Articles tagged ‘Best Of’
The Business Travel Widget
By Carrie Thompson | June 30th, 2007 |
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Can’t get enough of the Business Travel Logue? Well, now you can have your very own BTL widget on YOUR website! Thanks to the brains behind the operation, a Business Travel Logue widget is now available. This handy tool will allow you (and others) to keep up to date on all of [...]
Starwood Hotels will Auction Superbowl XLI Packages for Points
By Carrie Thompson | January 21st, 2007 | 3 Comments »
If you frequent Starwood Hotels and you’ve racked up loads of Starwood Preferred Guest points by your incessant business travel, this could be your lucky day. Starwood is auctioning off 4 Super Bowl packages for Super Bowl XLI in Miami, Florida on February 4, 2007. Each package includes the following:
Two lower level seat [...]
Avis Car Rental has WiFi
By Carrie Thompson | January 16th, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Avis Rent a Car has announced they, in a partnership with Autonet Mobile, will offer Wi-Fi for the reasonable price of $10.95 per day high speed Internet service in its cars by March. The connection would be via a MOBILE hotspot, rather than parking in some sort of strange Wi-Fi drive in, which was [...]
Marriott Hotels are Getting Greener
By Carrie Thompson | January 15th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Marriott Hotels has some exciting news for business travelers. If you’re looking for some incentive to stay at one particular hotel over the host of other choices, you may want to consider the environmental impact of the hotel. Marriott Properties has announced they have reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 70,000 tons in one [...]
Cingular Wireless International Roaming
By Carrie Thompson | January 4th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Unlike many US based cellular companies, Cingular is on the GSM Network. That means Cingular customers can place and receive calls in 185 countries throughout the world. In addition, data services such as SMS text messaging are available in 120 countries.
First, you need to determine if your phone in particular will work. [...]
Social Networking on the Road - Text Message Via License Plate with PL8Scan
By Carrie Thompson | December 18th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
There is a new social networking service on the loose called PL8Scan. This service allows users to sign up to receive text messages from other members via their license plate number. Now, this certainly isn’t my idea of a way to meet boys, but I think it has some FANTASTIC possibilities!
I’m a bit [...]
Pay by Phone Service in NYC with Near Field Technology
By Carrie Thompson | December 18th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Cingular is testing a new-to-the-U.S. service in New York allowing customers to pay for everyday items using their cell phone with near field technology. Incidentally, we are WAY behind other parts of the world with this type of technology. It has been available in some European locations and Japan for several years already.
How [...]
Travel Jobs: Chivas Life Ambassador for Chivas Regal Scotch Whiskey
By Carrie Thompson | December 14th, 2006 | 6 Comments »
This is the coolest travel job I’ve seen so far (closely followed by the Chief Beer Officer for Starwood Hotels). The Chivas Life Ambassadors are hired as a team of two to represent Chival Regal and “seek out extraordinary moments in inspiring locations.” The pair travels the world searching for The Chivas Life [...]
Hertz Rental Cars PlatePass Program - Allows Drivers to Use EZ Pass Lanes
By Carrie Thompson | December 13th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Hertz Rental Cars is raising the bar for all rental agencies with the expansion of their new PlatePass system, following the successful launch in Houston and the New York metro area. PlatePass is an electronic toll payment system that allows renters to bypass back-ups at cash toll lanes, and go for the less crowded [...]
Airport Security - Carry On Rules and Regulations for the US and Abroad
By Carrie Thompson | December 8th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Most of us have had to deal with the trials and tribulations of the TSA rules, including the liquid ban. Rules vary based on country visited, so be sure you pack according to destination. The following guidelines are for traveling from or connecting through the listed country. Unless otherwise specified below, liquids [...]
