Category: consulting travel

Marriott Rewards Levels: Choosing Benefits

As a Marriott Bonvoy Elite for many years, and a frequent traveler from consulting days until now, I seriously did not think it could get any better. If you’ve been following my story, in January I realized I have the chance for simultaneous status on 4 U.S. airlines (Delta - earned, American - offered, Southwest…

Delta Boarding Zones Change: Business Travelers Get Shafted

Attention frequent business travelers: the next time you board a Delta Airlines flight, your experience will be drastically different. On January 23, you'll see a substantial Delta boarding zones change that is sure to rankle frequent business travelers, and quite frankly, makes no sense to us. Even as loyal Delta Platinum Medallions for 10+ years,…

Best Reward Credit Cards For Consulting

Best reward credit cards for consulting – The Platinum Card® from American Express vs. Chase Sapphire Reserve® Back in college, there was a one-word criteria that would entice us to grab a credit card with bonuses: free! Why would anyone pay hundreds of dollars a year for a credit card? Well, simply, with a certain…

Craziest Travel Story of 2018

Transcription from YouTube: Two weeks ago, some friends of mine on Facebook were lamenting the fact that they only made it halfway across the country before they had to get stuck in the Chicago Airport (which by the way is a thing that happens). They were gonna miss their important party that they were going to,…

Which Airline Delivers The Best Consulting Business Travel Experience?

Which airline is best for domestic consulting travel? Well, there’s a lot of different ways you can parse that question. Which airline provides the best rewards? Which airline will get you there on-time most often? Which airline provides the best fares most often? Which airline has the best schedule for where you go most often?…

Decision time: How I chose my 2018 Delta Choice Benefits

Delta’s two highest Medallion Tiers – Platinum and Diamond – get a special bonus at the beginning of every new qualifying year: Choice Benefits. It’s like a bonus birthday present for frequent travelers – and man, do I wrestle every year with the selection.     If you achieve status in 2018, your choices only…

Best 5 Apps For Consultant Travel

Is it just us, or does it seem like new travel apps are popping up like weeds these days? We all know those no-brainer apps that are actually useful - but a majority of the time when we experiment with new travel apps, they end up being mediocre and eventually deleted to free up storage.…

The Two Travel Cards in every New Consultant’s Wallet

Yes, you’re on the right website - this is Management Consulted, not The Points Guy. So why are we dedicating an entire post to the two travel cards that should vy for the top spot in every new consultant’s wallet? Strange as it may sound, the answer goes all the way back to why I…

5 Insane Perks of Travel at Elite Consulting Firms

Let’s face it - you didn’t sign up to be a consultant because you wanted to spend your work years in a cubicle, neck deep in mediocrity. You braved an insane interview process because you knew there was more out there, and because you wanted to create real change at some of the biggest and…