25/08/2024
LAX Saturday afternoon. International and domestic flight running smoothly and under the LA sun
Become a savvy executive traveler in minutes
A how to & hot tips guide to travelling on business. T Who will find this website useful?
Professional business people are expected to undertake business travel as part of their job in increasing numbers and increasingly. The business traveler is on the road at least 70 nights per year (more than one night/ week) both domestically and internationally. Never before has a resource tool been developed for business travelers. This page (and the website) is a first and is packed wi
th up to date, essential information for making business travel efficient and enjoyable. I have put together all the experience that 25 years of over 120 nights per year of travel has given me, in one easy to navigate website. A How To and Hot Tips guide to all aspects of business travel:
Getting business travel ready – what infrastructure to set up prior to departing. A travel file to make your assistant’s life easier, a great relationship with a specialist business travel agent, passport, visas, vaccinations, travel insurance, telephone options for international travelers, and much more. Frequent Flyer and Loyalty Programs – what to chose and how to optimize your choice for maximizing your free rewards, upgrades, etc. Luggage – what to pack your stuff in and how – both your suitcase and your laptop bag. Toiletries – what to pack, in what & how to ensure you never forget anything
Airports – how to check-in fast & how to get into the best airline lounges. Immigration – how to transit effectively & how to get in the “fast lane”. Airlines – where is the best seat on the plane, what to expect, what the entertainment options on long-haul flights will be and how to get some sleep. Hotels – chose the best option, what to expect & how to optimize your stay. Tipping – what are the rules and the unwritten rules
Money matters – cash, credit, traveler’s cheques & ATMs
Security – how to keep yourself and your stuff safe
Useful websites for airlines, hotels, car rental companies, packing tips & government websites for information and safety. Weekends when you are away – 20 ideas on what to do
Also:
There are a number of “quick finders” on the home page of the website also. These include:
- Location finder by city find a good hairdresser, laundry, nail salon, place to get your shoes repaired, book shop
- Restaurant finder
- What adapter for what country – just select the country and a photo comes up
- Emergency numbers in every country – police, fire, ambulance
- The time now and time zone differences around the world
- Official language by country
- Useful websites for airlines, hotels, car rental companies, packing tips & government websites for information and safety. Please feel free to assist other travelers to find similar locations in the cities you live or travel to by adding your recommendations. These can also be reviewed and rated by all users of the website. Reviews of latest products to support your executive travel with viewers input, reviews and ratings
Viewers can interact with the site to add their comments, ask questions and rate their preferences on subjects like their favourite suit case. Who will find the page (and website) useful?
- There will be useful tips for anyone who travels on business both domestically and internationally.
- It is specifically written for people who travel extensively – 80 days or more each year and for those who travel to many international destinations each year. This equates to 3 nights every 2 weeks and many people (like myself) travel much more than that on business.
- Travel agents and assistants to people who travel on business will also find this page contains useful tips (see the location finder for by city hairdressers, nail salons, shoe repairers, ticketing websites for shows, etc) and useful questions to ask those they are supporting in their travel arrangements
I hope you enjoy the page (and website), use it and find it useful. Take the opportunity to assist other business travelers like you to improve their experience by adding your tips, recommendations, reviews and ratings.Let me know your feedback and questions and I will endeavor to find the answers or let you know if I cannot work it out. www.executivetraveladvantage.com
LAX Saturday afternoon. International and domestic flight running smoothly and under the LA sun
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Felicitaciones a París y Francia por unos extraordinarios Juegos Olímpicos de Verano 2024, Juegos de la ###III Olimpiada. Paris 24
Merci Beaucoup!
Congratulations Paris and France for an extraordinary 2024 Summer Olympics, Games of ###III Olympiad, Paris 24
SFO, San Francisco International Airport from above
Airports are complex
Twilight at O’Hare, Chicago
The sun is shining and the airport is busy. 830am at SFO (San Francisco)
Significant improvement to San Francisco BART (Subway/metro train line). Station upgrades, elevators,new carriages and clean.
I am at the last stop on the line is why it it close to empty!
Pretty sky over LAX this evening.
Where are you travelling this weekend?
Flying north from LAX.
