Business Travel

5 travel lessons learned in 2008
All the travel chaos this past year does have the proverbial silver lining: You learn stuff. Here are five things Joe Brancatelli of Portfolio.com learned this year.

Mumbai attacks dent business travel, for now

From India to Pakistan, people speak out in the aftermath of the deadly terrorist attacks.As corporate travelers limp back, they are asking tough questions about security, demanding that high-profile hotels prove they have measures in place to deflect violence.


Like it or not, travel terrorism works
Acts of terror aimed at travelers and the places they frequent are very good business tactics indeed because it hits where it hurts the most — the economy.

How to get a quiet hotel room

Sometimes, there's nothing worse than a long day of travel only to check in to your hotel room and be kept from sweet, sweet sleep by noisy neighbors and other loud distractions.Hotels employ a variety of strategies to nix noise. Gone are the days of doors slamming, crying kids and after-hour parties.


America's most stressful airports

Oakland International Airport, Oakland, Calif.: On-time arrivals (Sept. 2007-Sept. 2008): 92.1%; On-time departures (Sept. 2007-Sept. 2008): 91.5%.Hassle-free travel depends on which places you fly in and out of.


Airlines' on-time performance improved in Oct.
U.S. airlines' on-time performance and baggage handling improved in October, and the carriers overall posted a lower rate of domestic cancellations compared to the same month a year ago, the Transportation Department said Wednesday.

Tech toys for business travelers

For those who don't want to bring separate chargers for all their travel gadgets, there's the Callpod, a universal charger that allows travelers to plug all their devices into one power source with the help of adapters.Traveling for business is supposed to be practical, but pack a few high-tech toys as travel companions and it might actually turn out to be fun, too.


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