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Top players in the airline lounge-scape
Business travelers spend a lot of time in the air, but a large part of the experience is spent waiting in airports. When connecting to your ...

U.S. air travelers will need enhanced IDs— for real this time
After 13 years of delays, waivers, and extensions, a final deadline has been set for states to comply with the provisions of the REAL ID Act.

Get the best seats on the plane
As airlines cram in more and more seats and change configurations on their planes, the task of choosing a seat you’ll be happy to occupy for hours is becoming daunting ...

5 hotel inclusions Corporate Travelers really want
Flexible corporate hotel rates are just one of the advantages of working with a travel management company. However, while a discounted ...

Supreme court upholds travel restrictions
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the latest version of the Trump Administration’s long-discussed travel restrictions ...

The state of international airline Wi-Fi
Earlier this year, an article in Conde Naste Traveler magazine cited a comparative report by Routehappy, a content platform that ...

Top 6 technology developments in business travel
With around three-quarters of B2B travel bookings now made online, much of the innovation taking place right now is around improving the ...

Corporate traveler partners with lyft
According to reports from the Global Business Travel Association, (GBTA) half of the world’s corporations permit employees to use ...

Sam: Travel-intelligent “chatbot” delivers new expertise & services to travelers
Less than a year after Sam launched for corporate traveler sister brand FCM, updated app delivers 60+ city guides, departure gate/baggage ...

Airlines introduce additional screening in USA
In July 2017 the U.S. department of homeland security (DHS) and the transportation security administration (TSA) announced the ...

Starting off on the right foot: the importance of effective new client onboarding
So, you’ve appointed a new TMC after a competitive pitch. Now the chosen agency must make good on its promises. The first ...

The seasoned traveler’s guide to painless business travel
Let’s face it, business travel can sometimes be a painful experience -even for the most seasoned traveler. However often you travel ...

The future of greener commercial aircraft
By now most people have heard of the electric car. You might even drive one. But the electric plane? The stuff of sci-fi or a genuine future for us all? ...

Solving carry-on conundrums
Beating the check in queues, punching through security and getting in the taxi rank first are all benefits from being a carry on traveler ...

On-board WI-FI: how reliable is it?
Remember the days when you turned off your cell at take-off, knowing you’d have no contact with the outside world until you touched down ...

Best and worst of business travel
More often than not people who aren’t in the industry may associate business travel with the glamorous lifestyle of a seasoned luxury ...

A-Z of business travel
Like any industry, the travel management space has its fair share of jargon, abbreviations and terms. These can be a little bewildering sometimes ...

Know your ground transportation choices
Business travel isn’t just about flights and hotels. Getting around on the ground is just as important. In fact, more business travelers drive rather than ...

Air berlin files for insolvency
Air Berlin, Germany’s second-largest carrier, filed for insolvency on Tuesday after its main shareholder Etihad withdrew funding following ...

New TSA screening rules
The TSA has recently new security regulations governing entry to airports in the United States. These new rules will require electronics ...

Enhanced security measures for U.S bound flights
The united states department of homeland security has recently released changes to global aviation security requirements that will effect all ...

Opportunities for green travel
A growing number of consumers are making travel decisions based not just on price and experience but on environmental sustainability ...

How the business travel industry is helping our health
Frequent travelers are fully aware of the struggles of maintaining a healthy lifestyle when not keeping to a regular routine and schedule. When you ...

Homeland security contemplates merger of precheck and global entry
The DHS is considering merging two of their trusted-traveler programs, unifying PreCheck and Global Entry. The voluntary vetting programs ...