By Brent Blake, President, Acendas Travel “The virus will tell us.” Who can forget the now famous quote by Dr. Tony Fauci, the inspirational director at the National Institute for Allergies and Infectious Diseases, when asked about the removal of restrictions on public gatherings. That was then, and still is
By Brent Blake, President, Acendas Travel When everyone is sharing in the pain of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is a futile exercise to say one group is challenged more than another—especially when we are relatively early in the battle and tough times remain. However, I do use this opportunity to express
By Brent Blake, President, Acendas Travel Legendary hall-of-fame pitcher and amateur philosopher Satchel Paige famously said: “don’t look back, something might be gaining on you.” At the risk of raising the ire of Mr. Paige’s soul, when I look back at my years in the travel management industry I see
Business travel is about making connections and building relationships. Often times, that means gathering a stack of business cards at the year-end meeting. So, what to do with that stack of cards. Read on for some tips.
A pair of 30-somethings in Los Angeles have discovered a new way to make a day long meeting feel a little less like work. Read more…
Year-end meetings offer a chance to tie up lose ends and begin looking at what’s ahead in the new year. But how do you make your meeting an effective one? Read more…
Year-end meetings don’t have to be a drag with glazed eyes and clock-watching employees. A few extra breaks, a good stretch and a bit of silence can go a long way and possibly get the staff laughing instead of groaning. Read more…
Original post KrebsOnSecurity The next time you’re thinking of throwing away a used boarding pass with a barcode on it, consider tossing the boarding pass into a document shredder instead. Two-dimensional barcodes and QR codes can hold a great deal of information, and the codes printed on airline boarding passes
If you have a Louisiana, Minnesota, New Hampshire or New York driver’s license you’ll need a second form of ID to get past TSA as soon as the start of next year.
Hotel check-in and check-out times can often have travelers looking for something to do to kill the time. A number of hotels are offering a way to avoid the wait, according to the New York Times. Read more…
