Business Travel Tips

Guests are able to get a free night when they stay three nights at Westin hotels. For example, book six nights and get two free nights.

The promotion applies to all Westin properties in the world through December 31, 2009.

Discover details of the Westin’s promotion.

Visit this page to discover how to enjoy complimentary nights at over 70 Luxury Collection hotels and resorts around the world.

US Airways is offering a randomized bonus to new members who join Dividend Miles program between July 27 and October 15, 2009.

Members will get between 25% and 200% bonus miles during the first 30 days of membership.

US Airways will assign the account a bonus randomly: 80% of signups get a 25% bonus, 15% of signups get a 50% bonus, 4% of signups get a 100% bonus, and 1% of signups get a 200% bonus.

United has launched a first class sale — “Taste of First Class” — on domestic flights, with fares starting at $199 each way.

You have to book and purchase your ticket by July 31, 2009, for travel between August 17 and September 7.
A 21 day advance purchase is required, as well as a Saturday night minimum stay. A maximum stay of 30 days is permitted.

Below is a sampling of fares United is offering with its “Taste of First Class” sale. The fares are each-way and based on required roundtrip purchase.

Boston - Chicago $451
Chicago - Minneapolis/St Paul $207
Chicago - Los Angeles $418
Chicago - New York City $356
Chicago - St Louis $199
Denver - Houston $269
Denver - Phoenix $228
Denver - Salt Lake City $218
Houston - San Francisco $384
Los Angeles - Phoenix $199
Miami - Washington Dulles $279
New York City - Washington Dulles $199
Portland, OR - Washington Dulles $247
San Diego - San Francisco $209
(See details of United’s sale ).

In the effort to retain the loyalty of lucrative business travelers Delta Air Lines is introducing enhancements for its SkyMiles Medallion frequent-flier program.

First, members will have the ability to roll over excess elite Medallion qualification miles from one year to the next. For example, a member who earns 40,000 qualifying miles and reaches the 25,000-mile silver elite level, can roll over 15,000 miles to the following year.

For next year, Delta is also introducing a a fourth tier of elite status, the Diamond, for those with 125,000 qualifying miles or 140 segments flown annually.

It will offer the free Sky Club membership.
The biggest advantage is that Diamonds are ahead of Platinums for upgrades that are the main benefit for most elite frequent fliers.

According to a survey by Sleepinginairports.net, Singapore’s Changi is the best airport to sleep in.
Incheon in South Korea, Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo Gardermoen and Hong Kong in that order are the best airports following Changi.

(photo by C+H - CC license)

Paris’ Charles de Gaulle is the worst airport.

The five worst airports also include: New York John F. Kennedy, Los Angeles LAX, Moscow Sheremetyevo, and India’s Delhi airport.

The study, that looked at seating, cleanliness and general comfort, surveyed a sample of more than 6,000 travelers.