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Cuts in Business Travel on Both Sides of the Atlantic
The Find: Fed up travelers avoided 41 million trips last year, costing the U.S. economy $26 billion, and things aren't much better across the pond. The Source: A recent survey from the Travel Industry Association TIA. The Takeaway: Polling firms...
Tags: Financial Planning, Financial Accounting, Management Issues, Financial, Travel, Finance, Jessica Stillman
Blog posts 2008-06-24
Priceline.com Inc. (PCLN)
Now there's an Auntie Anne's Pretzels where that boring travel agency used to be. Thank you, Priceline.com Inc. PCLN
Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Priceline.com Inc., Marketing, priceline, shatner, star trek, travel, reverse, auction, tickets, hotel, rental car, boogie nights, al gore, tipper, vacation, analysts, web video, cbs, cbs news, cbs.com, howard lindzon, closing bell, julie alexandria, wallstrip, wallstreet, stocks, stock market, stock exchange, money, finance, investing, invest, nasdaq, nyse, cash, business, warren, buffet, berkshire hathaway, day trade, trends, cnbc, trading, market, jim cramer, britney
Videos 2008-05-14
The future of... Boarding passes
Fed up with long check-in lines before you fly? Tired of trying to remember where you tucked away your boarding pass? BNET correspondent Sumi Das explains how paperless mobile boarding could help solve these problems and speed you through the airport.
Tags: Correspondent, Federal Reserve Board, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Travel, Airport, Boarding Pass, Security, Mobile Boarding, Paperless, Barcode, 2D Barcode, Sumi Das
Videos 2009-06-22
Fitness on the Road
Gerhard Gschwandter talks to a fitness coach about how business travelers can stay fit on the road in just 5 minutes a day.
Tags: Road, business, travel, fitness, sales, training
Videos 2008-12-08
9 'Must-Buys' For 2009
While spare cash may be hard to come by in the midst of this global recession, MoneyWatch's Jill Schlesinger explains why now is a great time to buy certain items.
Tags: Recession, Item, MoneyWatch, Early, Saturday, Shop, Buy, Customer, Depression, Products, Insider, Guide, Tips, Gadgets, Travel, Car, Home, Money, Spending, Cash
Videos 2009-04-18
More Pain at the Gas Pump
Gas prices have climbed a dollar a gallon, on average, since December. What's behind the price increase? Dean Reynolds explains.
Tags: Pump, Price Increase, MoneyWatch, Dean Reynolds, Gas, Gasoline, Fuel, Car, Prices, Energy, Summer, Travel, Auto, Petroleum
Videos 2009-06-10

Additional Resources

Caravan/Prague: the Uneasy Road to Change
Caravan/Prague: The Uneasy Road to Change, Zack Winestine [DVD]. In 2000, independent filmmaker Zack Winestine--and his camera--travelled 800 kilometres across Europe with a group of over 100 anarchist cyclists to take part in demonstrations against the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Prague. The resulting documentary highlights the...
Articles 2009-08-01
XD & XDM trigger kits
Powder River Precision PRP offers several different trigger kits for your Springfield XD or XDM. The kits are designed to shorten your trigger's take up, reset and over travel. If you want to lower the pull weight, PRP has a kit for that too. Installing a kit does...
Articles 2009-07-01
Fliegerduffel adventure bag
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Maxpedition Tim and the gang at Maxpedition have done it again with their new Fliegerduffel. It's perfect for the frequent flyer and is a truly unique travel bag. Sized properly to meet all airlines carry-on luggage standards, it also meets with FAA requirements as...
Articles 2009-07-01
Magnum force: five blades to a better shave
When it comes to life's scrotum-tightening pleasures, food, sex and football top most guys' lists. But what about a close shave? While it may not be the most obvious gratification, the smooth dance along the razor's edge, guided by the hands of a bladed professional, hearkens back to the days...
Articles 2009-07-01
The razor's edge
Bluetooth or handheld? Bluetooth. My biceps cramp up when I hold my phone too long. Xbox 360 or PS3? PS3. Blu-ray is built in, and PS3 will end up being number one once they get their act together. Plasma or LCD? ...
Articles 2009-07-01
Question of the month
"HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE 'MEANT' TO DO IN LIFE?" Jen Hendershott 2005 AND 2008 FITNESS OLYMPIA WINNER "Honestly, I think you just know. I spent five years getting my college degree to be a kindergarden teacher and once I started teaching, I...
Articles 2009-07-01
Hold the Curry in '09
As recently as March, Brandon Curry was keying on the late-summer shows to make his IFBB Pro League debut. But Curry shifted gears in April, announcing he will sit out the remainder of the 2009 season and make his debut sometime in the spring of 2010. "I decided...
Articles 2009-07-01
The New Portuguese Table: Exciting Flavors from Europe's Western Coast
Work Title: The New Portuguese Table: Exciting Flavors from Europe's Western Coast Work Authors: David Leite Clarkson Potter Hardcover $32.50 (256 pp) Food ISBN: 9780307394415 Reviewer: Matt Sutherland In his introduction, David Leite describes his years...
Articles 2009-07-01
Travel through books
Books cost a lot less than airfare, and they offer the added bonus of time travel. I like a nice mix of fiction and nonfiction--really, anything that's well-written and gives me a sense of place. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] INDIA The Space Between Us ...
Articles 2009-07-01
Now in paperback: previously reviewed, available for less
JULY 2009 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Say You're One of Them By uwem Akpan **** SELECTION LITERARY - Children narrate this debut story collection, which shines light on the worst hardships children and their...
Articles 2009-07-01
Punkzilla
Work Title: Punkzilla Work Authors: Adam Rapp Candlewick Softcover $16.99 (256pp) Young Adult ISBN: 9780763630317 Reviewer: KaaVonia Hinton Jamie, called Punkzilla because of his affection for punk rock, is weeks away from his fifteenth birthday when...
Articles 2009-07-01
Short-stay visa waiver accord.(THE REGION)
Short-stay visa waiver agreements were signed between the European Union EU and four Caribbean countries in a Brussels with the participation of representatives from Antigua & Barbuda, The Bahamas, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Mauritius, Barbados and Seychelles, reports Caribbean Net News (May 29, 2009). The agreements...
Articles 2009-07-01
EC awaits Libyan embassy.(THE REGION)
Libyan envoy Mokhtar Ghenas says his country also plans to open an embassy on an Eastern Caribbean island that has not yet been identified, reports AP (June 9, 2009). The announcement comes as Libya seeks to strengthen ties with the region. Ghenas was part of a Libyan...
Articles 2009-07-01
Travel trailers.(DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
A World Bank loan is for a Project to Invest in Social Protection (No. 7481-DO; Project Id: P090010). Part of the funds are to procure 5 Travel Trailers. Deadline: July 15, 2009. Refer to: LPI 01-2009. Details: Proyecto de Inversion en la Proteccion social. Atencion: Martina...
Articles 2009-07-01
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