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“One Aldwych is all about living it up in one of the world’s great cities,” says Gourmet Magazine. Home to a private screening room and the buzzing Lobby Bar, One Aldwych could be the most exciting hotel in London.

Boingo Wireless LIVE Baseball Playoff Games Boingo Wireless is coming to the rescue of those of you who are appalled by the prospect of missing the Major League Baseball playoffs because you’re stuck in some random airport somewhere. For those of you who don’t know, Boingo is a company that offers wi-fi connectivity in various airports throughout the world.

This fierce-looking insect (pictured at right) is getting a VIP welcome at Auckland’s swanky Langham Hotel. As part of its “Guests of the Earth” environmental program, the five-star property recently unveiled a “Wetarium”– New Zealand’s first weta habitat– for the Auckland Tree Weta.

“What’s missing from your resume is a focus on the results… I see all your recommendations and the projects you worked on, but I don’t see what happened as a result of your work.” -McKinsey Recruiter to Me, 3 Years Ago Some of you have asked about consulting (as in management consulting, not IT consulting - who in their right mind would do that?) vs.

From the luxury hotel chain that brought us “Teen Edu-cation” packages, “Baggage Buy-Back” incentives, and sizzling value-added credits for summer vacays, there’s a new autumn promotion that makes things easier on travelers during the current economic downturn.

National Car Rental Toll Pass Program National Car Rental is catching up with its friend in the car rental business by finally starting a toll pass program for rental vehicles. The pilot program was introduced this week in beautiful Newark, New Jersey.

Expenses are the bane of my life and I am the bane of my long suffering colleagues in my company's finance department doubtless sometimes feel like post-trauma stress counsellors, helping me piece together a meaningful narrative about my recent business travel past based on a few shattered fragments of receipts and tatty tickets...

I had a business trip this week. It’s an annual trip that I look forward to since I get to stay in a really, really nice hotel in a cool city (Washington, DC). It’s a nice break from the usual routine, and except for the pesky times I have to work, I have a couple of days where I can do anything I want.

Last month, for a departure from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), I parked my car at LAX’s Lot C for a few days. I’ve always done so, and it’s never been a big deal, or a bad one for that matter – the fee is $10 per 24 hours, including tax (the farther-away Lot B costs [...]

With all the talk of smog-clouded skies in Beijing and factories sprouting up like weeds, it’s nice to see a new(ish) line of carbon-neutral, boutique hotels in China. URBN Shanghai is making waves as a model for eco-design and sustainability in the hospitality sector.