In-flight VoIP call gets Delta Air Lines passenger escorted off plane
New technology and an old debate over whether to allow air travelers to make cell phone calls on flights prompted some mid-air tension on a recent Delta Air Lines flight. It ended with Talmon Marco — the founder and CEO ….
Read the full article >>Virgin Atlantic announces cellphone calls from the cabin
The phrase “Can you hear me now” has entered the jet age. Passengers on certain Virgin Atlantic flights are now able to use their cellphones to make and receive phone calls at 35,000 feet, the airline announced Tuesday. The ….
Read the full article >>Business travel settles as US economy lifts
A slight upturn in the United States economy, instability in Europe and slowing growth rates in key markets has weakened the demand for business travel. According to the 2012 American Express/CFO Research Global Business ….
Read the full article >>How to survive your next business trip
We just returned from a week-long buying trip to London. After catching up on some lost sleep, I can already feel the onset of a scratchy throat and achy joints. This always happens. A busy schedule, plus changes in environment ….
Read the full article >>China’s business travel set to soar
The “sleeping giant” is on the move like never before. Chinese business travel, fuelled over the last decade by explosive economic growth, is indicative of the country’s mounting influence on the global marketplace. ….
Read the full article >>Hotels upgrade beauty products
Since she’s been hopscotching hotels across the country for the last six years, touring as the violinist for the Brooklyn-based band Ra Ra Riot, Rebecca Zeller has had ample opportunity to inspect in-room skin care amenities. ….
Read the full article >>American Airlines to explore merger options
AMR Corp, parent of American Airlines, bowed to pressure on Friday from its unsecured creditors, including its largest labor unions, and said it would explore merger options while it is still in bankruptcy. AMR, which ….
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