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Business Laptops: HP Pavilion DV4-21616NR

One of the longtime leaders when it comes to the best business laptops is Hewlett-Packard – and the HP Pavilion series is still one of the bestselling laptops on Amazon. The HP Pavilion DV4-21616NR in particular ranks highly on Amazon, and it’s a good laptop for business travelers as well as home use. The HP Pavilion [...]
Publication date: 2010-08-31 more

Online Meeting Software: Dimdim Review

Even if you travel often for work, that doesn’t mean that every single meeting you attend has to be done in person. And yet so many businesses have employees scattered all over the place – which is why online meeting software is so popular with many companies today. The world of online meeting software has changed [...]
Publication date: 2010-08-25 more

Swap Airline Miles and Hotel Rewards Points with Points.com

We recently received notification that the Points.com site had undergone an upgrade – including a new look and a “community functionality” that includes nearly all the big rewards programs – so we thought it was a good opportunity to bring this review of the site back up to the front page. With more rewards programs [...]
Publication date: 2010-08-17 more

Online Meeting Software: GoToMeeting Review

Even if you travel often for work, that doesn’t mean that every single meeting you attend has to be done in person. And yet so many businesses have employees scattered all over the place – which is why online meeting software is so popular with many companies today. Perhaps the most popular online meeting software is [...]
Publication date: 2010-07-28 more

Business Laptops: MacBook Pro MC374LL/A

Although for a long time PCs dominated the business travel world of portable computers, more and more business travelers have switched to Macs these days – especially if they’re self-employed and aren’t tethered to whatever computing system their employer forces on them. If your job is focused entirely on spreadsheets, then maybe a MacBook isn’t [...]
Publication date: 2010-07-21 more

Combining Business Travel with Family Travel

Business travel is almost never anything like independent travel, although you can certainly incorporate elements of the kinds of trips you take for fun into your next business trip. Any business traveler with a family knows that sometimes a business trip is about more than just business. Depending on where you’re going or how long [...]
Publication date: 2010-07-15 more

Business Laptops: Toshiba Satellite L505

When it comes to the best business laptops, there are a few names that repeatedly come to the fore – and Toshiba is one of them. The Toshiba Satellite L505 is one of the bestselling laptops on Amazon, and that’s not surprising. It hits the sweet spot between performance and affordability that so many laptops [...]
Publication date: 2010-07-07 more

How to Get a First Class or Business Class Upgrade

One of the things every traveler wants to know at some point in their traveling career is this: “How do I get upgraded to First Class or Business Class?” There are more articles about this – both online and in print – than I can count, and many of them are full of useless tips [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-18 more

How to Find Hotels with Free WiFi

Last week we looked at how to find free WiFi in airports around the world, since that’s become one of the nice perks that makes a long layover a little less annoying. But let’s face it – waiting for a flight in an airport without free WiFi for a couple hours is nothing compared to [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-15 more

How to Find Free Airport WiFi

The must-have perks of business travel have changed over the years, but one that’s consistently ranked among those things that travelers will gravitate toward these days is free WiFi. Having access to free WiFi in an airport means you can get something done in what might otherwise be lost time, and it also provides a [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-08 more

U.S. Embassy in Paris

When you travel, the last thing you want to do is get in a situation where you need the help of your country’s embassy to get you out of a jam. But if you do get into just such a sticky situation, then you want to be prepared and not panicked. Which is why we [...]
Publication date: 2010-05-26 more

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There’s no denying that there can be such a thing as “too much travel” - even if you love getting out and seeing the world. Sometimes it’s nice to be at home for awhile and re-connect with things like your own pillow (and family, of course). But if you ask me, a couple companies are [...]
Publication date: 2010-05-19 more

Airlines With Flat Seats in Business Class

Frequent travelers have come to expect getting a fully-flat seat when they book a First Class flight - especially when it’s a long-haul trip on a major airline. But it’s not just First Class cabins that are equipped with fully-flat seats anymore. You’ll often find flat seats in Business Class cabins these days - again, [...]
Publication date: 2010-05-12 more

Airlines That Offer Premium Economy

When you’re traveling for business and someone else is picking up the tab, it’s easy to get used to First Class travel and flying Business Class - but when you’ve used up all your frequent flyer miles and you still don’t want to face the realities of “cattle class,” do you skip the trip entirely? The [...]
Publication date: 2010-05-12 more

Discount Business Class Fares

Do a simple search for Business Class airfare and you might be surprised at how much some airlines are charging for those tickets. While some travelers may be content to pay full price - or not even know they have a choice - savvy travelers know that sometimes all it takes is a little research [...]
Publication date: 2010-04-28 more

Airlines that Offer First Class

While some airlines in the world offer several different levels of service on board their planes, not every airline has what they (or anyone else) considers “First Class.” For some, the highest level of service passengers will experience is Business Class. For others - especially the budget airlines - there is only one level of [...]
Publication date: 2010-04-21 more

Airlines With Flat Seats in First Class

Upgrading to First Class travel when you fly means you can expect creature comforts the folks back in coach can only dream about. You know you’re going to get a bigger seat, you know that seat will recline further than the seats in coach, and you know you’ll get better food in First Class. But [...]
Publication date: 2010-04-14 more

Most Expensive Cities for Business Travel

A recently-released report by Business Travel News lists the most expensive cities for business travel, both in the United States and internationally. The report compared average costs of the usual business travel expenses - hotel stays, car rentals, and meals - in 100 US cities and also 100 cities around the world that are regular stops [...]
Publication date: 2010-04-07 more

5 Reasons Why Noise Cancelling Headphones are Essential to Air Travel

We all know there are certain perks to Business Class travel and flying First Class, but most of us typically think of things like the size of the seat, how far it reclines, or the quality of the food we’re going to be served. A quick scan of the amenities offered by many airlines in [...]
Publication date: 2010-03-24 more

Airlines that Offer Business Class

Most travelers are aware that there are nicer sections of the airplane than the economy cabin. Even if you’ve never had the pleasure of sitting “in front of the curtain,” you know there’s usually a higher level of service than what you’re used to in coach. But you’ll note that I said “usually” - because [...]
Publication date: 2010-03-17 more