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Doing Biz Abroad | business in the global marketplace

July 7th, 2008

US border officials get into fashion

I hate to fly at the best of times and, since September 11, 2001, I have absolutely loathed it due to the many inconsistent and seemingly useless security safeguards which have been introduced. In between taking off shoes, taking out laptops, and putting liquids into a baggie for no discernible reason, I fly only when […]

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June 20th, 2008

Dumb and dumber, airline style

While we’re on the subject of airfares, I have to comment about the latest, dumbest idea I’ve ever heard of in my entire life. Having grown up in the travel industry, I’ve grown up with the idea that the airlines do strange and incomprehensible things. The new nickel-and-dime-you-to-death strategy is the worst ever. In case […]

By Chris -- 1 comment

May 7th, 2008

Say no to cell phone use

As most of you probably know, the EU recently moved to permit cell phone use on flights within European airspace. This post from FlyAwayCafe discusses a bill recently introduced in Congress which would ensure that the US does not follow suit.
I can only applaud this - those of us who travel in trains are […]

By Chris -- 2 comments

March 31st, 2008

Open skies - for now

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 […]

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