It’s surprising that the use of full body scanners and imaging technology for airport security has gained the level of attention that it has. So it made me wonder: are business travelers really concerned about their privacy from an image taken at a screening checkpoint or do they have more pressing airport challenges? Backscatter technology… [more]
Business travelers have many other priorities such as on time travel, safe transport of luggage and shorter screening times. So it’s more likely that airport screening privacy concerns about body scan images at airport security falls lower on the wish list. Yet, after the attempted bombing of a 2009 Christmas flight from Amsterdam to Detroit,… [more]
Last year, many organizations canceled their planned business travel, meetings and events. While it’s understandable that tough decisions must be made when facing financial pressures – and 2009 certainly had its share of those, it’s more concerning that many of these choices were made in response to unwarranted political attacks, biased media coverage and subsequent… [more]
Business travel event planners organize their conferences, meetings, incentives, exhibitions and other special events at hotels, restaurants and other event venues. But the challenge is, what should be included in standard request for proposals (RFPs) and hotels bids for these venues? Keep in mind, the goal is to approach the RFP for hotels and other… [more]
