Summaries of business travel news, stories, articles

Marriott moves to profit in 4th quarter (AP) 20100211082241
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100211/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_marriott"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100211/capt.c2af36deff4b469b90831aabce175b32.earns_marriott_nyml601.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=PR_DrVC_dT1mPExsir1Gbw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="In this photo made Jan. 19, 2010, the Marriott New York Marquis hotel is shown in New York. Marriott Marriott International Inc. moved to a fourth-quarter profit as business travel improved and leisure travelers took advantage of promotions, the hotel operator said Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010.(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)" border="0" /></a>AP - Marriott International Inc. moved to a fourth-quarter profit as business travel improved and leisure travelers took advantage of promotions, the hotel operator said Thursday. 
Source: Yahoo! News: Business News Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.

On the Road: New Meetings Industry Emerges After a Boom and Bust 20100209094443
As business travel slowly comes back, the meetings part of it is struggling to regain its footing. In the process, it is being redefined. <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=5262b7ed4a06d618d7df592ef312e8a1&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=5262b7ed4a06d618d7df592ef312e8a1&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2227"/>
Source: NYT > Travel Copyright 2010 The New York Times Company

Delta Posts $25 Million Loss, More Than Expected 20100127091805
Delta is looking to greater demand for business travel, fee increases and other moves to increase revenue. <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=dcb011f397595469bd6fc2cb72ca8d39&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=dcb011f397595469bd6fc2cb72ca8d39&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2218"/>
Source: NYT > Business Copyright 2010 The New York Times Company

Frequent Flier: Secret Ingredients of Business Travel: Hot Sauce and Cash 20100118191821
Joe Lipman of Summit Management Services tells how hot sauce renders airplane food edible and cash makes people suddenly helpful. <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=af25d0af0d6b9f033f7d2867b9dc83c9&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=af25d0af0d6b9f033f7d2867b9dc83c9&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2218"/>
Source: NYT > Business Copyright 2010 The New York Times Company

WATCH: Holiday Travel Problems Continue 20091224074750
Airline industry warns new passengers' bill of rights could make things worse. Business - Travel - Aviation - Airline - Hospitality [url=http://feeds.abcnews.com/click.phdo?i=40fd32f18ebfdee627ffb00587f1fd07]Read more...[/url].
Source: Aardvark Travel Forums

Business Briefing | Companies: Southwest Airlines’ Traffic Rose Last Month 20091205091919
November traffic rose 11.7 percent over the same month last year, when the recession and shock waves in the financial industry hurt business travel. <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=3bd4bbc7f50fcb8d74648e1c0e6603d7&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=3bd4bbc7f50fcb8d74648e1c0e6603d7&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2218"/>
Source: NYT > Business Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company

Itineraries: Some Rediscover the Benefits of Business Travel 20091127194823
While most companies have cut their business travel budgets, a few have decided to travel more, and are profiting. <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=990341e70ca31af172e6a111342b749b&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=990341e70ca31af172e6a111342b749b&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2227"/>
Source: NYT > Travel Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company

Embassy Suites Gets Cozy with Guests 20091117101711
Embassy Suites' John Lee talks about how keeping close to its customers has helped the hotel chain weather the downturn in business travel<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/careers/~4/Z9RADn_yzmc" height="1" width="1"/>
Source: BusinessWeek.com -- Management Copyright 2009, by The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. All rights reserved.

On the Road: Paying Closer Attention to Expense Accounts 20091027191832
Vince Vitti has some important, though perhaps unpopular, ideas about expense accounts and the way they are abused during business travel. <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=094ec6ca06237b047f834cb4d426ac4f&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=094ec6ca06237b047f834cb4d426ac4f&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2218"/>
Source: NYT > Business Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company

A Better Way to Manage Receipts for Business Travel 20091027093955
I know Neat Receipts is years old, and I probably should have covered it long ago. But people, I'm willing to come right out and say it: this thing has changed my life
Source: Pogue's Posts

Business Travel Blunders 20091020102103
All it takes is one thing, whether it's a wardrobe malfunction, a spate of bad weather, or calling someone by the wrong name, to turn a business trip into a business blunder<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/careers/~4/yclhw_Hc_DQ" height="1" width="1"/>
Source: BusinessWeek.com -- Managing Copyright 2009, by The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. All rights reserved.

On the Road: Travel Cost-Cutting Is the New Normal 20091019194542
Business travel has already become less convenient, as airlines have significantly cut capacity. Get used to it. <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=34d1fc396162743e7639910b6d17d202&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=34d1fc396162743e7639910b6d17d202&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2227"/>
Source: NYT > Travel Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company

GOP NJ governor candidate's spending questioned (AP) 20091013182016
AP - The Republican candidate for New Jersey governor, who has campaigned on a platform of ethical integrity and cutting government waste, regularly spent beyond federal guidelines on business travel while U.S. attorney, records show.
Source: Yahoo! News: Elections Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.

