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The Ever-Growing Bleisure Travel Market
With so many business travelers adding leisure time to trips, bleisure travel is now a major part of the travel industry. And there are many lucrative possibilities, according to a recent article in Travel Weekly. Travel advisors say bleisure travel is a growing...
U.S. Airlines, Airports Exploring Use of Self Bag Drop
Life is becoming more like The Jetsons all the time, especially around the airport. In a recent article, Travel Weekly told us about self bag drop at some airports using machines by German vendor Materna. While tighter security regulations have prevented unassisted...
Robert & Mary Carey Spotlight: Santa Barbara, California
We are pleased to publish this blog article from Robert & Mary Carey of the RMWorldTravel radio program. Robert and Mary will provide us monthly blog articles covering their different favorite travel destinations. This month, they’re taking a look at Santa Barbara,...
Business Travel
Biggest Mistakes People Make When Traveling
A recent article in Yahoo travel about the mistakes that travelers tend to make got us thinking about our own advice for travelers. One tip we make over and over is not having cash in hand before we set out on our travels. Although we mostly recommend that travelers...
Airlines Are Unlocking New Value In Their Frequent Flier Programs
Reversing the direction of what we’ve seen recently in frequent flyer programs, Business Insider says that airlines are now finding value in their frequent flyer programs. The recent trend has been for airlines to find ways to deny privileges to customers involved in...
Worth It or a Waste? The Real Deal on Five Common Travel Upgrades
A recent article on Lifehacker got us chatting about which travel upgrades seem worth it to us, and which were a waste of money. There were differing opinions on the Travelpro team about whether shelling out for extra space is worth the additional cost. Those of us...
Family Travel
How to Cope With The Worst Travel Scenarios
Not to diminish any travel woes you've experienced — trust me, we've all been through enough horrible delays and cancellations to know how frustrating they are — but after reading a recent Budget Travel blog post, I'm grateful for the low drama factor of my travel...
How to Avoid Being Stranded at the Airport
If you're a frequent traveler, you know that feeling in the pit of your stomach when you get the notification: Flight canceled. There are few worse feelings when you're headed to an important meeting, on a long-awaited vacation or — worst yet — home after a busy time...
How To Improve And Differentiate The Passenger Experience
Go through enough harrowing travel experiences, and you might start to wonder whether airports, airlines and security personnel are conspiring to conduct a cruel, long-term experiment on just how much stress and misery travelers can take. Contrary to popular belief,...
Road Warrior
What’s the Deal With Airplane Seats?
CNN recently started a five-week series on its website called "The Traveler's Psyche," which explores the feelings of travelers through different emotional scenarios. And it began with one of the most emotionally charged topics for air travelers: being crammed into a...
United States Seeks Device to Replace Pat Downs
I recently spotted an article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about a Department of Homeland Security request to technology companies for a light, handheld device that will be able to quickly determine whether an object on a passenger being screened is a weapon or...
What’s the Best Airplane Seat?
Michael Koretzky of Money Talks News recently contributed to a MSN Money article about the best seats on an airplane. It's highly subjective, and it's no surprise that travelers have strong opinions about where they sit when they fly. A British travel site,...
Travel Tips
Travel Top Five: Lowering Your Ride Sharing Costs
With the steadily increasing popularity of Uber and Lyft, it seems ride sharing is becoming a popular mode of transportation for business travel. If you rely on it regularly, what are the best ways to save money? We've done some research and here's what we found:...
What to do If Your Flight is Canceled
It's every weary traveler's nightmare scenario: the flight you're supposed to be on is canceled. What you do next will determine whether your day is totally ruined or ultimately redeemed. Not every situation can be remedied, but knowing a few action steps can make all...
Chip Technology Keeps Checked Luggage in Check
We've reported here before about the increased use of RFID chips in checked luggage and luggage tags to tilt the odds that your bag will arrive with you at your final destination in your favor. There have been new innovations in the effort to reduce lost bags, this...
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