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Review: BetaBrand

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In my never-ending quest for comfortable yet professional clothes for business travel, the name BetaBrand kept coming up. Known for their dress pants that feel like yoga pants, they have quite the cult following. They have a ton of cool options targeting those who travel, and they sent me a few items to test out..…

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TSA to roll out additional screening later this year

Take the Road Warriorette Survey and enter for a chance to win $100 to Amazon!! The Wall Street Journal is reporting that later this year the TSA will require additional items to be separated into bins, beyond the current requirements of liquids and laptops. Nothing has been finalized or announced, but some possibilities to ease…

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Review: Travelpro Crew 11 21” Spinner Carry On

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If you’ve spent any time at all in airports, you’ve seen Travelpro suitcases. They are everywhere, a perennial favorite of business travelers and flight crews. Travelpro recently released the new Crew 11 21” Spinner Carry On, their lightest 21” suitcase yet. I was thrilled when they sent me one to test out. It faced the…

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Father’s Day Gift Guide: Road Warrior Edition

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Do you need a gift for a dad that’s also a frequent traveler? With Father’s Day coming up this Sunday I pulled together some last minute gift ideas that have a good chance for on-time delivery using Amazon Prime (double check estimated delivery dates at checkout!). Don’t worry, the Home Warrior double-checked this list to…

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Posts from the past

What was going on this time in years past? 2014 Should I have changed seats in this situation? Join the conversationhere. I promise you canwear dresses in more than one way! Dads in first, mom and kids in coach.What are your thoughts? Preparing for your First International Business Trip(3rd installment). Airport Pickup Etiquette(and the law). What’s…

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Tips for managing a long business trip

The most common length of time for a business trip is three to four days. But what happens when you are gone for longer periods of time? It requires a lot more planning and strategy, that’s for sure! One or even two month business trips are becoming more and more common. Here are a few…

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Protecting yourself from airline shadiness

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A few weeks ago I read that the Department of Justice is subpoenaing some of the major airlines (Southwest, Delta, American, and United) for manipulating capacity which in turn keeps ticket prices high.  Now the Department of Transportation is investigating five major airlines (Southwest, Delta, American, United, & JetBlue) about the possibility that they price…

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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…

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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…

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Dealing with the business travel “squeeze”

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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…

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