Will Allen III, a management consultant from Raleigh, North Carolina, is a platinum member on a handful of airlines, but his loyalty is waning.
First it was the airlines, now it's the turn of hotels to take the budget concept into the mainstream. Demand is surging for cheaper hotel rooms, not just from thrifty tourists but also from business travelers in search of value. And budget brands are responding to the demand with ambitious expansion plans.
It has been a year of promising news for the globe-trotting business traveler. Yes, there have been all the woes of increased airport security, packed planes, heaving hotels and bursting business-class lounges, but some of the headlines have brought encouragement for a better future.
How do you make a good travel experience out of a business trip? There may be times when quick and efficient transfers and check-ins are what is most important from a excursion, but with the holiday season almost upon us, even the most hardened road warriors will be forgiven for thinking more about winding down for the year than business.
The $90 Targus Corporate Traveler means serious business. The ballistic-nylon, briefcase-style case looks ready to survive the bumps and knocks of even the most aggressive travel schedule, which isn't to say that the bag is all utility with no style.
Squeezing regular workouts in between client meetings and business dinners can be a challenge, especially when you're operating out of a hotel in an unfamiliar city.
SINGAPORE AIRLINES' A380 AUCTION
SINGAPORE AIRLINES' A380 AUCTION
The negotiations are over. The treaty has been signed. The skies across the Atlantic are now open for free movement of flights between European and U.S. cities. Now the battle commences between airlines as they prepare for their new-found commercial freedom when the Open Skies agreement comes into action in March 2008.
Dave Malone is a traveling man. He makes at least 40 trips a year for business, and has done so for some 30 years.
Will Allen III, a management consultant from Raleigh, North Carolina, is a platinum member on a handful of airlines, but his loyalty is waning.
First it was the airlines, now it's the turn of hotels to take the budget concept into the mainstream. Demand is surging for cheaper hotel rooms, not just from thrifty tourists but also from business travelers in search of value. And budget brands are responding to the demand with ambitious expansion plans.
It has been a year of promising news for the globe-trotting business traveler. Yes, there have been all the woes of increased airport security, packed planes, heaving hotels and bursting business-class lounges, but some of the headlines have brought encouragement for a better future.
How do you make a good travel experience out of a business trip? There may be times when quick and efficient transfers and check-ins are what is most important from a excursion, but with the holiday season almost upon us, even the most hardened road warriors will be forgiven for thinking more about winding down for the year than business.
The $90 Targus Corporate Traveler means serious business. The ballistic-nylon, briefcase-style case looks ready to survive the bumps and knocks of even the most aggressive travel schedule, which isn't to say that the bag is all utility with no style.
Squeezing regular workouts in between client meetings and business dinners can be a challenge, especially when you're operating out of a hotel in an unfamiliar city.
SINGAPORE AIRLINES' A380 AUCTION
SINGAPORE AIRLINES' A380 AUCTION
The negotiations are over. The treaty has been signed. The skies across the Atlantic are now open for free movement of flights between European and U.S. cities. Now the battle commences between airlines as they prepare for their new-found commercial freedom when the Open Skies agreement comes into action in March 2008.
Dave Malone is a traveling man. He makes at least 40 trips a year for business, and has done so for some 30 years.
Whether driving over fallen trees on highways to uncover the devastating effects of a hurricane or getting on a flight at a moment's notice to keep up with a breaking story, Chris Davis, a veteran photojournalist, is not the average business traveler.
The cost of executive travel includes more than just the money paid out for an air ticket or a taxi ride; business trips also have an environmental price tag.
On a recent business trip to San Diego, California, Kurt Barrett took his family to Sea World.
We're looking into the future this month on CNN Business Traveller 21st Century.
I know this is kind of counterintuitive right now, but I think JetBlue is onto something.
This month on Business Traveller we're taking another look at some of the stories and issues you wanted to see again.
See the travel secrets gallery
Budget airlines have revolutionized the airline industry in the past five years, and now specialist all business class airlines are hoping to transform the high-end of air travel in the same way.
The foibles and vices of frequent flyers has been revealed by a survey carried out by website TripAdvisor.com.
Is looking inside a laptop the same as opening up a suitcase? In the eyes of U.S. federal law they are.
In November, CNN Business Traveller is all about connectivity -- connecting people and places with new technology and experiences.
To airline industry insiders, the hours spent idling in airport terminals because of delays or extended layovers are known as "dwell time." To millions of time-constrained business travelers, the e...
A federal judge blocked flight attendants from a strike at Northwest Airlines Friday afternoon, just hours before the union had said it would start to disrupt operations at the nation's No. 5 carrier.
To airline industry insiders, the hours spent idling in airport terminals because of delays or extended layovers are known as "dwell time." To millions of time-constrained business travelers, the experience is more commonly known as "hell."
This month's Business Traveller show comes during one of the most turbulent times in aviation history.
Business travelers who were forced to check in their laptops and other electronic devices while strict hand luggage rules were in place may be able to claim on their travel insurance for any damage caused.
