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…
Is it possible to be generous with co-workers without being unfair? Reader J asks…. I have a bit of a unique situation and want to get your take on it. I’m traveling internationally for work this summer with a colleague that I’m pretty close to. I have Executive Platinum status on American, so have system-wide…
Here’s a question. Should you pay extra if you want to sit with your child on a flight? Fox News recently ran a story on airlines trying to upsell seats to parents who want to sit with their children after realizing they were seated away from them. As the story points out if you are…
During my Manila trip last November I got upgraded to business class at the last moment, literally as I was walking onto the plane. I was hugely relieved of course; it would have been very difficult to go straight to work after landing if I had spent the night in coach. I was in the…
A friend who shall remain nameless recently went on a work trip to DC. It was a very productive trip, and she had lots of meetings with the right people and was feeling pretty good. Her company had set up a party for the company at a bar/restaurant the night before everyone was supposed to…
Here is the scenario. You are traveling internationally with your boss, and she does not have Global Entry. Should you go through the normal customs line with her? Or just zip through and meet up with her later? Another scenario: you’re traveling with someone junior than you, and he doesn’t have TSA Pre-check. Do you…
It makes so much sense, right? If you’re traveling to a cool place for work, why not just stay a few days extra and get a little vacation out of it! I’ve taken several combo trips, especially recently, and while they can be great, there are a few ways to make sure you get the…
I have brought loved ones on business trips several times, as have almost all other business travelers I know. As long as they pay their own way, I’ve never thought there was anything wrong with bringing someone along. After all, it’s not costing your company anything extra for someone to share your hotel room or…
During one of my many trips this summer I did something I’ve never done before: I paid for someone else’s room with my credit card. And it did NOT go well. Normally I book hotels through my company’s corporate travel site. This time, though, the hotel had a really great deal on their website that…
If you’re friends with a coworker, a driving trip can be super fun. You have time to visit, catch up, go over whatever work stuff you need to, and in general have a good time. However, if you don’t get along with a coworker, a two hour drive to see a customer can be like…
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