Business Travel Blogs

Want to know what's really happening on the front lines of business travel? Forget the newspapers and ignore the corporate Web sites. These bloggers are actually on the road, reporting on what they see and hear ... and they aren't pulling any punches.

• About Airport Parking
  by Dan Webb
  BoardingArea's own Dan Webb also blogs about airport parking on his other blog "About Airport Parking".
• Airline Bulletin
  by Sam Sellers
  Sam Sellers has been covering the airline industry with news and commentary in his blog, Airline Bulletin, since 2004.
• Airline Confidential
  by Richard Havers and Christopher Tiffney
  From the authors of Airline Confidential, Chris and Richard share amusing stories and incidents from the world of air travel. The focus here is on entertainment and you'll find yourself chuckling at the bizarre and unexpected incidents from the airline industry.
• Allen On Travel
  by Will Allen III
  Descriptions of weekly air odysseys as seen through the eyes of a North Carolina native. Will makes his point of view clear in his opening statement where he states, "Time: It's all we have, and the airlines routinely take it from us."
• Business Travel Blog
  A journalist and business traveler, the author is "always learning better ways to beat jetlag, pack, negotiate airports, surf the surprises of different cultures, the challenges of unknown customs and the unexpected that rears its head."
• Business Travel Guru
  by Ben Hoffman
  Ben Hoffman writes about the latest changes in frequent flyer programs, hotel loyalty programs and other topics related to business travel news.
• Centered East
  by Rob Pereyda
  Rob is an entertainment business executive by day, a social media innovator and mega-networking events host by night, and an avid traveler everywhere in between.
• Cockpit Chronicles
  by Kent Wien
  Kent Wien is a commercial pilot who blogs about his flights, giving readers a behind-the-scenes glimpse of life in the cockpit. His entertaining posts range from detailed accounts describing how to park a 757 to explaining the five different personalities of flight captains.
• First Class Flyer
  by Matthew Bennett
  Former minor league baseball player turned upgrade expert, Matthew provides money-saving luxury travel guidance to value-conscious business and leisure travelers from coast to coast and around the world.
• Flight Diversions
  by David Grossman
  David Grossman, author of the USA Today.com column "Business Traveler", writes about business travel and commercial aviation.
• Flight Level 390
  by Dave
  What goes on in the cockpit used to stay in the cockpit. But then Phoenix-based pilot, Dave, began blogging about his life behind the wheel of an airplane and all that changed. And, as it turns out, Dave even has time to take pictures of spectacular cloud formations and the amazing views one finds at 35,000 feet.
• Fly Gracefully
  by Grace
  A flying addict sharing her stories so you can either learn from her experience or teach her where she goes wrong.
• Flying With Fish
  by Steven Frischling
  Steven Frischling, aka: Fish, is a self employed photographer, and founder of The Travel Strategist, who has flown approximately 1,000,000 miles since he began to track his mileage in 2005.
• Frequent flyer blog
  Wilkommen! This German-language blog is updated every few days and is a good read for the European frequent flyer. "Geschrieben von echten vielfliegern," the authors are experienced frequent flyers who document their travels and the annoyances, discomforts and unexpected wonderful surprises of life on the road.
• Frugal Travel Guy
  by Rick Ingersoll
  For Rick Ingersoll, frugal travel is a full time hobby and like many travel enthusiasts, he loves to share his passion with others. Check out this blog to find some great travel deals, bargains and bonus promotions.
• InFlightOut
  While dedicated to San Francisco Bay flyers and the airports they fly from, this actually is one of the most comprehensive and well-organized business travel blogs out there. Well-written and easily a favorite of ours. Love the post about classic old airlines commercials.
• InflightHQ
  by DL Byron, Steve Broback, Teresa Valdez Klein and David Lake
  InFlightHQ is a blog that publishes tools, tips, and techniques for tech-savvy business travelers. Check out this blog if you like to be productive and make the most of your time spent in airports and at 30,000 feet.
• Jeffrey Sigmon Blog
  Jeffrey Sigmon is a flight school student who has worked at different airports in the New Orleans area as a line technician and line manager. He writes about the latest developments in flight technology, in addition to current aviation news.
