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How to sleep during business travel

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Ever since the school year started–and my oldest started kindergarten–I’ve been obsessed with sleep. This is most certainly caused by the necessary shift our household has taken due to the required 6am wakeup time. See, the Home Warrior and I are generally night-owls. If it were up to us, we would go to bed after…

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Road Warriorette Weekend Express

Hey readers! Got a question or something you want to discuss this weekend?  Here’s the perfect opportunity!  Whether you want to share an interesting travel story, a packing tip, an etiquette tip, or anything else going on in the business travel world, comment here and we’ll have a discussion. Travel tip of the week: I saw…

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Etiquette reminder: Stabbing seatmate with a pen probably not the best way to communicate

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So, this happened. CNN reported that a plane from Chicago to New Hampshire was delayed because a woman stabbed her seatmate in the arm with a pen to get him to stop snoring. (I have to pause for a minute, because I almost don’t know what to say to this. I just want to let…

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Road Warriorette Weekend Express

Hey readers! Got a question or something you want to discuss this weekend?  Here’s the perfect opportunity!  Whether you want to share an interesting travel story, a packing tip, an etiquette tip, or anything else going on in the business travel world, comment here and we’ll have a discussion. Travel tip of the week: Use an…

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Ways to help sleep on the road

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Sleeping on a plane and in a hotel room isn’t always an easy thing during a business trip.  Being exhausted from a day of traveling helps, but not being in your own bed plus having all the responsibilities of a business trip on your mind can make getting a little shut eye a frustrating experience. …

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Posts from the past

What was going on this week (and the previous two weeks) in years past? 2013 After another trans-Pacific trip I shared my top six things to help you sleep on international flights. I moved, and nearly forgot to update my suitcase address label. What a bummer if the airline had lost my bag! A friend…

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6 things to help you sleep on international flights

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Monday, I embark on the longest trip I take for my job: Manila. It takes 25 hours of transit time to go there from Texas, which can be kind of daunting. Not only is that a lot of time, when I land I go to the hotel to shower and eat, then head straight to…

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Business Travel News Roundup

Now that we are finally moved in (yay!) I have gotten a chance to check out the news and blogosphere. Here are the stories that caught my eye from the past couple of weeks. Gary Leff gives a great overview of the different options available with the AmEx Platinum card–$0 first year fee and 50k…

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Here’s a tip: Don’t fall asleep at the airport and miss your flight.

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On my trip last week, I witnessed something I had never seen before. While waiting to board my flight, I noticed a group of young people who I assumed were students. I was proven right on the plane, when several of them sat in the row behind me, talking about the classes they were taking.…

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Poll: Do you sleep in airports?

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Last week, I fell asleep in an airport. In my defense, I’m six months pregnant, I had gotten up that morning at 4am, and after a hard day of presentations was completely wiped out at 5pm. The thing is, I didn’t even realize I had fallen asleep until I woke up. Mortified, I looked around…

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