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 feedTerminal A at Boston’s Logan Airport features the new full body scanners at security and I took my second trip...

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...

As a frequent business traveler, I’m always conscious of the airline fees that can drive a “cheap” ticket into something much more expensive — and more of pain. Spirit Airlines announcement yesterday that they are starting to charge for carry-on bags that won’t fit under...

If there is one topic guaranteed to spur spirited debate among business travelers it is airline seats — which are bearable and which are not, which rows are preferable on which aircraft, and how best to get a coveted upgrade and the extra leg room that comes with it. If New Zealand is on your itinerary...

For those of us who worry about our eco-impact, it is increasingly complicated to understand which of our travel choices help or hurt our efforts. Nomads, after all, are known for light footprints when traveling. It’s easy when weighing subway versus taxi, for example — the subway wins (and...

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...

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....