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New ! November 15, 2006 The Frequent Flyer Web site has just been updated with more great business travel news! Be sure to also read our updates on new air routes, hotel openings, and more; Program News for the latest loyalty program deals; and Books for the best ideas for holiday gifts. Don't forget to answer our Culture Quiz question correctly and be entered into a drawing for a FREE prize! |
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New! November 15, 2006 Feature: Holiday Gift Guide 2006
‘Tis the season to be, we know, wracking your brain to come up with the perfect gift, right?! We want to let you know about great gift ideas that have crossed our desks at Frequent Flyer. Hopefully they will kick-start—and maybe even finish—your holiday shopping...FULL STORY |
New! November 15, 2006 Flight Report: Korean Air’s Quality Equation
There is no proving patch on the planet like the transpacific. Distances are immense; travel times seemingly interminable. It’s here, over the far reaches of an endless sea that pretenders perish—and first-rate airlines soar...FULL STORY |
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New! November 15, 2006 Mobile Technology: Cell Phones
Despite the fact that the most hyped phone of the year, Motorola’s Q, wound up falling short of expectations, the year has seen a few nice additions to the cell phone world—even if none has taken the world by storm the way Motorola’s far more successful Razr did a few years back...FULL STORY |
New! November 15, 2006 On the Road With: Globetrotting Chef Who Has Cooked for 70 Presidents and Heads of State
Marc Vogel has carved out a nice life for himself. The native San Franciscan is a private chef but he’s not chained to the kitchen of, say, a movie star or a land baron who demands truffles and eggs at four in the morning. He’s a traveling toque who cooks by invitation only for royalty, presidents of foreign countries, corporate chieftains and owner chefs at marquee restaurants worldwide. He is also on the road seven to eight months a year as a chef for hire and filming his Best of the Best show on food and travel that is podcast on the Internet…FULL STORY |
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New! November 2, 2006 Hotel Update: Loyalty Programs
With frequent flyer programs losing some of their luster, hotel companies are seeking to fill the breach by focusing on the relatively high value of their loyalty schemes...FULL STORY |
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New! November 2, 2006 Advertorial: Roam Free without Roaming—A Global Cellular Alternative
Typical road warriors who travel to more than one destination are striving to make their lives simpler. Consequently, most just go abroad with their local U.S. cell phones and endure the humongous roaming bills. But there is an alternative option...FULL STORY |
New! November 2, 2006 Baggage Beat
News, trends and new product information from luggage manufacturers...FULL STORY |
New! November 2, 2006 Resorting to Las Vegas
Away from the fray of the famous Strip, three top-notch resorts deliver just about everything anyone would want from this desert hot spot where gambling is only one of many distractions for business travelers trying their luck in Nevada...FULL STORY |
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New! November 2, 2006 Curve Cutting Runway Incursions—the DFW approach
Year after year, it’s the same refrain: Runway incursions and ground collisions are among the most critical safety concerns in commercial aviation. Consider: The Federal Aviation Administration says during fiscal year 2004 there were 326 incursions. A year later, the potentially deadly figure had decreased only slightly, to 324. That’s why the problem perennially tops the National Transportation Safety Board’s list of “Most Wanted” safety improvements...FULL STORY |
New! November 2, 2006 Top 10: Airports for Comfort and Amenities
Find out which airports have the best products and services and are best in comfort and thrills for travelers...FULL STORY |
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New! November 2, 2006 Global Attitudes: Gift Appropriate
Learn how to be culturally smart when gift-giving to foreign colleagues...FULL STORY |