In August, from the Farnborough Airshow in England, CNN Business Traveller takes a trip down memory lane with the best features from the past year.
Posted: July 17, 2006 Forum: read comments
Some travelers complain they are difficult to redeem, but most road warriors will accumulate their fair share of air miles while traveling for work. Here's what some of you have to say about the issue.
Few would disagree that airports and queuing now go hand in hand, with passengers facing long lines for security checks even if they are flying in business class.
Posted: May 31, 2006 Forum: read comments
Once considered one of the perks of the job, business travel is now seen as more of a nuisance by most road warriors, according to a new survey.
Gone are the days of the traveling salesman, according to an Australian study into the key reasons behind business travel.
No matter where you're headed this summer, getting there by plane will be far from a vacation. Thanks to cost-cutting efforts by struggling American carriers, the number of flights within the United States is down by some 5 percent this year.
Men travel for their work twice the weekly distance of women, but the imbalance looks set to change, according to a British study of business travelers.
British and American business travelers will soon have a new low-cost airline to choose from for flights between London and New York.
Pilots at Delta Air Lines voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike against the nation's No. 2 airline, the union announced Tuesday, though no date was set for a walkout.
From crying babies to low-quality catering, flying is full of irritations, but these may all soon be eclipsed by the introduction of in-flight cell phones.
In a bygone era, high-class hotels could be austere affairs, relying on sniffy concierges, scary gothic architecture and wallet-worrying prices to prove their upper-crust credentials.
In a shake-up likely to have a major impact on business travelers, British Airways is to restructure its European operations to launch a direct challenge to low-cost carriers.
Concorde may have made its last take-off, but now there's a new luxury standard for trans-Atlantic flight.
What is on your 2006 wish list when it comes to business travel?
Ten years ago this month, low-cost carrier easyJet waved off its first commercial flight from Britain's Luton airport, sparking an air industry revolution that has had a major impact on the business travel sector.
A good travel agent was once a valuable friend to the business traveler, finding last minute plane seats, comfortable hotels and making the frantic calls needed when plans suddenly change.
Bob Goldberg flies more than 150,000 miles a year on business, but his flight from Chicago to Singapore this Friday has him more nervous than most. The reason -- the threat of bird flu.
DAVID SPURLOCK, THE FOUNDER OF EOS Airlines, is beaming as he scans the cabin of his pride-and-joy Boeing 757. "All babies are beautiful, right?" he says, opening his arms to show off Eos, his all-...
The high performance, hectic schedules and late nights demanded of jet-lagged business travelers are a recipe for poor sleep.
Forget the thousands of polls that turn out the obvious information on destinations, airlines and lounges. This month's CNN Business Traveller finds the top surveys that reveal the not so obvious.
Travel always provides a lot of experiences, but it can also produce a lot of carbon emissions as well.
A new airline will soon be plying the fiercely contested trans-Atlantic route, with a finely tuned product focused on the business traveler.
CNN spoke to Steve Park, a UK-based security consultant about the risks associated with business travel and what people can do to avoid the obvious scams, and the less expected ones that can affect executives on the road.
Business Traveller this month prepares you for those destinations that can be a little more troublesome.
Business Traveller is in Lyon, France -- the gastronomic capital of the country. It is an appropriate place for this month's show, which focuses on food.
The Internet has changed the way many business travelers book their flights, and now it looks set to change the culture within the cabin.
In a bid to retain and attract business travelers, many airlines are refining their services including beds, bars and business centers.
Safety overseas has always been an issue for business travelers, especially those touching down at unfamiliar and dangerous destinations. Now private firms are helping out.
Business travelers are spending less time away from home and the latest technology is allowing them to do it, according to a recent UK survey.
When it comes to annoying business travelers, a number of topics top the list, including those who stuff oversized pieces of luggage into overhead lockers and the long lines for airport security.
Business travelers could find themselves in a flyer's market as airlines rush to match Delta Air Lines reduced walk-up fares, but vacationers may find themselves no better off.
Time-poor corporate fliers fed up with the hassle of long lines at check-in desks and sluggish security checks are finding alternatives.
In recognition of its international services to the business travel industry, CNN has been given a special award for its monthly show "CNN Business Traveller."
Crowded airports, busy airline desks and long delays for security checks are all in a day's travel for the executive during the upcoming holiday season.
Roger Collis, author of "The survivor's guide to business travel", talks to CNN about how to make the most of your business travel budget, as well as helping you save time and money.
Within Barry Diller's online empire, InterActiveCorp, there's no business more vital than IAC Travel—which makes Erik Blachford his most important lieutenant. Overseeing Expedia, Hotels.com, Hotwir...
Some business travelers have it easy and breezy at the airports this summer.
When it comes to claiming corporate travel expenses there is still a gap between the sexes.
Late mealtimes, missed sports days and weekends away; business travel is a reality for many executives who have families, and often the cause of bristly relations.
