Business Meeting Tips 101

Most meetings influence decisions and team progress, but many still feel like a poor use of time. People leave unsure what was decided or what happens next. After sitting through and leading hundreds of sessions, one issue consistently shows up: without structure and a goal, discussions drift. The good...

You Can Be An Introvert and Speak Well in Public

Here’s how For those of us who are not the most natural networkers and extroverts there can be a certain frustration: We know our potential, but some wise guy with a loud mouth can seem to be getting a much easier ride. Our natural disposition should be no limit on...

How to Cure The Tech-Bug That Ails You

Have you ever found that implementing technology is like a hangover? All the early promises rapidly give way to an overburdening feeling that you can’t cope; that life’s not somehow better for the (tech) quantity introduced into your system. If technology leads you as a person or as an...

Rules of the Game: Executive Travel Etiquette

One of the many challenges of executive travel is adapting to new things. You may have a new time zone, new surroundings and your schedule will certainly be new. Some of the aspects, like choosing the right executive sedan service or what you wear, you can control, but many...

More Luxury: The Battles to Come in the Sky Between New York and L.A.

The competition on the transcontinental routes is fiercer than ever – airlines are adding more space, luxury, privacy and, of course, profits. This year we have seen more mini-suites; offering total privacy, lie-flat seats and first class cabins aimed at the VIP market. The trend is set to get...

Royal Coachman’s Travel Tips: How to get a seat reservation

Seat reservations on airlines can sometimes be harder to come by than a table at a hot restaurant. Just like slipping the maître d’ a tip, there are ways around this problem. Airlines will routinely block seats for a variety of reasons that make sense to them. A recent...

Hotel industry predicts best results in 6 years

The economic upturn is being felt by the hotel industry, with occupancy levels up and a bright outlook for profits, reports PwC. The key indicator of revenue per available room should increase by nearly 6% this year and over 6% in 2014. There are a few reasons for this:...

Royal Coachman’s Travel Tidbits: JetBlue to add business-class and “mini-suites”

JetBlue has indicated in a filing to the Federal Aviation Administration that it will start to fit four “mini-suites” on some of its fleet of Airbus A321s. The story has run in a number of industry publications including Aviation Week. The A321 is operated on a number of trans-continental...

Royal Coachman’s Business Travel Trends in 2013

Half of travelers have saved their company money on air fares by booking at least 14 days in advance, says Orbitz in their analysis of business travel for the first quarter of 2013. The other key headline is that the vast majority (98%) of hotel bookings are for less...

6 Things to Make Your Business Trips a Breeze

Business travel can pose a challenge to even the most organized, best-financed and most resourced executive The good news is that it doesn’t need to be unbearable. This post gives you 6 tips that can help to minimize your frustration, increase your efficiency and, we hope, make your trips...

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