Jan 26 2009
Website Review: Business Travel Logue
BusinessTravelLogue.com calls itself “the complete resource for planning a trip”, and as part of the BootsnAll Travel Network they try hard to consolidate all the links and information you’d need in one place.Right from the get-go BusinessTravelLogue provides quick access to a litany of flight and hotel search engines, including popular choices like Orbitz, Expedia, and Hotwire. The service is similar to those found elsewhere on the web, but very easily accessible and fast. Feature articles on the homepage cover a wide range of topics, from tips on rental cars and frequent flier miles, to useful wireless apps and expense organization techniques. A recent post introduced a frequent flier bartering site that might just find its way onto our review pages here someday. Very interesting and very useful.
Diving a little deeper, Business Travel Logue provides dedicated pages on travel entertainment, loyalty programs, and a few city-specific guides. The information is useful but a bit limited. If you’re a sports fan heading to Chicago you probably don’t need their guide to tell you to head to Wrigley field. Location info, transportation options, and links to ticket sources would probably up the utility. But I give them a big thumbs up for recommending the Omni Chicago Hotel.
I give them credit as well for suggesting the business traveler experience more of the cities they travel to on the grind, I just wish they’d go a little deeper with their suggestions of just how to do that. There really is some useful information hid on the page, but you have to do some digging to find it. For instance, an interesting review of private jet agencies was buried on the information page, so keep your eyes open.
Updates are posted about every 1 to 2 days, and accepting the site for what it is, BusinessTravelLogue.com is a useful but limited source of tips and information, earning it 3 ‘naners out of 5 from the Traveling Chimp.