Santa Monica pier
This is cool … for those of you in NY this St Patrick’s Day weekend
https://secretnyc.co/jameson-st-patricks-eve-nyc/
Jameson St. Patrick's Eve will take place in Times Square on Saturday, March 16, hosted by comedians Colin Jost and Michael Che.
Step up at . Great signage for where to go for what. Congrats!
Newark New York v busy this evening.
Paris, Milan, Amsterdam, etc nonstop!
Heathrow T5 is teaming with people today. The BA lounge does not have enough seats to cater to the crowd.
Now travelling to Dubai. A380 over 100% full! Passengers seated in the jump seat.
The world is back in business
Flying JFK - LHR … no boarding pass to get on board
Stand in front of the screen and a photo sorts it …. Guessing that it is connected to your passport photo?!
… who else has my photo ? 🤪🤪
International and domestic busiest airline routes for 2023... The axis is moving
https://www.oag.com/busiest-routes-world-2023?utm_campaign=Busiest+Routes+of+2023&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=paid&hsa_acc=10205576584066387&hsa_cam=6540762389827&hsa_grp=6540762391027&hsa_ad=6540762397827&hsa_src=fb&hsa_net=facebook&hsa_ver=3
Discover the busiest international and domestic flight routes worldwide, with comparison to 2019 and 2022. Explore extensive airline data and analytics.
California travellers..., A step in the right direction
Turkish Airlines connecting Australia and Europe
Turkish Airlines has been granted the right to fly to Australia in new deal, which will also allow it to fly to other continents.
News on inbound and outbound flight to Australia. 2024 projection is for significantly more capacity to Asia (Hong Kong, Singapore and cities in India), UAE and US so cheaper prices
https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/reviews-and-advice/will-flights-be-cheaper-next-year-one-factor-says-yes-20231130-p5eo5j.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook =1701629949
Faced with $3000 fares for flights to Europe and well over $2000 for a return flight to the US, some travellers have had to re-think their holidays.
Gloomy day at O'Hare Chicago Airport but the planes keep rolling
Definitely Chi Town!
It is Christmas and holidays in Chicago
Vegas for a visit. Surprisingly cool weather.
Made Hotel
In LA and was excited to see this!
You can tell how close to the airport I was by how low to the ground Ms China Eastern is. And notice that elevated train line under construction.
The train to LAX, as in terminals at LAX is about a year away. The travelling public's life will be made a whole lot easier!!
Los Angeles through Tesla sunroof!
Definitely LAX: The Theme Building
Definitely Los Angeles: skinny palm trees
Definitely Los Angeles: the smog (not too bad today)
Great news for transit through LAX for international and domestic travellers. The terminals are now linked and so no need to go through TSA.
Loving the development of LAX. Looking forward to the finished product and US airports stepping into 21st century 👏👏👏
https://laist.com/news/transportation/lax-terminals-travel-tsa-how-to-get-to-other-terminals?fbclid=IwAR1Kd5shi32fpbx1mAJ-2vpuckZrujBFaVybyFAEA3sV1GBcuBHDBDry-gM_aem_AeBm0uOt-encFr3cPJaiL_dmQlKlyB785E8GDUKmLYYay1BU3LUwWcD44rkhM_zdh30
Now if they could fix the traffic, that’d be great.
Congratulations Raffles
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https://www.facebook.com/100064801743484/posts/687392756764110/?mibextid=cr9u03
Passport index is out
Where does the passport you hold rank? How many countries can you visit visa free? Take a look
Surprising to see thevdrop for New Zealand
https://cdn.henleyglobal.com/storage/app/media/HPI/Henley%20Passport%20Index%202023%20September%20Global%20Ranking.pdf?fbclid=IwAR27BFDV5WTh181gvyeBH_Nzswt29MWeJwCHxWNKh2sleD6kIgF97tjqRgE_aem_AU4jXamW7OCvxhD1-lm8upEEyBhNBSv-_e_6VZ6NCqYhqYZ_TZozd6pcfKVKKRmMJs0
Spirit, Alaska Airlines, ANA, DHL, American Airlines, China Airways, Qantas... busy at LAX today
cloudy but clearing skies
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