW…
Apologies in advance, y’all, but I’m about to go on a bit of a rant. It could be all the travel lately. It could be the major international trip coming up has stressed me out. It could be the fact that everyone in my house has a cold and no one is sleeping and my…
Last week I wrote about how to share the overhead bin space. One of my suggestions was to not put two bags up, which is a fairly standard guideline that most airlines have. After that post, I got an email response that seemed to go even further: I hate it when people put laptop bags…
Occasionally I look back fondly at my first couple of years as a business traveler (over a decade ago, hard to believe). Upgrades were plentiful, you could easily hop on an earlier flight, and there was plenty of room for carry-ons. Alas, things have changed. These days flying standby is almost unheard of and getting…
Last week I flew to the west coast and back for a series of customer meetings. The flights were generally good, on time, with a few open seats. Although coming home one flight was delayed into Phoenix and I had to run to catch my connection. I never would have made it if I’d had…
My name is Sarah and I will teach you how to make business travel less stressful and more fun. I’ve been traveling for work for over a decade so consider me your new business travel friend and advisor. Learn more about Road Warriorette ...
