For those not accustomed to the vagaries of airport security, getting from the ticket counter to the gate is extremely stressful. The people, the rush, the rules, pulling stuff out of your bag, the looooong lines, the general craziness….It’s a lot to expect non-frequent fliers to sail through airport security without a hitch. But don’t…
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Etiquette Tip: Be careful with hot coffee during boarding!
Lots of situations are tricky on planes. Deciding out where your personal space is, getting your bag in overstuffed overhead bins, and figuring out how to handle an annoying seatmate are a few things that aren’t always easy to navigate while flying. Well, here is one more: what do you do with your hot coffee during…
Pregnancy and business travel
For many, travel is a frequent part of their job, and it’s not always easy. Add pregnancy to that, and things get quite a bit more complicated! As you can imagine, being pregnant and traveling for work means a lot of adjustments travel-wise. Some women don’t have any issues traveling during pregnancy—lucky them! Unfortunately, I…
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…
Poll: Does an inch matter in the middle seat?
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…
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…
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…
Dealing with the business travel “squeeze”
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…
Improving flight comfort.
So the other day I saw a story that, while not surprising, was quite concerning. Spring Airlines, a Chinese budget carrier, would like to offer standing tickets for their flights. Can you imagine flying on a plane like you would on a subway or bus?? Sounds delightful. When Airbus put in a patent recently for saddle seats I was horrified…