Getting the Most out of Corporate Travel
TLDR: If you travel a lot chose one airline to be loyal too, and then get their credit card so you get free upgrades, access to their lounges, free checked bags, and many other perks. Tonight I find myself, yet again, waiting (and drinking) in the airport lounge in Atlanta. It's the story so many of us have experienced when we travel - unexpected weather delay, missed connection, no crew, or even the dreaded cancelled segment. These travel delays are nearly always unpleasant and unnecessarily expensive- and I know I always feel trapped in a limbo state. I work in Program Management for a large IT Services company, so once the restrictions around travel begin to ease up from the pandemic, my travel plans took off. In the past month (with a small break for Hurricane Ian) I have been on 15 different flights and through some of the largest airports in the country; five of these flights were delayed and two of the trips had three+ hour layovers. With the shortages of...