10 Hotel Room Fails

A hotel is a business traveler’s home, a refuge from a stressful day. So when there’s something annoying about this haven, it can be really annoying. Many brands and properties have fixed the two classic biz traveler pet peeves: inaccessible outlets and expensive,...

How – and Why – to Add a Ritual to Your Travel

Habits and rituals are trending. Or so it seems. There’s a whole body of literature on the subject now, and it’s a market that does not yet seem saturated. (A book I’ve particularly enjoyed on the subject is Daily Rituals, How Artists Work.) The...

What Does Your Hotel Say About You?

Where are you staying? It’s a question that comes up in conversation during almost every trip, often posed by a client or colleague. Your answer conveys something about you, your work and your business. Imagine one of those Facebook quizzes that promises to...

5 Fears of Business Travelers

Business travelers, afraid? As a class, they’re accomplished and on top of it. Most are highly skilled at every aspect of life, and at life-on-the-road in particular: from magician-like gaining of access to files in the office, to booking airline tickets on a...

Private Space: Travel’s New Guilty Pleasure?

I slept with a man who wasn’t my husband. Before you jump to the wrong conclusion, I’ll add that it was on an international flight and we never touched. Am I the only one who feels a little exposed when I’ve had a lovely, prolonged chat with my...