Business Travel Tips

Hertz will offer its customers across Europe the latest edition of the Hertz NeverLost satnav system.
NeverLost 4, based on the TomTom Via 120 EU, features an easy-to-use touchscreen, turn-by-turn directions in 45 languages, providing customers the fastest route to their destination based on the latest traffic situation.

The units incorporate TomTom’s LIVE Services such as HD Traffic, which guides drivers through traffic jams, information via Local Search with Google, and weather reports.

Hertz NeverLost, will be made available in over 700 major airports and cities across the following 17 countries in Europe: Austria; Belgium; Czech Republic; Denmark; Finland; France; Germany; Ireland; Italy; Luxemburg, the Netherlands; Norway; Portugal; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; UK.

Singapore’s Changi Airport named by independent aviation and airport research organization Skytrax as “Airport of The Year” in 2010 is one of the best airports in the world when it comes to accessible platforms for connectivity.

At Changi Airport, passengers are able to use free Wi-Fi throughout the airport; they can also take advantage of any work areas with LAN (Local Area Network) points.
The airport currently provides more than 550 complimentary internet kiosks across all four terminals.

Changi Airport makes available, through the Apple iTunes store, iChangi smartphone, an application that offers instant and personalized information at your fingertips allowing users to find out about flight times, departure gates, real-time updates and even details on special events, promotional campaigns for passengers and guides to shopping and dining.
iChangi is also compatible with the Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone 7 smartphones.

Skytrax awarded Changi Airport “Best International Transit Airport” and “Best Airport for Leisure Amenities” in 2011.
In order to allow travelers to charge their mobile devices at their convenience, Changi Airport offers Mobile Charging Stations at all terminals.

Delta Air Lines is now offering Gogo inflight Internet service onboard its regional aircraft operated by Delta Connection.

Installations of Wi-Fi on Delta Connection jets will be complete by early next year.

Delta plans to deploy Wi-Fi on a total of more than 800 aircraft, across its entire mainline and two-class regional fleet.
That means that more than 80% of Delta’s entire domestic fleet will offer Gogo inflight Internet access.

Alaska Airlines will offer customers free Wi-Fi access for smartphones and iPod touch devices until the end of September.

The airline has installed Gogo inflight internet on most of its fleet.

Wi-Fi access for other Wi-Fi enabled devices — laptops, netbooks, iPads and tablet computers — will be charged based on the length of flight and the device used, starting from US$4.95.
Once the promotion has ended, September 30, all passengers using Gogo inflight internet will be charged regardless from what Wi-Fi enabled device they are accessing the service.

Eurostar, the high-speed passenger rail service linking London with mainland Europe, has just launched a free mobile application allowing passengers to book and manage journeys through their smartphones.

The Eurostar mobile application is free and available for iPhone and Android devices.

- The Eurostar App’s suite of services

Booking. How it works: passengers, who book journeys between the UK and mainland Europe — Paris, Brussels and Lille — will immediately receive a mobile ticket with an electronic barcode on their device. The mobile ticket will then be scanned at check-in.

The Eurostar App also includes live service updates to keep passengers informed about travel disruptions.

Business Premier travelers can take advantage of the Eurostar App’s Express Exchange functionality which allow them the flexibility to change their journey details.

You can download the Eurostar App for free from the App Store — for iPhone — or from the Android Market — for Android devices.