Business Travel Tips

British Airways completed the refresh of its First class. Beginning March, British Airways’ passengers will able to enjoy a set of new top class services on board the airline’s longhaul aircraft.

The personalised ‘Turndown Service’ available on flights departing after 7.30pm or lasting for more than 10 hours, includes also the ‘Sleep Enhancer’ spray placed on pillows to help passengers to enjoy a good night’s sleep.

The new menu will feature also a ‘Lighter Options’ choice offered on late night departures including dishes such as lobster thermidor and for flights departing from London passengers will be able to enjoy of a fresh fish meal option. The introduction of an ‘English Afternoon Tea’ service is the final touch of this refresh of British Airways’ First class.

Delta SkyMiles Cards holders can earn miles with fewer restrictions, American Express and Delta Air Lines announced.

A few examples:
cardholders will earn 1,000 bonus miles for reaching the $5,000 mark with the Options Credit Card, 2,500 bonus miles for reaching the $10,000 with the Business Credit Card, and 5,000 for a $15,000 expense with the Gold Credit Card.
Platinum Credit Card or Platinum Business Credit Card holders will earn an extra 10,000 “Medallion Qualification Miles” — which offer benefits such as priority boarding, preferred seating etc…, if reach the spending threshold of $50,000.

According a survey conducted by Delta Air Line , American air passengers are willing to pay more for high-quality in-flight food.

Almost half of passengers polled by Delta admitted a desire for high-quality food, cooked by a celebrity chef, and a sixty per cent of fliers would be prepared to pay extra for that.

The survey reveals also that male passengers would rather drink alcohol en route to their destination, with a third of female fliers would enjoy an in-flight cocktail, yet almost half would rather have a ice cream.

Delta Air Lines announced it will add a new non-stop service to Africa.
Beginning December 3, this new flight, Atlanta - Lagos (Nigeria), will be added to the other U.S. - Africa routes.

Delta Air Lines recently launched the routes New York - Accra and Atlanta - Johannesburg, so this new service confirms Delta’s expansion into Africa.
Schedule
Departure: from Atlanta International Airport at 4.25pm, arrival in Lagos at 9.25am the following day.
Return: Lagos at 11.25am, arrival in Atlanta at 6.20pm.

Beginning November 2, Air New Zealand will start a nonstop service from Vancouver (YVR) to Auckland (AKL). This will be a seasonal service running through March 28, 2008 and operated with 777-200ER. 14 hours is the time needed to cover this route.

DHS Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (DHS TRIP) is a program launched by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for travelers who have inquiries or seek resolution regarding difficulties they experienced during their travel screening at airports, train stations or crossing U.S. borders.

It is a single point of contact where travelers who feel they may be incorrectly included on a government watch list can petition the agency online to rectify the situation.

From DHS TRIP website:
“Who is DHS TRIP for?
People who have been repeatedly identified for additional screening can file an inquiry to have erroneous information corrected in DHS systems”.