Interesting article in the Wall Street Journal discussing how business travel time will increase again this year while more and more employees are trying to negotiate less. Featured is Donald Kowall of Sacramento who 'traveled more than 100,000 miles a year for his work as an information-technology consultant.'

How do you feel about business travel. Are the packed planes and the absymal airline customer service getting to you? Last week we ended up in Row 26 despite our platinum and gold membership levels - this on a flight we had booked 7 months earlier with confirmed seats in Row 9. To their credit, American Airlines sent us 4000 miles each and a profuse apology, but frankly I would much rather have had my row 9 seat. Air travel, whether for business or pleasure isn't fun anymore...and getting worse.

Gillian Parrillo
The Sacramento Executive