Thank you for returning to Executive Nomad. Wondering why don't we feature reviews of the sites we recommend? Find Out.. If you haven't already, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feedPerhaps it is the unrelenting heat and humidity here in the northeast but it is pet peeve time here at Executive Nomad:...

A few weeks back, the good folks at The Economist’s Gulliver travel blog wrote an amusing piece about packing like a journalist. Lately, that is more likely to mean dumping your desk into a box and heading for the unemployment line than filling a suitcase (sad to say). Nonetheless there are excellent...

I’ve been thinking a lot about craft lately. One  hears about the art of travel — mostly in what’s left of the glossy magazines and usually with regard to some grand adventure, not business travel. I think that craft is a much better choice of words. Traveling well for business requires...

Among the biggest pains of the ongoing security crack down is finding one’s favorite toiletries in a 3 oz or smaller size that will pass muster with the TSA.  It’s one thing to cruise the “travel size” section at CVS but the basics will only take you so far. Three cheers, then,...

Roger Ebert recently remembered Eyrie Mansion, an  old-school hotel on Jermyn Street in London. Reading his essay, I was heartbroken that I’d never had a chance to stay there (Where else can you expect the owner to show up in your room with a bottle of Scotch just for a chat? That beats a big...

Your Nomad-in-Chief recently spent several days in Atlanta for a variety of meetings. My hotel, chosen by my hosts, was the Marriott Perimeter Center – an older property in need of a refresh. Despite the stuck-in-the-80′s feel, the staff was quite friendly and helpful and the suite we used...

A recent foray into Manhattan gave me the opportunity to try The Fitzpatrick, a relatively new hotel on Lexington between 56th & 57th Streets. It is operated by an Irish group and has another hotel in the Grand Central area as well as properties in Ireland. It’s done in the classic style —...

I’ve bemoaned the arrival of wifi in the sky — the plane cabin is one of the last places where one could be blisfully untethered from e-mail — but felt obliged to try it today out of professional curiosity. I’m currently flying to Atlanta on Delta, blogging live from 10,000+ feet. Delta’s...

As we head toward a new year it is a good time to look at what lies ahead when we head to the airport. In a phrase, it isn’t pretty. The thwarted on-board bombing on a Northwest flight headed from Amsterdam to Detroit portends increased airport security with the attendant longer lines and waits....

If you find yourself sitting in coach more often these days, and who among us has not had tighter restrictions put on travel, you likely know the “pleasure” of having your knees wedged into a seat back as you fly. Increasingly, there are options — if you are willing to pay for them,...