The sponsoring World Travel & Tourism Council and several speakers weighed in with points supporting business travel that they hope land in corporate boardrooms worldwide. The London-based council has developed a report correlating business travel with corporate economic performance. Tourism Economics, a subsidiary of Great Britain's Oxford Economics, joined with the council on the report that found:

• Business travel has a return on investment of $10 for every travel dollar spent.
• Business travellers surveyed worldwide estimate that about 50 percent of their prospective customers became new customers with in-person meetings compared with 31 percent without such a meeting.
• Four out of five executives - nine out of 10 in China - agree or strongly agree that face-to-face business meetings are essential to their organizations' success and that business travel improves a company's chances of increasing sales.

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• Use Wi-Fi - Using Wi-Fi on your iPhone is free, and is available at various coffee shops, internet cafes, and libraries.
• Keep Roaming Off - By Default, your phone should turn roaming off when you travel internationally, but you could accidentally turn it on if you're not careful. Make sure its off by switching to Airplane mode.
• Buy an electrical adapter - This may be part of your travel plan already, but if not, you'll need an appropriate travel adapter to charge your iPhone.
• Download Skype - This is a free app that lets you talk for next to nothing internationally. Here's their pricing detail.
• Consider another phone - If you plan on making lots of calls, for under a hundred bucks, you can buy a cheapo phone with a considerable number of minutes. You can also pay as you go.
• Consider an International Roaming Plan - If you know you will need data roaming when traveling abroad, definitely buy one of the pre-paid plans, which will significantly cut costs
• Turn "Fetch New Data" Off - Some applications can automatically check for updates. You can turn off these features in your iPhone Settings.

Air Canada's full schedule will remain in operation and check-in/airport services provided at international and United States airports are not impacted. All of Air Canada's regional airlines, including Jazz® and the airport check-in services they provide are also fully operational.

Starting Tuesday, June 14, 2011, Air Canada has implemented its contingency service plan at airports and Call Centres to minimize impact on your travel plans. In anticipation of longer than usual lines at airport kiosks with limited available personnel:

The following steps will help you avoid long wait times at the call center and queues at airport check-in kiosks, and expedite airport processes:

1. Check in online or on your mobile device at any time within 24 hours of your flight's departure.
2. If at all possible, avoid travelling with checked baggage.

Be prepared
The following information can help ensure you have a smooth travel experience.

Check-in
Check in online or on your mobile device at any time within 24 hours of your flight's departure. Although more than 500 self service kiosks for check-in and baggage tagging are available at the nine Canadian airports that would be affected by the strike (Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto Pearson, Ottawa, Montreal, Halifax and St. John's NL), lines would be longer than usual with limited available personnel.

Take a few minutes to view the tutorial on self-service check-in tools. You'll learn everything you need to know about online, mobile and kiosk check-in.

Make sure you arrive at the airport in advance of recommended check-in and boarding gate deadlines to avoid problems associated with summer travel congestion.

Flight status
Air Canada Call Centres are currently experiencing higher than usual volume and therefore wait times are long. To avoid these lengthy wait times, we encourage you to: Check your flight status online

Baggage and travel documents
If at all possible, avoid travelling with checked baggage. Take the time to familiarize yourself with carry-on baggage rules and travel requirements and regulations for international flights. http://www.aircanada.com/en/news/trav_adv/labour_updates.html

Should you have further questions, please contact your UNIGLOBE Consultant.

Second Bag Fee Increase: Transborder and Atlantic
Effective for tickets issued or travel on/after June 1, 2011 for travel on/after that date, Air Canada will increase the second bag fee:

If your ticket was issued prior to June 1, the current baggage fee applies. Air Canada will continue to check in your first bag free of charge.

When you travel with WestJet, you'll find we've struck a nice balance for business. Like you, we know that some things are more important than frills. That's why we never overbook, keep our cancellation fees low and rank among the best in on-time performance. Then there's our WestJetters - good people who truly enjoy what they do for you. It's just smart business.

• We never overbook. Not ever.
  When you book a flight with WestJet, you know that's the flight you'll be on. That's crucial when you're travelling on business.
• Our on-time performance boosts your performance.
  Being on time is important for your bottom line and ours too. That's why we rank among the best when it comes to on-time performance and we even publish the numbers.
• Travel smarter with competitive pricing.
  The bottom line is our competitive pricing lets you get where you need to be - in person.
• Web check-in runs your business more efficiently.
  Print your boarding pass before you go to the airport with our web check-in service. It's quick, it's easy and, especially when you've only got carry-on, saves you valuable time.
• Low change / cancellation fees and easy credit transfer.
  These days, business travel plans change almost as fast as ... well, business. That's why we offer the lowest change and cancellation fees in the country. And, if you need to send someone else in your place, we'll transfer the credit to them.