New airline baggage wars—what’s the cost of traveling “heavy” these days?

Posted on 28. Mar, 2010 by Kat Schneider Fotheringham in Blog, Business Travel, Uncategorized, corporate housing, executive accommodations, international business travel

If you’ve been watching the NCAA college basketball tournament, then you’ve had to see the Southwest Air ads boasting that their passengers don’t have to pay to pack–bring baggage on board, that is.
Now that’s not entirely true, Southwest.  According to Airfarewatchdog.com, if you are going to bring between 3 and 9 bags on your next [...]

2010 holds more good news for corporate housing and business travel

Posted on 26. Mar, 2010 by Kat Schneider Fotheringham in Blog, Business Travel, Uncategorized, corporate housing, executive accommodations, international business travel

Always on the lookout for positive news in corporate housing, executive accommodations and business travel?
Here’s a little bit of encouragement for the business travel world and for corporate housing professionals as well. Let’s call it the double-edged sword.
It looks as though occupancy rates for luxury accommodations have started to inch up following predictions (including ours) [...]

New competition coming for seasoned corporate housing owners

Posted on 19. Mar, 2010 by Kat Schneider Fotheringham in Blog, Business Travel, Uncategorized, corporate housing, executive accommodations, international business travel

Here’s a little news to use for corporate housing. Just as the number of apartment vacancies reached multi-decade highs, the number of homebuyers who are about to need apartments to rent are about to skyrocket, too. What does that mean to corporate housing? Well, the property market is all interwoven to be sure, but what [...]

How have Home Builders and Realtors helped you grow your Corporate Housing business?

Posted on 21. Jan, 2010 by Kat Schneider Fotheringham in Blog, Business Travel, Uncategorized, corporate housing, executive accommodations, international business travel

When I was in the field as a VP for a corporate housing company, I recall having all of these grand ideas about seeking out Realtors and Home Builders to market to.  My thought process was such that if the news about my corporate housing services could spread throughout the massive networks of Realtors and Home [...]

House or rental property not selling? Why not give corporate housing a try!?!

Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Kat Schneider Fotheringham in Blog, Business Travel, Uncategorized, executive accommodations, international business travel

It’s not an unusual story at all these days.  Seems as though everyone who has a home or residential property on the market is having a hard time selling in this economy.
But here’s a potentially profitable suggestion–why not convert that house that just won’t sell right now into corporate housing?
But first be sure of a couple [...]