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5 WAYS TO MAXIMIZE YOUR FLY TIME

Cassie Sclafani | January 7, 2020

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

FLYING NEXT TO FIDO: HOW BUSINESS TRAVELERS COPE

Cassie Sclafani | November 13, 2019

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

The REAL ID Act and What It Means For You

Cassie Sclafani | October 8, 2019

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

Cassie Sclafani | September 24, 2019

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

Cassie Sclafani | September 11, 2019

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

Cassie Sclafani | September 8, 2019

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

How to Maximize Productivity During Summer Business Travel

Cassie Sclafani | September 3, 2019

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

Balancing Business Travel and Family During Summer

Cassie Sclafani | August 20, 2019

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

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

Cassie Sclafani | June 5, 2018

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

How Airport Lounges Profoundly Impact Productivity

Cassie Sclafani | March 13, 2018

If you’ve ever sat by the gate awaiting your flight, wishing your portable charger hadn’t run out...

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

Cassie Sclafani | March 6, 2018

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

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

Cassie Sclafani | February 19, 2018

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

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

Cassie Sclafani | January 18, 2018

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

Cassie Sclafani | January 2, 2018

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

Vegan Business Travelers: Your Guide to Eating In Flight

Cassie Sclafani | November 29, 2017

If there was ever a good time to be vegan, it’s now. Food options–even in New Orleans over...

Dealing with Serious Hurricane Situations While Running a Nationwide Sales Business

Cassie Sclafani | November 14, 2017

Guest post by our own Dewey Warner – Director, Business Development

In early September, a mere...

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

Cassie Sclafani | October 9, 2017

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

The AmTrav 2017 List: Top 15 Business Travel Apps

Cassie Sclafani | July 19, 2017

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

Travel Anxiety in the Age of Global Terrorism

Cassie Sclafani | July 10, 2017

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

Cassie Sclafani | July 4, 2017

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

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

Cassie Sclafani | April 27, 2017

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

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

Cassie Sclafani | October 4, 2016

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