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A Secret Society

Posted Aug 11 09

The nation’s airlines would rather business travelers didn’t know about a little program that gets them through the privileged doors of most of their private airport clubs. Continue

Deal, or No Deal?

Posted Apr 21 09

If you think buying travel is tricky when prices are high, you have no idea how complicated life on the road can be when prices are falling. Continue

Two Years of 2B

Posted Apr 14 09

A look back at the biggest business-travel stories of the last two years, from the sharp drop-off in premium-class travelers to the ever-rising fees banks are imposing. Continue

The Security Swamp

Posted Apr 07 09

Secure Flight, the government's new airline passenger-screening program, wants to identify troublemakers. But making it work might be a nightmare for travelers. Continue

State of Independence

Posted Mar 31 09

The sale of the 230-year-old Greenbrier Resort to Marriott raises a big question: Can any luxury hotel or resort thrive—or even survive—as an independent property? Continue

Detroit’s Hotel Doldrums

Posted Mar 24 09

The Motor City’s top hotels have gotten a much-needed overhaul in recent years, but the downward spiral of the auto industry helps keep occupancy rates down. Continue

The Business-Travel Blues

Posted Mar 17 09

Economic forces, coupled with corporate mandates, are changing the long-term look of business travel. Continue

10 Great Getaways

Posted Mar 10 09

Thanks to an amazing confluence of factors, almost all of them related to our current parlous business climate, now is the time to take a vacation. Continue

The Net(book) Effect

Posted Mar 03 09

Netbooks are the latest must-have gadgets for road warriors. But don't start thinking they'll solve all of your computing and communication needs when you're on a business trip. Continue

Commuter Hell

Posted Feb 24 09

Turbo-prop planes and regional jets are a crucial part of the airlines' route strategies and are often the only way a business traveler can easily get to a destination, but road warriors hate flying them. Continue

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?

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How social media and blogging changed executives from international men of mystery to the suits who friended you. Read More