AmTrav Blog
Insights, tricks and tips to help you deliver a great business travel program & traveller experience for your organization.
Your Checklist: Making Your International Trip a Success
Your company just invested $16,000 in your full, unrestricted first-class fare to China. In addition to the pressure you’re feeling to accomplish your business objectives, you are trying to remember e...
As Airlines Pay More At The Pump, Travelers Must Pop for Luggage
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Let’s Talk Talc: New TSA Rules on Packing Powder
We get it. A little talc on the toes goes a long way towards comfort when your FitBit says you’re putting 10 miles on your feet, walking your industry’s biggest tradeshow of the year. Given the TSA’s ...
Understanding Travel Documents: What are eTAs, Who Needs Them, and for Which Countries?
In November of 2016, Canada began enforcing a new program that has caught many travelers off guard, including one U.K. comedian who missed his performance because he didn’t have an eTA, or Electronic ...
8 Tips For Going Green While Traveling
Grappling with the logistics of green travel? Traveling green has never been easier, thanks to the collective, growing awareness of how we can all be better stewards of our resources and environment. ...
Wheels up? You’ve Got This Down. Tips for Millennials New to Corporate Travel
For those new to business travel, the glamour wears thin quickly. Flights get delayed or canceled, and sleeping in strange hotel rooms never elicits the same restful sleep one gets at home. Preparatio...
How Airport Lounges Profoundly Impact Productivity
If you’ve ever sat by the gate awaiting your flight, wishing your portable charger hadn’t run out of juice, balancing your PC on your lap trying to work, absentmindedly leaning back and then forward i...
The ABC’s of IDP’s (International Driving Permits)
When traveling internationally, there is only so much time to cram in all that you want to see and do. Renting a car is the only way to fully customize your travel experience and not be bound by publi...
The “Smart” Luggage Ban: How to Plan For It
Smart luggage is officially dumb. At this writing, in a rare act of solidarity, all of the major U.S. airlines have joined together in banning all smart luggage without removable batteries. Additional...