Business Travel Logue

Travel Innovation Summitt at Phocuswright 2009

Sean — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:55:25 +0000

I love start-ups. I’m at a start-up (BTN). I reckon, if you have $15 million or less in revenue per year, you are a start-up! You can be wiped off the face of the earth at any time I was able to watch all 34 participants in the Travel Innovation Summit yesterday and it was a [...]

Phocuswright 2009 Conference in Orlando

Sean — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:54:34 +0000

I’ll be blogging etc from Orlando, Florida at the Phocuswright 2009 Conference from November 17th through the 19th, 2009. Some links to see what this is about: Travel Innovation Summit A few thoughts on the Travel Innovation Summit Deal Day CenterStage and money.media.mobile.moxie You can follow my tweets on SEKeener and the Phocuswright tag for all the tweeting action.

How to Earn Alaska Air Miles

Jessica — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:26:00 +0000

Since BootsnAll is based in Portland, Oregon, Alaska Airlines is one of the carriers we tend to fly often - so not only do we think you’ll find this article useful, we’re actually going to bookmark it ourselves for future reference. Don’t let the state-specific name fool you - the reach of Alaska Airlines route network [...]

How to Earn Continental Miles

Jessica — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:10:49 +0000

Given Continental’s recent move to a new airline alliance, it seems only fitting that they should be next on our list of airlines to talk about in our series of articles about the various ways you can earn frequent flyer miles. Thankfully, for anyone who’s a longtime Continental customer, the only things that have changed have [...]

What does Continental’s move to the Star Alliance mean for business travelers?

Jessica — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:33:31 +0000

As you’ve no doubt heard by now, Continental Airlines decided to pick up its toys and move them to another playhouse. Whereas the big airline used to be part of the Skyteam Alliance, it’s now part of the massive Star Alliance. So, what does that mean for you, the business traveler? Well, it depends. If you don’t [...]

How to Earn InterContinental Points

Jessica — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:03:42 +0000

The InterContinental Hotels Group rewards program, called Priority Club, says it’s the best rewards program of any hotel chain. I swear I’ve read that on another hotel rewards website, and even if I haven’t it’s worth taking those kinds of self-descriptions with a grain of salt. Still, the array of hotels under the InterContinental umbrella [...]

Turning iPhone Pictures into Postcards

Jessica — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:17:11 +0000

Postcards brought about the end of the art of letter writing. Email killed the postcard. Twitter sent emails packing. And the iPhone? Well, it’s made quite a few things obsolete. But thanks to the iPhone, the postcard is making a comeback. Kind of. There are actually several applications you can download whereby you can turn your travel [...]

How to Earn US Airways Miles

Jessica — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:32:32 +0000

The US Airways frequent flyer program is called Dividend Miles - perhaps to echo a time when we actually used to get decent dividends from stock portfolios. Whatever the reason, there’s a basic level of membership and also a “Preferred” member level, which (naturally) offers more benefits. You can’t buy your way into having Preferred status [...]

U.S. Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria

Jessica — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:10:39 +0000

Nigeria’s capital city of Abuja is located almost squarely in the center of the country. The former Nigerian capital of Lagos, located on the country’s coast, is absolutely enormous (second only to Cairo in all of Africa). Lagos served as the capital until 1991, when the planned city of Abuja became the new capital. Abuja is [...]

How to Earn Hyatt Gold Passport Points

Jessica — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:39:22 +0000

While Hyatt Hotels are a favorite with frequent travelers and consistently rated among the top hotel chains by business travelers in the US, it’s perhaps surprising to note how few ways Hyatt lets you earn points in its Hyatt Gold Passport rewards program. Maybe they think they don’t need to entice you with lots of ways [...]