Lobster up the Sea

Personal Musings of Fritz Oberhummer

99 Business Traveler Tricks

Up, up, aaaand away! For many of us, the sky isn’t merely a backdrop to our daily lives, but a second home, a pathway to success, and a space where we forge connections that fuel our careers. We spend quite some time up in the air, hopping from city to city, country to country, pursuing opportunities, closing deals, and expanding our horizons.

Being a business traveler is not just about catching flights and attending meetings. It’s about making the most of every journey, staying productive on the go, and ensuring comfort and efficiency every step of the way. It’s a blend of art and science, tact and talent, preparation and spontaneity.

That’s why I’ve compiled a list of 99 items, a comprehensive guide that encompasses everything you need to know as a savvy business traveler…

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Picture from my passport aobut September 14th 2011

COVID19: A bit of hope for you!

“SEP 14 2001” – this date should give all of you hope! Because it relates to a personal story that happened in times of global uncertainty, fear and a “black swan” event that left humanity reeling. And also a story of hope and never giving up, despite a common feeling that our world is under pressure like not seen before…

So take 10 minutes of this time, read it and I promise you will feel better!

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Setting new standards for travel technology

The pace of evolution in travel technology is staggering: about 6 years ago, when I took up my position at Expedia Partner Solutions (back then called “EAN – Expedia Affiliate Network”), I came into early touch with some of those companies who specialize themselves on building travel technology for third-partners. What initially sounded like an ideal solution on paper for some travel companies stretched thin on tech resources was in reality often only a crude operation….

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blockchain for travel: winding tree

Why “Bitcoin for Travel” is flawed…

Whereas Bitcoin only a few years ago was being laughed at as the currency of some true online nerds, the situation especially with the arrival of Ethereum, the next generation Bitcoin which then additionally holds so called “Smart Contracts” has changed: there is now a myriad of startups banking on this technology and trying to cash in early via “ICOs” (Initial Coin Offerings). Certainly the travel world also is not far behind to jump on that bandwagon and Winding Tree, the Etherium-based Blockchain solution, promises a lot upfront here…

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Incomplete Microdata

Schema.org update: Taking E-Commerce to the next level

Schema.org has been around for a while now and finally seems to have established itself as the industry standard for “Semantic SEO“. Besides great things like breadcrumbs, rating stars and reviews the chance to display product prices and availability in SERPs is certainly one of the most interesting features for E-Commerce based websites. Recent changes, especially the marriage with the “GoodRelations” format have brought some new changes though.

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Great content for Google+ within 30 seconds

Google+ is finally starting to become of age and SEOs now haved added Google+Pages to their daily workflow – which obviously can be strenuous at times since it’s quite likely that a lot of your time is already tied up with the other “classic” SEO fields.

In order for you to gain back some of that time I have developed a quick 3-step guide how to maintain and further develop those Plus pages the easy way – so that you can gain back some of that extra needed time  for other SEO stuff!

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Fast, Faster, SEO-fast!

Page speed has become a major SEO factor in 2012 and also as a primary factor for user experience of your site: if your site does not load fast enough your potential visitors will be gone in a blink of an eye…Here you will find a guide for the most important Wordpress plugins to put your site “on steroids” and go to full-Warp-SEO speed

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