More evidence that business travel is creeping back

Since the beginning of this year, there have been a lot hopeful murmurs about the return of business travel after a precipitous decline over the last two years. Now we’ve got even more proof that business travelers–especially those from small and medium...

The new meetings mantra — less flash, more function

When or if companies loosen their purse strings and allow employees to attend meetings and conventions again, expect a lot less flash and a lot more scrutiny. Last month the Treasury Department published new rules around meetings and conventions for companies...

Enough with the summer travel spin!

I’ve been tracking travel trends since 1988. Every year at about this time, the news is flush with polls, predictions and prognostications for the upcoming summer travel season. So let’s examine this week’s AP-Gfk poll that produced gloomy headlines such as, Fewer...