Business Travel
Why Do Fools Fall in Love?
Airline mergers, like that of British Airways and Iberia,
are certainly enticing. But bigger isn't provably better and promised cost
savings rarely add up.
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The New Jet Set?
Jet-card and “jet pool” companies push new products to reel in frequent fliers. But with an established private air player like NetJets feeling the pain, can upstarts take off?
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Where Are the Mile-High Hookups?
More and more U.S. airlines are outfitting their planes with WiFi service. Too bad passengers refuse to pay for the chance to keep connected at 30,000 feet.
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Tools of the Travel Trade
One road warrior’s list of the must-have gadgets, devices, and services to make life out of the office a bit more bearable.
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Sky Survivors
Continental Airlines finds some new friends with the Star Alliance, one of the three major airline groups. But there's something missing from all this alliance talk—us passengers.
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A Hotel’s Loss Is a Road Warrior’s Gain
Tips and strategies for business travelers to use to take advantage of the sorry state of the U.S. hotel market.
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David Flies Over Goliath
The nation’s biggest airlines, which once controlled 100 percent of the U.S. skies, keep seeing their presence diminish. Their collapse is the smaller guys' gain.
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The Business-Travel Survival Kit
From a pocket flashlight to a laptop stand to a baggie of ground coffee, one man’s must-haves when on the road. Read more
The Truth About Airline Bag Fees
U.S. carriers that try to
generate cash by charging fliers for baggage are the same airlines being
penalized most severely by passengers.
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Table for One
Why settle for room service just because you happen to be flying solo? Where you can have your fill of good fare. Read more
Inside Business Travel
Private Practice
Failure to Perform
"Unprecedented" doesn't quite cover the speed and the scope of the decompression of the travel industry since Lehman Brothers' last gasp. Where are the horny bankers when you need them?
In the Bag
Airlines, under pressure to meet new safety regulations, are looking to the auto industry for help and picking up a tried-and-true concept—airbags.
Real Business, Real Results
Hostile deals can be risky and difficult to pull off, but for some, such as Kraft, the odds are worth it.
Dealmaker Robert Greenhill takes his firm out of the private equity business.
with established private air player like NetJets feeling the pain, can upstarts still take off?
spotlight on
The Google Universe
Google Takes on the World
Google is using its domination of search advertising to confront Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, and others. It can't possibly succeed everywhere at once. Or can it?
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