• Johnny Jet's Travel Blog
  by John E. DiScala
  World traveler and founder of JohnnyJet.com, John features the best travel Web sites, latest travel deals and up-to-date travel information. His posts are upbeat, energetic and he introduces helpful Web sites you might not already know about.
• Loyalty Traveler
  by Ric Garrido
  Among the vast number of travel accommodation options, this loyalty traveler looks into the value of hotel frequent guest programs for strategies to stay and save in the world of high-cost hotels.
• Marshall Jackson on Travel
  by Marshall
  Marshall is a former airline guy turned professional frequent traveler. His shared experiences from life on the road coupled with his insider knowlege gained from 10 years in the airline industry make for an informative and entertaining read.
• MilesQuest
  by Jason
  Jason works in international business. He has traveled to 21 countries and quickly began to turn his love of travel into a full blown obsession of aquiring points and miles. This all lead to his blog MilesQuest.
• Musings of the Global Traveller
  by The Global Traveller
  The Global Traveller shares tales of trips taken, helpful tips and whimsical musings that entertain, educate and inspire.
• My Life With Two Carry-Ons
  by Jammahs
  A twenty-something New Yorker describes in intricately detailed and laugh-out-loud funny prose her life as a road warrior, complete with flight delays, the joy of exit-row seating and how to manage your laundry and cleaning without the hotel housekeeping staff.
• One Mile at a Time
  by lucky
  This recent college graduate travels more than 180,000 miles a year, and shares some of his tips and tricks, as well as some of the more interesting parts of his travels, regarding both the journey and destination.
• Online Travel Review
  by Jared Blank
  A former travel analyst for Jupiter Research, Jared is a business traveler who writes about news from the airline industry, adding original commentary and challenging the industry to be accountable. His written view is, "While airlines can say that it isn't their fault, it's time they started apologizing."
• Pearls of Travel Wisdom
  by Carol Margolis
  Pearls of Travel Wisdom and its companion website, SmartWomenTravelers.com were founded by Carol Margolis, a wel-traveled consultant, businesswoman and international speaker who has collected countless pearls of travel wisdom over many years.
• PlaneBuzz
  by Holly Hegeman
  Holly, founder of the immensely popular PlaneBusiness.com Web site, covers everything that influences the business of aviation, from fluctuating oil prices and merger rumors to labor disputes and the TSA.
• Planereality
  by Chris Mangiapane
  Travel addict Chris Mangiapane keeps you up to date with all the details of his latest travels.
• Points Miles & Martinis
  by The Weekly Flyer
  Andrew focuses on all topics relating to travel, reward program points/miles and helping readers travel better.
• PointsWizard
  by R. Keller
  R. Keller, the founder of Pointswizard.com, provides information on how to accumulate the maximum amount of points and miles in the shortest time possible. His blog brings you the latest in how to easily accumulate points and miles and make the most out of every purchase or transaction.
• Red Room Chronicles
  by Rob Safuto
  Rob is a self-avowed Marriott guy who has taken it upon himself to report on each and every Marriott in which he stays during his numerous and often out-of-the-way business trips. Along the way, he also has much to say about the Marriott Rewards program, the Marriott Web site, Marriott marketing and more.
• Road Gladiator
  by Melissa Petri
  Melissa is a business traveler who writes for the uber-road warriors, those who spend their lives on the road. She blogs about useful travel gadgets, business culture and suggests how to choose a restaurant when visiting a foreign city (tip: find the one with the most people and most comfortable chairs).
• Road Warriorette
  by Road Warriorette
  A twenty-something professional woman who travels for work. A lot. She does her best to give advice, observations, and insight to women who travel for work, or for fun, or who would like to travel more.
• Road Weary
  by Shel Holtz
  Shel is a public relations consultant who claims to have no fear of flying, but a paralyzing fear of baggage claim. He writes about his life on the road of travel.
• Roadworrier's Weblog
  This road warrior describes his experiences of the "soul-destroying world of regular airline travel" and the litany of hotels and restaurants visited with a great deal of wit and humor.