The Transportation Security Administration said Wednesday it will launch an experimental program this month to speed frequent travelers through airport security checkpoints.
Getting through a business trip can be a hassle for many executives.
Hoping to speed business travelers through airport screening more quickly, the Transportation Security Administration will launch a pilot version of its "registered traveler" program in late June. ...
Sleep is one of the main concerns on the minds of business travelers when they fly across oceans and bed down in unfamiliar cities.
Some business travelers spend so much time in a hotel, they might as well put down a deposit and buy the room they are staying in -- it could prove more economical.
ATA Airlines is getting set to go where few of the low-fare carriers have tried to go before: into wider business class seats.
In the early days of budget travel, low fare airlines catered for tourists on a shoestring budget, but now no-frills airlines are casting their spell over business fliers as well.
On Oct. 26, 1958, a Pan Am flight made the trip from New York to Paris in eight hours, 41 minutes. Today that time would be nothing special, maybe even a little slow. But in 1958, such a short tran...
As the world's major hubs become bogged down with more security checks and with more travelers returning to the skies, jet stress is being driven to new heights.
You, the guest in room 201, thanks for letting me hijack your computer to spew Viagra ads over the Net.
In a room strewn with hamburger wrappers, union officials lay on the floor in silent, stunned exhaustion. John Darrah, president of the pilots' union at American Airlines, was still at work. It was...
In the days since Sept. 11, politicians from George W. Bush to Bill Clinton have asked the American consumer to assume a heavy responsibility: keeping the country afloat. Madison Avenue has also un...
Although Jerry Greenwald isn't CEO of anything right now, he is better placed than anyone to judge the government's $15 billion bailout of the airline industry. In the late '90s Greenwald ran Unite...
In the annals of boondogglery, can there be any greater hero than Senator John Glenn? A generation ago he orbited Earth three times at taxpayer expense, an arguably legitimate--if obscenely expensi...
Pity Bob Ayling of British Airways. Since taking charge in January 1996, he has run into turbulence on every front. He failed in his bid to create an industry-transforming alliance with American Ai...
Every experienced business traveler knows the feeling. Sometime during three straight days of meetings, you have a few hours to yourself. What do you do? If you were in Paris, say, you could just w...
New York investment banker Richard Sansone had worked hard. So hard, in fact, that he knew he needed a vacation...but had no idea where to go. He turned to playing stick-the-pin-in-the-globe to fin...
The by-the-book research wonks at Marriott knew something strange was going on when business travelers rejected spacious accommodations in king-bed rooms and instead requested the comparatively cra...
IF HEMINGWAY AND Fitzgerald could update one of their more memorable bits of repartee, it might go something like this: ''Ernest, the rich are different from you and me.'' ''Yes, Scott, they have m...
MAYBE HELL is customized, a place where errant souls endure the very torments they most feared on earth. If so, and if you happen to fly a lot, your version of eternal damnation may go something li...
FOR ALL their popularity, frequent flier schemes are a bit like another modern development, VCRs: Many people have them, but few know how to work them effectively. VCR owners are intimidated by the...
ROBERT C. BOWEN, senior vice president of National Computer Systems, has spent as much as 70% of his work year in flight or zipping through airports. Don J. Gunther, an executive vice president for...
WHEN package designer Marc Rosen plans trips now, he always asks his travel agent about hotels with the best discounts. Rosen, whose clients include Colgate-Palmolive and Rayovac batteries, favors ...
Hotels are wooing parents who travel with their children, including people who take their offspring on business trips. As bait, Promus Cos.' Embassy Suites has introduced the Cool Cat Kids Club in ...
JOHN SUNUNU isn't the only manager whose expense account is coming under close scrutiny these days. Companies are pushing harder than ever to make sure that business trips are really necessary -- a...
SWEDEN, the tiny country that gave us Ingmar Bergman, Bjorn Borg, and the Volvo, has been making another outsize demand on the world's attention. The latest superstar from the frozen north is one J...
GLOBAL competition is making Asian business travel almost commonplace, but the typical Western visitor -- overbooked, exhausted, or fearful -- often sticks close to hotels and meeting places. Indee...
THE HOTEL GLUT has business travelers benefiting richly from the forces of supply and demand. Service is up but prices are not. Hostelries ranging from budget to best-in-town have plunged into an a...
Since the airlines launched frequent-flier programs a decade ago, passengers have earned enough free miles -- 875 billion -- to go to the moon and back almost two million times. In fact, they've be...
For all the talk at many corporations about the need for employees to travel less to help cut expenses, executives are taking more trips than they did last year (see chart). The 46.5% rise in the p...
THE BRITISH DELIGHT in heaping abuse on public institutions -- the House of Lords, the National Health Service -- that seem archaic or ineffectual. Under government ownership, British Airways slid ...
Those good old days of fare wars and rock-bottom prices for business travelers are over (see Corporate Performance). The cost of air travel for business customers soared 30.5% last year, according ...
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