Business Travel Tips

A new iPhone Application has been launched by the luxury hotel chain Fairmont Hotels & Resorts.

The application will provide access to booking, reservations, hotel information, packages, destination recommendations and more.

It provides a quick resource for individual profiles of each of the hotels, complete with photos, room descriptions and restaurant details.

In addition to having the ability to book, modify and cancel reservations at any time, with Fairmont application users can search for packages by theme.
Fairmont application provides users with a wealth of information also including a destination guides — “10best” — which direct guests to the best food, activities and shopping the area has to offer.

The new application is available globally in Apple’s iTunes Store and the iPhone App Store.

Hyatt will launch The Great 10K promotion on September 15.
The promotion that runs through December 15, 2010, allows members to earn 10,000 Hyatt Gold Passport bonus points after every 5 eligible nights at any Hyatt worldwide.

Below the main details of Hyatt’s The Great 10K promotion:
- qualifying dates of the promotion: September 15 – December 15, 2010;
- you have to join Hyatt Gold Passport. If you are a current member, please register to participate (visit goldpassport.com);
- you earn 10,000 Hyatt Gold Passport bonus points after every 5 eligible nights at any Hyatt worldwide (the required nights do not need to be consecutive);
- bonus points can be redeemed anytime — for free nights, upgrades, miles and more — and do not expire;
- you can earn up to 180,000 Hyatt Gold Passport bonus points;
- if you choose Hyatt Gold Passport points for your stay, you will still earn 5 points per eligible dollar spent (you can choose to earn points or miles for your base earning);
- bonus points will be given for one room per member per stay regardless of the number of rooms.

If you need more details about The Great 10K from Hyatt Gold Passport, please call 1-800-30-HYATT (49288) or your nearest Hyatt Worldwide Reservation Centre.

AirTran has announced it has increased its first checked-bag fee by $5.

The change, that has raised AirTran’s fee for a first checked-bag to $20, is effective September 1, 2010, for all coach class reservations made after August 16, 2010.

For all coach class reservations, AirTran’s charge for a second checked bag is $25.

Irish carrier Aer Lingus is offering discount fares on a number of flights between United Kingdom and the United States.

One-way flights to New York or Boston start at £199 from several airports including London Heathrow, London Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Cardiff.

Other U.S. destinations of this Aer Lingus promotion include as follows:
- One-way flights to Orlando, Florida start at:
£219 from London Gatwick and Glasgow,
£225 from London Heathrow and Edinburgh,
£209 from Manchester,
£215 from Birmingham.
- One-way flights to Chicago start at:
£235 from London Heathrow
£225 from London Gatwick,
£215 from Manchester, Edinburgh, and Glasgow,
£209 from Birmingham.

Travel period: between October 4, 2010 and March 25, 2011. Flights must be booked by midnight, August 23, 2010.
Details can be found at aerlingus.com.

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is clearing up what types of razors passengers are allowed to take in their carry-on baggage.

Basically, safety razor — using the removable blade — are not permitted in your carry-on luggage with the blade. The blades must be stored in your checked luggage.

Electric razors are ok to take in carry-on luggage.

Also TSA says the disposable razors are permissible in carry-on luggage — and for the kind where you replace them with cartridges — with the blade and replacement cartridges.