Hello from Sydney Australia 20091008074506
Hi Everyone, I am Ben Hoffman from Sydney Australia; I started off as a technology blogger, which has naturally progressed to my real passions, Business Travel, Asian Travel, Luxury Travel and Asian food. My favourite travel destinations include Southern and Central Vietnam (Mekong ), Thailand, Singapore and Hong Kong. On my Business and Airline Travel site I do a lot of features on the Airbus A380 which I am lucky enough to have participated in famil flights with the 3 airlines (Qantas, SIA, Emirates) that currently operate the A380. I am particularly interested in sharing some knowledge in the Asian Travel forum Regards.
Source: Aardvark Travel Forums

On the Road: Airport Darwinism, or Survival of the Biggest 20090922191834
Airlines in the U.S. are welcoming the annual fall resumption of business travel with fare sales, elite-status promotions and an emphasis on better in-flight comfort. <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=b48be6c2d4c8e8deae0092222935040e&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=b48be6c2d4c8e8deae0092222935040e&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2218"/>
Source: NYT > Business Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company

Reservations Mount Over Hotel Stocks 20090726101640
Leisure travelers jump at discounts from hotel chains such as Marriott, but declining business travel is hurting the lodging business globally<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/investor/~4/T0t9RweJj_0" height="1" width="1"/>
Source: BusinessWeek.com -- Investing Copyright 2009, by The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. All rights reserved.

Advocacy Groups Helped Pay for Official’s Trips 20090707193714
Organizations involved in transportation advocacy have spent more than $10,000 on business travel expenses for New York City’s transportation commissioner. <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=ea99aeab15f127b49cd22d2eeb2c3888&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=ea99aeab15f127b49cd22d2eeb2c3888&p=1"/></a>
Source: NYT > N.Y. / Region Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company

Practical Traveler: Blink and You’ll Miss These Deals 20090522194648
Desperate for business, travel companies have been throwing out almost-too-good-to-be-true, limited-time offers. The catch: It takes fast action and a little bit of luck to reap the benefits. <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=9c368ec1e1c320bd52f9c2f463f22775&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=9c368ec1e1c320bd52f9c2f463f22775&p=1"/></a>
Source: NYT > Travel Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company

On the Road: A Meeting in New York? Can’t We Videoconference? 20090515194706
Starting early last year, sales began to rise, offering evidence that videoconferencing was being used more often to replace some business travel. <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=4800759cb992438687bea32c5f28dca5&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=4800759cb992438687bea32c5f28dca5&p=1"/></a>
Source: NYT > Travel Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company

Practical Traveler: Blink and Youll Miss These Deals 20090515074539
Desperate for business, travel companies have been throwing out almost-too-good-to-be-true, limited-time offers. The catch: It takes fast action and a little bit of luck to reap the benefits.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=9c368ec1e1c320bd52f9c2f463f22775p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=9c368ec1e1c320bd52f9c2f463f22775p=1//a [url=http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=9c368ec1e1c320bd52f9c2f463f22775]Read more...[/url].
Source: Aardvark Travel Forums

On the Road: Swine Flu Provides a Test of Employers’ Crisis Plans 20090505191853
After 9/11 and the SARS outbreak, many companies refined strategies for dealing with business travel and remote work spaces. <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=fd965e444daabe945fc4cc0d91063f53&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=fd965e444daabe945fc4cc0d91063f53&p=1"/></a>
Source: NYT > Business Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company

What has been your cheapest family holiday 20090413072901
the best budget trips I have had were from hotel points that my dad saved up while on business travel. We combined those with a frequent flyer flight to make a trip to San Francisco, which was incredible..
Source: Aardvark Travel Forums

Itineraries: Conference Industry Fights Wave of Cancellations 20090331091838
The business travel industry, suffering losses of up to 40 percent as a result of the “A.I.G. effect,” is promoting the economic significance of meetings and events. <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=d019e5c4f7c727dcf5613c234d9344c2&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=d019e5c4f7c727dcf5613c234d9344c2&p=1"/></a>
Source: NYT > Business Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,260 (AP) 20090321081757
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iraq/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090320/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_us_deaths"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/img.news.yahoo.com/util/anysize/130,http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Frids%2F20090321%2Fi%2Fr310436982.jpg?v=2" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Western tourists walk past the Monument of the Unknown Soldier in Baghdad's Green Zone March 21, 2009. Iraq has received its first group of Western tourists since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003, the Tourism and Antiquities Ministry said on Thursday. Iraq, part of a region known as the cradle of civilisation, has countless archaeological and religious sites but decades of war have shut the doors to foreign tourist groups. REUTERS/Atef Hassan (IRAQ POLITICS BUSINESS TRAVEL)" border="0" /></a>AP - As of Friday, March 20, 2009, at least 4,260 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. 
Source: Yahoo! News: Iraq Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.

On Business, but Checking Out the Local Airborne Fauna 20090317191853
Business travel is less lonely when it can be coupled with birding. Often, travel assignments are chosen because of their proximity to bird habitats. <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=1f55b9d318e7aac212b1a3787db0a10e&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=1f55b9d318e7aac212b1a3787db0a10e&p=1"/></a>
Source: NYT > Business Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company