As someone who logged over 100K miles last year, I am always looking for ways to make it easier to stay effective while I am on the road. It wasn't long ago that I was carrying a hard copy file folder with all my travel information in it (assuming that I actually remembered to print out my itineraries).
Recently my organization moved to a new travel agency and we started to receive emails with embedded appointments with our travel details. However, if trips were booked in multiple stages all the information wasn't consolidated in each appointment.
And then I found the Kayak App. After quickly setting up an account, I simply forward any emails that I get from my travel agency to trips@kayak.com and within minutes my travel details are merged into Trips that I can search online, on my iPad, and can even forward to my wife so she knows where I will be and when.
Everything I need to know about my entire trip (confirmation numbers, booking references, hotel addresses, maps to rental car locations, etc.) is bundled together into a chronological sequence. In addition, I get regular emails confirming flights are on-time, delays, gate changes, etc.
I haven't even had a chance to explore all of Kayak'sother features yet. Given corporate policy I am not able to book travel through Kayak, but I have spoken to people that swear by it.
If you are not using a travel app, I would highly recommend you download the Kayak app for your mobile device of choice. What are your travel essentials? What is your best business travel advice?
Happy and safe travels fellow road warriors!
As always I can be found on Twitter and Linked-In.
Bill Roth
The Success Junkie
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