Business Travel Archives

7 best bleisure travel hotels that ...

Business is a pleasure when you know just where to stay.

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13 ways to turn your work trip into...

Bleisure travel? Yep, it's a real thing.

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5 Dubai skyscrapers that are archit...

These buildings prove that everything in Dubai is bigger, taller and better.

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8 places with picture-perfect weather

Think of all the other things you'd talk about if it weren't for weather.

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Biz meets pleasure: An oasis of eve...

For Cancun business meetings and special events, Oasis Hotels and Resorts offers a variety of all inclusive options.

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Biz-friendly historic hotels in Cha...

The historic hotels of Charleston and Savannah provide memorable venues for private business events. Here's where you can infuse that next meeting with lots of southern charm.

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5 business travel tips for the fall

The fall travel season brings its own set of challenges — and opportunities to get great travel deals. Here are a few tips to make the most of traveling once the leaves start to change.

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Hotel manager receptions: Worth the...

For travelers looking for free refreshments and perhaps a bit of local insight, hotel manager receptions can bring added value to a hotel stay.

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Dig deeper: More airlines add more ...

Basic fares aren't rising, but extra fees pile up. American Airlines adds a $19-$39 charge for "prime" coach seats and AirTran Airways hikes its bag fee to $20.

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The Battle for Control of New York ...

By Joe Brancatelli American Airlines and the carrier that it once tried to kill in the crib, JetBlue Airways, struck […]

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Southwest and Amex cut frequency ties

Southwest Airlines is pulling out of the American Express Membership Rewards program. The last day to transfer your Amex points to Southwest Rapid Rewards is June 30, 2010.

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San Francisco's Parc 55 changes han...

Marriott made a big deal about San Francisco's Parc 55 hotel back in 1998 when it reflagged the 1,000-room property as a Renaissance hotel.

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American adds first class on region...

Matching arch-rival United Airlines, Eagle will retrofit 25 of its existing CRJ-700s with a first-class cabin and take delivery of 22 new ones with first class already installed. The new cabin, which debuts July 2, will feature nine seats in a

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Free in-room Internet and other hot...

Matching the benefit offered to some elite members of other hotel frequent guest programs, gold and platinum members of Marriott Rewards now receive free in-room Internet. But the new perk is limited to Marriott, JW Marriott and Renaissance

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Airlines battle passengers' rights ...

Citing the four-month closure of the main runway at New York's Kennedy Airport starting March 1, JetBlue Airways and Delta Air Lines requested a waiver of the tarmac-hold rules at JFK until December.

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No free food in coach; steak, beer ...

Continental Airlines has announced that it will join other legacy carriers and drop free meals on coach flights. By the fall, free grub in the back of the bus will be gone, except on those few Continental domestic flights that exceed six hours.

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Virgin adds Orlando flights, Delta ...

The never-ending soap opera that is Virgin America took a few more twists recently. The airline, which has been pummeled by losses and ownership chaos since long before its 2007 launch, is overhauling its route network again. Out is John

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New hotels in Florida, California a...

From Marriott: Residence Inn Fort Lauderdale Plantation, which is actually a redo of the existing Ocean Sands Resort; an 878-room JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live at Olympic and Figueroa in Los Angeles; and a 168-room Fairfield Inn that is part

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New flights to Paris, new Toronto t...

OpenSkies, the British Airways boutique carrier that offers all-business-class service between Newark and Paris/Orly, will add a second route on May 3. That's when it will begin flights from Washington/Dulles Airport.

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Continental increases NY-London fli...

As financial markets have stabilized in recent months, however, something astonishing has happened: There are days when getting a seat to London for last-minute travel is a dicey proposition. So carriers are once again paying attention to the

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