What’s the worst part of the travel experience? Take an informal poll and you’ll find “going through security” to be in the top three, if not number one. Since 9/11, Americans have developed strategies for removing their shoes, unloading their laptops, and shrinking their toiletries to three ounce travel sizes in order to streamline their […]
Technology is changing all aspects of our lives, from how we communicate to how we work to how we watch TV. Even our travel is benefitting from new technological advances. You can now download a localized Google Map to your phone for use even when you don’t have wifi or data access. In fact, technological […]
How far would you go to earn loyalty points? According to a surprising study by Carlson Wagonlit Travel, some travelers are willing to go farther than you might expect. American business travelers top the list (47 percent of all respondents) of those willing to risk a certain level of personal safety in order to earn […]
We are pleased to publish this blog article from Robert & Mary Carey of the RMWorldTravel radio program. Robert and Mary will provide us monthly blog articles covering their different favorite travel destinations. On our weekly national radio show, we regularly spotlight some of our favorite destinations around the U.S. —- that are less traveled […]
Right now, you may be stuck with travel memberships that are full of rewards and points, but you won’t be traveling for the next several months and aren’t sure what you’ll do with all these points. Thankfully, travel providers and card issuers have been proactive in providing opportunities for their members to use their travel […]
At the onset of the pandemic, we decided to broaden our popular national travel radio show, now heard on over 430+ stations across the USA as well as separately via live streaming and archived podcasts online, creating a fun new segment that links travel and food experiences. Our “Travel The World From Your Own Kitchen” […]
COVID-19 has forced many companies to re-evaluate how they conduct public business domestically and internationally. From small towns to whole countries, the social atmosphere has changed how we interact. At the same time, it has disrupted business travel plans throughout the year and well into 2021. While business travel has significantly slowed down, some business […]
If you don’t know how to pack light, be prepared to pay for the privilege of checking the luggage you need to accommodate your clothes and other essentials. According to a recent CNBC story, travelers paid $4.6 billion in checked bag fees in 2017 alone. In other words, if you wanted to take a large […]
Ah, the hotel bed. Sometimes it’s a real crap shoot as to whether you find a comfortable bed like you’ve got at home, or something that should be outlawed by the Geneva Convention. If you don’t sleep well while you’re traveling, it may not just be that you’re away from home. It may be that […]
Traveling for work can be considered a perk — in fact, many people often look for jobs with it — but for some it becomes a drain on productivity which can lose that high momentum normally happening at the office. Between traveling to the airport, sitting at the gate, and sitting on the tarmac, productivity […]