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Uber is Rolling Out New Airport Services: Here’s What You Need to Know

It’s no secret that ridesharing has had a bumpy year. Travelers have seen long wait times,...

Major Airlines Are Reopening Airport Lounges: Here’s What You Need to Know

As summer quickly approaches and vaccine distribution continues, major airlines are beginning to...

Heads Up: Be Prepared For Uber and Lyft Shortages Right Now

Today Business Travel News reported on a driver shortage causing a shortage of Uber and Lyft ride...

Traveler Safety Enhancements at AmTrav

We know how hard it is to keep up with the constantly-changing risks and restrictions facing your...

AmTrav Travelers on COVID-Era Travel: “Pack Your Patience"

It’s hard to know what to expect when traveling right now in the COVID era. In order to find out...

TO INHIBIT OR ENABLE TRAVELERS? THAT IS THE QUESTION.

I wrote this article a few months back for a trade magazine called The Beat, but I realized I never...

5 WAYS TO MAXIMIZE YOUR FLY TIME

Whether you’re a seasoned road warrior or an occasional business traveler, you know the nagging...

FLYING NEXT TO FIDO: HOW BUSINESS TRAVELERS COPE

Business travelers are experienced frequent flyers and can typically handle any travel curveball...

WHAT EVERY BUSINESS TRAVELER SHOULD DO AFTER BOOKING A FLIGHT

Flying by the seat of your pants is no way to approach business travel. If you want to avoid...

5 ESSENTIAL DO'S AND DON'TS OF YOUR FIRST INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TRIP

You’re about to be the face of your company inan entirely different country. No pressure, right?...

The REAL ID Act and What It Means For You

As business travelers, we know you travel a lot. And if you travel a lot, you’ve definitely seen...

How Business Travelers Can Handle The Busiest Travel Seasons

Let’s face it — business trips don’t always align with slow travel seasons. While every business...

15-Inch MacBook Pro Laptop Ban: What You Need to Know Before You Fly

When traveling for business, chances are you have a laptop or tablet in tow. For business travelers...

Traveling During Hurricane Season? Here’s What You Need to Know

The 2019 hurricane season is in full swing. Storms are already wreaking havoc with Hurricane Dorian...

How to Maximize Productivity During Summer Business Travel

Ahh, summertime. It really can be a double-edged sword. For business travelers used to living in...

Balancing Business Travel and Family During Summer

When summertime hits, balancing business travel and family can become a bit more complicated. After...

Boeing Completes Software Updates for the 737 Max

Over two months after the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max jet due to its involvement in two fatal...

Airline Change Fees: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

A final report from the Obama administration’s National Economic Council (NEC) documented the steep...

Your Checklist: Making Your International Trip a Success

Your company just invested $16,000 in your full, unrestricted first-class fare to China. In...

As Airlines Pay More At The Pump, Travelers Must Pop for Luggage

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Let’s Talk Talc: New TSA Rules on Packing Powder

We get it. A little talc on the toes goes a long way towards comfort when your FitBit says you’re...

Understanding Travel Documents: What are eTAs, Who Needs Them, and for Which Countries?

In November of 2016, Canada began enforcing a new program that has caught many travelers off guard,...

8 Tips For Going Green While Traveling

Grappling with the logistics of green travel? Traveling green has never been easier, thanks to the...

Domestic Duty-Free Shopping: A New Trend?

In Terminal D of the Dallas-Forth Worth Airport, you may overhear travelers gleefully echoing that...

Wheels up? You’ve Got This Down. Tips for Millennials New to Corporate Travel

For those new to business travel, the glamour wears thin quickly. Flights get delayed or canceled,...

Rental Car Insurance: To Buy or Not to Buy? What You Need to Know

It is nearly impossible these days to purchase anything without some form of extended warranty or...

Traveling Overseas on Business? Expert Tips on Beating Jet Lag

Business travel is a reality for many professionals. Unlike vacation, though, overseas work trips...

The Business Travel Glass Ceiling: How Female Travelers Are Impacting Air, Hotel and Car Companies

Of the 488 million business trips taken yearly, women business travelers comprise 46% of them. How...

Millennials: Their Place in the Business Travel Landscape

It’s important as an employer to understand the needs of employees. Naturally, the unique demands...

In the Digital Age, Why Face-to-Face Meetings Still Matter

On March 10, 1876, the world began an irreversible shrinking process. On that day, Alexander Graham...

The ABC’s of IDP’s (International Driving Permits)

When traveling internationally, there is only so much time to cram in all that you want to see and...

The “Smart” Luggage Ban: How to Plan For It

Smart luggage is officially dumb. At this writing, in a rare act of solidarity, all of the major...

The Business Traveler’s New Year’s Resolutions: 2018 Edition

In 2018, our wish for you is that your business travel life becomes less frenetic and more kinetic....

Secrets To Selecting the Best Seats

Sometimes, choosing your seat for business travel can feel like a shot in the dark. Fortunately, if...

Dealing with Serious Hurricane Situations While Running a Nationwide Sales Business

Trick or Treat? 5 Common Travel Deals Too Spooky to Be True

They say you should never look a gift horse in the mouth, but if the gift horse is offering you a...

