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Photo So we've trawled the web to come up with five mash-ups with something to offer the business traveller - whether it's help finding a good hotel or a quick and easy way to get your RSS fix. The idea behind web mash-ups is to create a new service by...
[30 Jul 2007]
Comment The form the communication takes, however, should become increasingly irrelevant for the business traveller as multimode devices become more prevalent. Time spent on business travel no longer needs to be wasted.
[02 Jun 2006]
Comment While working at this year's 3GSM tradeshow, Jo Best got a lesson in what every business traveller knows - getting online via wi-fi or 3G leaves much to be desired. The business traveller's dream is a technology with the ubiquity of cellular and...
[23 Feb 2007]
News Despite the seemingly unstoppable rise of wi-fi hotspots in coffee shops, airports, metropolitan areas and even on-board trains, the annual silicon.com Business Traveller Survey found the number of travellers who "sometimes" have difficulty...
[29 Mar 2007]
Leader It's because of this interest that we've launched a new special report, the Business Traveller Guide, which over the coming weeks will feature advice on which products, services and techniques make mobile working more palatable.
[01 Jun 2006]
Leader Of course it's because they want the repeat custom of their impressed and cosseted guests and there are fewer customers more in demand than the regular business traveller with his or her corporate Amex and a disinclination to skimp on hotel bills.
[31 Oct 2006]
Comment In my experience the Four Seasons is still much more the exception than the rule, when logic dictates internet access should absolutely be given away free, especially as hotels in areas such as Silicon Valley and similar destinations pitch...
[26 Jul 2006]
Comment India, for those who haven't been before and as those who have will tell you, can be a bewildering culture shock to the western traveller - especially the business traveller - used to the comforts of European and US trips.
[26 May 2004]
News Based on 20 business-traveller class/5 star hotels contacted. Of those business-traveller class hotels we contacted, only four offered free wi-fi access, while the majority are charging - a practice recently branded a "rip-off" by readers of...
[07 Nov 2006]
News Large business-traveller hotels have the IT infrastructure already in place and if you are positioning yourself as a business traveller's hotel, then not providing free broadband access is a joke in today's tech world.
[01 Nov 2006]
Round-Up And when cities such as New York, London and San Francisco are in the top five most common destinations for the business traveller, you start to see why. Almost a third of respondents said their number one nightmare fellow traveller is the child...
[29 Sep 2006]
Comment Up to this point I've been in a business traveller bubble. Sunday 4 February - Hyderabad The cab driver leans hard on the horn as we race past a motorbike upon which mum, dad and two small children are precariously balanced.
[04 Mar 2007]
News Its use in public 'hotspots', often based around coffee shops, airport lounges, hotels and other locations, is likely to increase, especially as providers such as Swisscom-Eurospot target the business traveller.
[26 Jun 2003]
Comment But when the challenge of connecting to vital customer records while in a taxi is introduced, it can be enough to make the business traveller chuck it all in for a life in the country tending goats. Fast fixed and wireless networks are almost...
[14 Jun 2006]
News And while you're at it, why not check out these five business traveller-friendly mash-ups? The latest in our weekly look back through the classic stories of the last decade in the silicon.com archive is a feature on how to make business travel more...
[25 Feb 2008]
News Wi-Fi, the research found, is close to the heart of the business traveller. UK business people have firmer ties to their desks than their European counterparts, a new survey has found - but a little extra Wi-Fi would help get them out of the actual...
[09 Aug 2005]
News As a member of the Centrino campaign, Iona is entitled to refer to itself by the slightly bizarre title of "Fellow Traveller". Web services are the missing link to make Wi-Fi suitable for business use, according to integration specialist Iona.
[13 Mar 2003]
News This is just one finding from a piece of business traveller research conducted by travel portal TripAdvisor, which also found in-room high-speed internet access is the most important feature when selecting a hotel for almost a third of respondents.
[28 Sep 2006]
News Read about the best technology to keep you productive on the road Click here for our Business Traveller special report. Business Travel Greater consumer purchasing power and improved online compliance in business travel will spur the growth of the...
[14 Nov 2006]
Round-Up Nope, the single greatest concern for the modern business traveller is missing vital emails. If you have to leave the safety of your office, with its warm, familiar vibe and worn but comfy chair, you can find out how to make business travel more...
[20 Jul 2007]
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