BizNetTravel Travel LogBusiness Travel Agency providing news and advice for corporate and executive leisure travelReally Relax Before You Fly- November 23, 2004 Our friend Rick sends us this story published in Incentive Mag last month, but who are we to complain since we left this weblog unattended for 10 days Ah, the joys of business travel... But I disgress. The fact of...http://biznettravel.blogs.com/travel_log/2004/11/really_relax_be.html Watch TV, Cry, Go Places- November 11, 2004 Let's go to that special place The Yomiuri Shimbun of Japan reports (in English) about travel agencies cashing in on weepy melodramas. It turns out the South Korean TV drama series Winter Sonata is big in Japan. (What's with that...http://biznettravel.blogs.com/travel_log/2004/11/watch_tv_cry_go.html Official European Ski Season Opening- November 10, 2004 I wish that was me By way of Gadling I just found about Snowgo, a blog dedicated to snowboarding, which points to this list of European resort opening dates (ok, the list is actually 90% made of French stations). I'm...http://biznettravel.blogs.com/travel_log/2004/11/official_europe.html Post Bush Victory Emigrant Round-Up- November 9, 2004 No, the Bush administration is not yet rounding up liberals to ship them out of Jesusland to Canada 2.0, I'm simply talking about a link round-up (aka lazy blogging): CNet: Fed-up Americans eyeing Canada San Francisco Chronicle: Inquiries up from...http://biznettravel.blogs.com/travel_log/2004/11/post_bush_victo.html Watch That Hotel Bill- November 8, 2004 Chris Woodyard at USA Today (is it me or does he indeed look slightly like a thinner John Edwards) explains that during the last few years, hotel prices on their way up met airfares on their way down. His logical...http://biznettravel.blogs.com/travel_log/2004/11/watch_that_hote.html Computing Biz Traveler Buying Guide- November 5, 2004 I have a great selection of machines for you Bill Machrone at PC Magazine comes back from the future (the article is dated 11-16-04) to advise us on gear to take on the road. This lengthy guide covers at length...http://biznettravel.blogs.com/travel_log/2004/11/computing_biz_t.html Can't Get Enough Boring TV Get It In the Air- November 5, 2004 This flight sure is fun. In a self-serving article, CNN reports that Virgin Blue will display live TV (broadcast via satellite) on seatback screens (CNN, self-serving Nah.) The service will cost $5 and will be rolled out to all their...http://biznettravel.blogs.com/travel_log/2004/11/_in_a_selfservi_1.html Best WiFi Hotels (The Real Ones)- November 3, 2004 Our friends at HotelChatter worked hard to document and compile a list of the best hotel chains as far as wireless access is concerned. Check out their detailed post for details. Update: here's a follow-up post dedicated to the worst...http://biznettravel.blogs.com/travel_log/2004/11/best_wifi_hotel.html Frequent Flying Is a Privilege- November 1, 2004 Chris Cloud notes all is not well in frequent flyer programs, aka Nickel 'N' Dime Land: "In March American Experess started charging a fee per point (up to $50) for transfer of Membership Awards points to frequent flier miles. Diner's...http://biznettravel.blogs.com/travel_log/2004/11/chris_cloud_not.html Health Travel on the Rise- November 1, 2004 Redone with parts from 12 different countries A stream of articles during the last few weeks and months shows there's a growing trend to kill two birds with one stone and get some medical procedure done while traveling abroad. In...http://biznettravel.blogs.com/travel_log/2004/11/health_travel_o.html |