Barnett on Business Travel for 1997 WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT CHRIS Chris Barnett writes about business-travel tactics and strategies that save time and money and help minimize hassles. He is based in San Francisco and has written for a wide variety of newspapers and magazines. Chris was a contributing editor of Frequent Flyer when JoeSentMe.com founder Joe Brancatelli was the magazine's executive editor. He was the first columnist Joe approached to join JoeSentMe. Chris' column, syndicated for decades in newspapers around the country, has appeared exclusively at JoeSentMe since 2012. July 27: THE CITYBIRD OF HAPPINESS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC Finally, a bargain-price airline with the frills and comforts of the big, established carriers and a few new conveniences. It's about time. If Brussels-based CityBird lives up to its promises, it will rule the roost among business and leisure travelers who want to stretch their dollars across the Atlantic without boarding flying cattle cars. May 18: AFTER THE OIL BUST, DALLAS IS 'BIG D' AGAIN Once tapped out by an oil business gone bust, Big D is back, booming and bigger than ever. But travelers need to be canny to corral the deals and avoid some of the high costs of Dallas commerce. Copyright © 1990-2017 by Chris Barnett. All rights reserved.