Category: Travel Tips

According to a study from AirPlus International and the Global Business Travel Association, nearly 70% of travel managers say their travelers were affected by a third-party payment data breach in the past year and that they believe the risk of fraud is greater than it was two to three years ago. This begs the question, how can you protect your business travelers from data breaches while they’re on the go?

Here are just a few simple ways you can make sure your company stays safe even while working on a global scale. Read More

Headed to the airport on a business or leisure trip soon? Your time going through security might be a little bit easier in the coming months and years. The Transportation Security Administration announced that it has plans to install new X-ray scanners across all U.S. airports that will allow travelers to leave their laptops inside their luggage when going through a security checkpoint. Yes, that means no more digging through your carry-on for your laptop, while simultaneously taking off your shoes and belt, dropping everything into their own individual gray bins, while a line of unhappy travelers waits impatiently behind you. Read More

With six years of year-over-year passenger growth, Bradley International Airport is serving more travelers than ever and, with all those extra travelers, comes a need for more infrastructure. As such, the airport is modernizing its facilities and adding more flights and services.

While this means good things for you as a traveler, once the enhancements are complete, it can also mean some disturbances while the airport undergoes construction. Here’s what you can expect if you visit Bradley International Airport in the near future. Read More

UPDATED SEPTEMBER 5, 2020:  In March of 2020, this deadline was moved back a year to October 1, 2021:

If you are from New York or Connecticut with some travel coming up, you likely know there are two different travel identification options open to you — Enhanced IDs and REAL ID s. Due to the Federal REAL ID Act, that takes effect in New York on October 1, 2021, your regular license will not be accepted alone as proof of identification for domestic flights. After this date, an Enhanced ID or REAL ID will be required to get on a plane, unless you have a valid passport with you.

Depending on what your travel itinerary includes, one of these options could benefit you more than the other. Here are the differences between the two (and why you need one or the other sooner than you might think). Read More

As a business owner or entrepreneur, business travel can get pricey, but that doesn’t necessarily mean you should reduce your business travel spend to help boost your bottom line. After all, business travel can be highly beneficial to your company when it comes to developing and maintaining long term customer relations and building your business.

While you may not be able to avoid travel expenses, one thing you can do is save all your business spending receipts as those costs may qualify as tax deductions. Then, at the end of the year, you’ll find that you save on your overall taxes due. Read More