Refurbishment at Homewood Suite

 Hilton hotels Homewood Suites has begun a system wide overhaul of its properties' public areas and guest amenities.

Homewood's Memphis property is among the first to undergo the redesign. It will undergo a $430,000 overhaul from September through December. Changes include more contemporary and varied seating and tables in the dining and lounge area, new hardwood floors and a new outdoor kitchen area.

The lounge and dining areas will be redone to encourage more comfort and more communication between people.

The Bag Check Keeps An Electronic Eye On Your Luggage

I have to admit this is a bit extravagant but if you are really, really tired of losing your luggage check out The Bag Check by Trackdot. For $50 you have this handy-dandy device that slips into your checked bag and sends back information on the location of the bag. You can recived updates by text, an iOS or Android app or e-mail.

There is an $8.99 activation fee and a @12.99 yearly fee.

It Pays to Insure Your Business Travel!

I have been using Travel Guard Insurance for many years with excellent results. Cover your business trip due to unexpected events or illnesses.When you travel for business there may be a lot on your mind. Whether it’s your business flight, business class fare or business travel booking that’s on your mind, a travel insurance plan through Travel Guard can assist in taking some of the worry out of your next business trip.

A travel insurance plan through Travel Guard can help those planning business class travel by offering emergency medical coverage; trip cancellation/interruption coverage due to work reasons, and involuntary job loss, 24/7 travel assistance services and more. So when you travel for business, remember that Travel Guard offers coverage needs for business travelers.

For more than 20 years, Travel Guard plans have covered millions of travelers. We're America's leading provider of travel insurance and assistance services plans and we're here to help you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Coverage provided through Travel Guard is easy to buy and with our 24-hour emergency travel services it's even easier to use.

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Starting April 15, business class travelers on Japan Airline from Tokyo Narita to London route will be able to order in-flight meals and purchase duty free items on demand.  They will pick their first meal from the menu but after that all meals and drinks can be ordered on demand up until 90 minutes before landing, by using the touch-panel IFE controller found in the seat.

Duty free selections will also be available and passengers will be able to make orders by using the touch screen in front of them at their seats.

Another Great Business App

Once you get off of the plane and need to jump on public transportation to make your meeting use hopstop,

http://www.hopstop.com/.

Plug your start and end points into HopStop to find out the best train or bus route in the city you're visiting. The app is currently available for 16 cities, states and regions in the US and Europe, including New York City, Long Island, San Francisco, Paris and New Jersey. Yes, New Jersey.

Another business travel app - Jot Not

 JotNot- If you hate tracking and filing expense reports, try JotNot.  With JotNot, you can take pictures of documents, like receipts, and store them for later use. Both the free and paid versions include a camera stabilization feature, snapping a photo when the phone is still. Once the document is photographed, it is placed into a frame with grid lines so you can orient it properly. You can also make multi-paged documents.

Gate and Seat Guru's

Here is a fun new App for those who like to eat while travelling.  GateGuru compiles reviews on airport restaurants and other businesses and then plots them on a detailed map.

Speaking of Guru's - try the Seat Guru App to find seat maps for just about every plane configuration. It has a very good layout and will tell your which seats are limited in recline, which are exit rows. etc. If you really want not to be surprised about where you will be on that next flight get this App.  (Sorry, but it can't tell you if the person next to you will have 1000 pictures of their kids).