There’s been a lot of speculation over the new Open Skies agreement between the US and Europe, but the consensus seems to be that airfares will initially go down as carriers begin to compete on other carriers’ home turf.
I suspect it will ultimately hasten the decline of those smaller national carriers, like Alitalia, who […]
The opening of Terminal 5 at Heathrow didn’t go terribly well, but things should get better, at least according to this article in the Economist. Then they’ll get worse …
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It’s coming on that time, so those of you who do (or may) have to file your taxes in the US can check out the IRS page on international taxpayers to try and understand your filing obligations.
If you’re doing this for the first time, check out Classification of Taxpayers for US Tax Purposes to […]
I’m a sometimes reader of the New York Times, so I was struck when I saw Thomas Friedman’s Lexus and the Olive Tree in the library. The beauty of a library is that I can pick a book up, thumb through it, bring it home, and, if I don’t like it, not read it with […]
Taxgirl reports that the tax cuts so popular in the US favor the wealthy, and survey some of the other countries with similar policies. Check it out here.
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The dollar’s day may well be over, at least as the sole refuge in hard economic times. As discussed in this article in the Financial Times, the dollar has been the currency of choice when times get tough for over fifty years, due in large part to the size of the US market and the […]
The worst nightmare of any business traveller is a lost suitcase, After all, nothing screws up a tightly planned travel schedule than spending the first day or two trying to chase after luggage or, worse, purchase new clothing. Indeed, I have to assume that’s why most business travellers carry on luggage which is clearly too […]
International business, by definition, requires international travel. International travel, in turn, requires visas, or at least permission to enter a country to do whatever work is needed. Some countries, like the US, have a complicated system of visas which address individual categories of people very specifically. The good side of this is that the country […]
Universal words are words which are used in many countries with the same meaning. English on the other hand is full of synonyms - words that basically mean the same thing. A few examples, with the universally understood word in bold:
taxi and cab
hotel and motel
bill and check
Coca-Cola, Coke and Pepsi
sofa and coach
toilet and bathroom/restroom
tram and […]
Those of you flying in and out of London on a regular basis will welcome the new Terminal 5 at Heathrow airport, which was officially opened on March 14, 2008 but which will be servicing passengers effective March 27, 2008. The Financial Times and The Economist differ on whether it will really make a difference, […]
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Written by J. Christopher Erb [email], and Jean Mercedes [email] for b5media.
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