• Stuck At The Airport
  by Harriet Baskas
  Harriet Baskas wrote the book on airport amenities - literally. Harriet also writes the weekly Well-Mannered Traveler column on MSNBC.com and a monthly column for USATODAY.com. If you've ever been stuck at an airport, then this blog about airports and airport amenities is for you.
• TMtravelworld
  by TMtravelworld
  The goal for this blog is to help people know more about frequent flyer/guest programs.
• The Airline Blog
  The anonymous author of this blog says it features news, rumors and opinions about the airline industry - and it does. What the author fails to mention is that the opinions offered are exceedingly well thought out and exceptionally insightful.
• The Airline Hub
  by Rob Willers
  Rob is "the kind of guy if given the tail number of the aircraft can tell you the kind of aircraft, the series and even the departure airport and in some cases the departure times." In other words, he knows a little something of where he speaks when it comes to the airline industry.
• The Cranky Flier
  by Brett Snyder
  A self-described airline dork, Brett comments on the aviation industry with insight, humor, and a penchant for Photoshopped stock imagery. If it's about air travel, he's likely to have an opinion, though in reality it's not always as curmudgeonly as his blog title implies.
• The Frequent Flyer
  This Australian based frequent flyer blog takes a different approach when blogging about his many travels worldwide. He puts what he sees all in pictures. But just not any pictures. Some of the best photos we've seen from the frequent flyer on the move. And yes, he does put on the miles.
• The Gate
  by Brian Cohen and Kiwi Flyer
  Two members of the popular FlyerTalk.com frequent flyer community bulletin board highlight some of the most interesting, entertaining, informative and humorous discussions currently taking place in the FlyerTalk forums. This is a twofer link, as you'll discover two fantastic travel sites with one click.
• The Wandering Aramean
  by Seth
  The stories brought home by his traveling father planted a desire in The Wandering Aramean to see, feel, taste, touch, hear and truly experience the world. Now he shares his own collection of stories from his life on the road with all of us.
• Things in the Sky
  by Dan Webb
  What do you get when you take a blogger who is "a big fan of travel," and throw in a bit of finance and economics? You get Dan Webb, who writes about the current state of the travel industry, and prognosticates about its future.
• Tips for Travellers
  by Gary Bembridge
  Gary Bembridge is a business traveler with a passion for marketing and travel. You'll find posts about staying safe in hotels, the best travel Web sites and first time cruise tips in his informative and photo-filled blog.
• Travel Commons
  by Mark Peacock
  Travel is more about the journey than the destination and Mark knows a lot about the ups and downs of the journey. You can follow Mark on his travels around the country and listen to his recorded podcasts about the TSA, technology, flight delays and everything else the road warrior battles on a daily basis.
• Travel Security
  The Travel Security blog focuses on news and commentary about travel safety, airline security, and airport security. Look for tips to help make your trips through security lines quick and painless.
• TravelTechTalk
  by Scott Carmichael
  A recovering gadget addict based out of the Midwest, Scott Carmichael blogs about the latest developments in ultra portable electronic technology. Read this blog and stay up-to-date on the latest gadgets to use while on the road to make your trip easier, more enjoyable and more productive.
• UnRoadWarrior
  by UnRoadWarrior
  The UnRoadWarrior provides Practical Tips for Frequent Flyers to Maximize your Airline Miles and Hotel Points and make the most of the Loyalty Programs you participate in.
• Upgrade: Travel Better
  by Mark Ashley
  Mark is a Chicago-based writer and frequent traveler who is "Living the first class life, at coach prices." He provides news, practical travel tips, and commentary on happenings and trends in the travel industry for the traveler looking to maximize comfort, style, and convenience, while getting a great deal.
• View from the Wing
  by Gary Leff
  Gary, a frequent traveler and chief financial officer of a university research center in Washington, writes and comments on changes and developments in the travel industry. He includes the latest airline and hotel offers you don't want to miss out on and recommends the best mileage earning credit cards.
• Wing and a Prayer
  by Gray Roberge
  Looking at travel and the travel industry with humor and a critical eye this blogger sets to undermine complacency, and question the decisions made by airlines and hotels.
• ex-United
  "ex-United" blogger focuses on United Airlines but also takes a broader look at the airline industry and provides commentary on the successful and unsuccessful choices leaders make when managing airlines.