for and by sophisticated executive travelers
It has been interesting to watch the skirmish between American Airlines and the on-line booking sites Expedia and Orbitz. American has withdrawn from these sites and so its fares no longer appear alongside their competitors on these sites. According to a report on NPR, they are envious of Southwest, which achieves higher margins by requiring … [Read more...]
Business travelers don't often carry guide books but every once in awhile there are enough sights to see that you want to toss one in your briefcase. A recent trip to Florence and Rome gave your Nomad-in-Chief the chance to test several and here's my report. Each was chosen for its compact size knowing that business travelers are taking care of … [Read more...]
It's been a long flight. The only available seat was in the middle -- between a snorer and a talker. The plane was stuck on the tarmac for 45 minutes. Waaaaahhhhh! This is the kind of welcome home that can chase all of that away. If only I had arrived at Heathrow on 27 October. I love flash mobs (even more when there is no commercial … [Read more...]
Your Nomad-in-Chief recently spent a few days in London on business and was delighted to discover a couple of wonderful new restaurants (at least new to Executive Nomad) as well as revisiting an old favorite. Angelus, just north of Hyde Park, is a lovely French brasserie housed in a former pub. It is a neighborhood kind of place, yet certainly … [Read more...]
Terminal A at Boston's Logan Airport features the new full body scanners at security and I took my second trip through about a half-an-hour ago. I don't know if they make us any safer (and I wish the TSA would at least buy me a drink before examining my full anatomy) but the certainly make security slower and more cumbersome. My belt and … [Read more...]
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 tips in the column as well as in the reader … [Read more...]
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 the seat brought fees to a new low, er, high. They had lots of good … [Read more...]
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 (and I sorely wish that it was on mine), … [Read more...]
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 walking beats them both). But what about comparing … [Read more...]
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 honing skills over time: the ability to pack (so … [Read more...]
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