The Future of Hotel Security

With the events in Las Vegas, the big (and big is an understatement) question is “what now” with...

How to Handle a Travel Crisis: What You Need to Know

There’s little doubt that business travel can be fraught with minor frustrations and occasional...

The 5 Haunted Hotel Destinations You’ll Want to Seek Out This Halloween

Although most of us would shudder at the thought of encountering a real, live ghostly apparition,...

The Pros and Cons of Checking Bags for Business Travel

Let’s face it. You didn’t get to where you are in your career because you shy away from the tough...

A Look Into the Changing Business Travel Landscape

There was once a time when business travel meant you booked a flight, arranged a cab (or limo) and...

What Smart Companies Are Doing About Emergency Travel Policies

In June, NOAA.gov proclaimed this 2017 hurricane season would incur 11 to 17 named storms, which is...

How to Perfect Your Hotel Experience

Frequent business travelers know that hotel experiences can vary widely from the pitch perfect to...

10 Travel Evolutions in 20 Years

While we can all wax poetic over greeting someone right at the gate as they disembarked the plane,...

The AmTrav 2017 List: Top 15 Business Travel Apps

The clever apps your fellow road warriors are chatting up make business travel easier than ever...

Travel Anxiety in the Age of Global Terrorism

The news out of Manchester and London over the last few weeks has refocused the media spotlight on...

Biometrics – The New Frontier in Airline Security

What do JetBlue, Delta, and Air France’s KLM have in common? Besides the obvious, these are all...

The Electricity Challenge: Matching Outlets to Countries

In a perfect world, there’d be one universal electrical outlet and no need for a blog to navigate...

Airlines and Airports Making Big Summer Changes: How Will They Affect Your Travel Plans?

Just in time for the summer travel season, many of the major airlines and airports are making some...

Staying Connected with Family During Business Travel is Possible – and Fun

Like it or not, business travel is a reality for many modern-day professionals. The problem is it...

Service Animals on Flights: Ferreting out the Truth

If you’re a frequent traveler, you have, undoubtedly, noticed a marked increase in the number of...

Traveling Abroad? Make Sure the Travel “Bug” Is the Only One You Return With

International travel is an exotic crash course in human relations. There is simply no substitute...

The New AmTrav is Here

Here at AmTrav, our goal is to make business travel easier. We believe in keeping a close eye on...

Three and Six Month Passport Validity Rules: What You Need to Know

We all know that a valid passport is a requirement of international travel. In fact, post 9-11,...

10 Must-Pack Items for Your Next Business Trip

A last-minute business trip can result in a flurry of “pack-tivity” as you scramble to remember...

United Takes a New Approach to Lure Travelers Back to the “Friendly Skies”

United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz emerged from the rubble that resulted from an intense social media...

Overbooked Flights: What Are Your Rights, Anyhow?

A recent viral video has been raising many questions about travelers’ rights on overbooked flights....

Eco-Travelers: What You Need to Know About Staying at Green Key Hotels

If you’re an eco-business traveler concerned about your impact on the environment, Green Key...

LAX: The Mess You’ll Want to Miss

When it comes to travel for either business or leisure, you know that even the slightest wrinkle...

Potential Elimination of U.S. Visa Waiver to Europe: What are the Implications?

On March 2^nd of this year, the European Parliament voted to pass a non-binding motion that would...

U.S. Limits Electronic Devices on Carriers from Several Middle East Countries

Early this morning, the US Department of Homeland Security put out a memo hitting Middle Eastern...

Gluten-Free Business Travel: A Guide to Survival

According to a 2015 Gallup poll, one in five Americans is currently eating gluten-free. And whether...

Business Travel Insurance: Who Needs It? You Might

Travel insurance: otherwise known as the little box at the bottom of a booking page that you...

Airport Yoga Trend: What You Need to Know

In 2012, San Francisco International Airport kicked off a popular new trend: airport yoga rooms....

5 Advantages of Using An Agency To Book Your Air Travel

It may be tempting to book your company’s travel on your own – without the services of a business...

Flight Attendant Confidential: What They Wish You Knew About Flying First Class

There’s First Class, and then there’s FIRST CLASS. There’s a huge disparity between First Class on...

What You Don't Know - But Should - About Unused Airline Tickets

When you book a business flight — whether individually or through a business travel agency — the...

Why TSA Precheck Is a Must-Have For Business Travelers

You know who wants to wait in long lines at the airport? Nobody. That’s why AmTrav recommends all...

In-Flight Wi-Fi: What You Need to Know

Someday, we will all be having a good laugh about how we tried to do business while enduring these...

5 Airports to Avoid During the Holidays

‘Tis the season for holiday-related travel delays, folks. For many travelers across the country,...

Winter is Coming: What the Colder Weather Could Mean for Your Travel Plans

Depending on what region of the country you live in, you might take a glance up at your window...

Debunking 5 Myths About Holiday Travel

You might think the holiday travel myths had gone the way of the Samsung Galaxy 7 (banned on all...

Making the Most of Your Downtime: What’s a Business Traveler To Do?

So, you’re going on a business trip. You know as well as we do that business travel absolutely does...