Figuring out air travel plans is a hassle and for frequent business fliers who have to arrange their own travel, that frustration is only multiplied. Paulius Grigas has an intimate understanding of the annoyances of business travel more than two decades after the serial entrepreneur started building companies as a teenager in Lithuania. Now living in Washington, D.C., he’s launching …

Managing data turns out to be the second-most time-consuming task for travel managers. Among 237 North American travel managers surveyed by the Global Business Travel Association and Sabre in March, 57 percent named using data to track program performance and support decisions among their top time sucks, trailing the responsibility of supplier relations and contracts (61 percent). Fifty-seven percent also …

Snowy slopes gradually creep skyward from a forested floor. Pines become sparse, until the tree-line halts their rising march. White gullies etch their way into mountainsides. Ridgelines are near vertical, cornices creamy and powder windblown and untouched. It’s the stuff of an intrepid skier’s dreams. Yet winter sports enthusiasts are few and far between in Kluane National Park and Reserve …

The Global Business Travel Association, in partnership with American Express, released its debut Global Business Traveler Sentiment Index on Thursday, revealing how business travelers’ attitudes vary by region along with a handful of other key findings. More than 3,800 respondents from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Japan, Mexico, the UK and the U.S. qualified for the study, which was conducted between March …

There have been more than 20 vehicle collisions on icy roads since 5am today, prompting a warning from NSW Ambulance. The heavy snowfalls and freezing weather in areas of the state have had a significant effect on traffic, with queues of up to 30km on the Hume Highway south of Sydney. Oberon received about 150-200mm of snow overnight. (Mick Holland) …

With the British weather being as fickle as always, planning your holiday can be a challenge. But whether you’re staying at home to take your chances on a second heatwave or travelling abroad to even sunnier climes, here are my favourite tips and tricks to stay connected and make the most out of your Android phone over the summer. From …

Mexico Colima is no stranger to eruptions, but this past week has seen especially vigorous activity at the Mexican volcano. Last weekend, Colima had one of its largest explosive eruptions in years, sending pyroclastic flows down the slopes of the volcano after the summit lava dome collapsed. The ash plume that was created by this collapse reached 7.6 kilometers (~25,000 feet) …

A British holidaymaker claims a Thomas Cook employee attempted to ‘short change’ him when he tried to exchange pounds for euros before a trip to the continent. Paul Connolly, from Huddersfield, has accused the tour operator of offering an uncompetitive rate and then ‘bumping it up’ when he rejected it. The dad of four said if he had accepted the …

Oftentimes, brands position themselves to connect with consumers through their well-designed logos, immersive website, television ads, or social media posts. It has been a trend to see travel brands sprinkle content that introduces their team members on-the-job to facilitate personal connections. The videos below are a mix of half commercials, half human resources fodder. Kudos to Expedia, Condé Nast Traveler, Lyft, Uber, and JetBlue’s …

resting firmly on the cutting edge of photovoltaic technology, the OPV (organic photovoltaic) array on display at thegerman pavilion for expo milano 2015 embodies the pinnacle of german ingenuity and cross sectoral collaboration. the ‘idea trees’, conceived by schmidhuber architects, symbolizes how the seed of an idea can grow into a reality. during the day one can see the future generation …