Lost Luggage? 4 Common Travel Problems and How to Fix Them.From overbooked flights to sold-out hotels, here's how business travelers can navigate some of the most common issues.
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Thetravelpart of business travel should be, at best, uneventful. But hit the road often enough, and odds are there will be times when things go awry. What then?
Plight: You've booked an airline ticket, but arrive at the gate to find there's no seat for you.
Airlines typically estimate how many no-shows there will be per flight and oversell by that number. If everyone shows up, the overbooked carrier will tempt volunteers with the promise of a travel voucher. But when they can't get willing detainees, some will be involuntarily bumped.