Business Travel Tips

Members of Starwood Hotels & Resorts loyalty program, now can enjoy privileges and accommodation benefits at Starwood hotels in many regions.

Starwood Privilege, the loyalty membership program by Starwood Hotels & Resorts, offers its members in Europe, Africa, Middle East, and Asia Pacific reciprocal benefits that can be enjoyed at its participating hotels and resorts in these regions.

The reciprocal benefits include core food & beverage and accommodation discounts along with any additional promotional offers. This means more dining and accommodation options for the members, and greater opportunities to enjoy cuisine and cultures as diverse as the destinations they visit.

All-Business-Class airline MAXjet Airways starts today the new non-stop service from London Stansted (STN) to Los Angeles (LAX).

London Stansted becomes the second UK airport (the other is London Heathrow) with direct flights to LA.
- Fares: one-way fares between London Stansted and Los Angeles start from £349 excluding taxes.

MAXjet business class service includes, among other: fast-track check-in, gourmet four-course meals, on-demand entertainment, ‘Arrive and Refresh’ facility at London Stansted with complimentary hot showers, spa and a delicious buffet breakfast.
- Schedule
Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays;
from Los Angeles (LAX) to London Stansted (STN) departs 5:00 pm, arrives 12:00 pm.;
from London Stansted (STN) to Los Angeles (LAX) departs 9:30 am, arrives 1:00 pm.
More info on MAXjet website.

Lufthansa along with its Star Alliance partner United, launched special offers for 100 U.S. destinations.

The special fares are for a return flight in Economy Class from Frankfurt or Munich to U.S..
A few examples: New York for as little as 369 euros, San Francisco start at 599 euros, Orlando — new Lufthansa destination in Florida, from just 499 euros.

The fares include all taxes, fees, surcharges and the Lufthansa Ticket Service Charge of 15 euros for bookings made online via www.lufthansa.com.

Flights can be booked from now until 29 September, depending on availability.
-Travel period: tickets are valid between November 1 and December 13 and from December 24, 2007 to February 29, 2008.
Special conditions apply to these fares. Passengers can obtain information about Lufthansa flights and make reservations via the Lufthansa Call Center on “0180-LUFTHANSA” (0180 5 83 84 26), through designated Lufthansa travel agencies or at Lufthansa sales counters at airports.

The complimentary helicopter transfer service between Manhattan and Newark Liberty International Airport, launched by Continental Airlines for its BusinessFirst passengers, will be extended until March 31, 2008.

Continental Airlines and US Helicopter (www.flyush.com) had also launched a codeshare agreement to simplify the booking for passengers, in June 2007. Through that, passengers departing New York can check in at the Manhattan heliport, obtain boarding passes and check through their baggage to their final destination.

The flight time is eight minutes. Flights operate hourly, Monday - Friday from 7:15 a.m. to 7:50 p.m. Flights connect to and from gate C-71 at Newark.
Continental passengers can reserve the helicopter transfer service after booking their BusinessFirst flights. To reserve flights, contact Continental Reservations or www.flyush.com.

FlyingWithoutFear.com is a very useful online resource for people experiencing fear of flying.

The website is dedicated to helping fearful flyers in the world to find a way to overcome their fear of flying.

FlyingWithoutFear.com provides videos, sounds, audio help for fear of flying; their best selling book ‘Flying without Fear‘ is Amazon’s best seller in the genre.

The website, which has a section dedicated to understanding the symptoms and reasons for your fear, also includes a community with many personal success stories showing how you can overcome your fear of flying.