Many St. Louisans are complaining about the inconveniences they’ll suffer after American Airlines severely trims its schedule at Lambert Field, but I’m more worried about the effect on St. Louis’ business climate. Friday’s column mentions some of the concerns, from client-communication…

The Wall Street Journal reports today that federal government travel managers are cracking down on  junkets to fun places like Las Vegas and Orlando. The story quotes an FBI memo as saying that “conference[s] are not to be held in cities that…

As I wrote in Sunday’s column, the country’s mood has turned Puritanical when it comes to travel by bailed-out bankers. The U.S. Travel Association has responded with a series of news releases, reminding Congress that jobs are at stake and decrying…

The flurry of financial-institution bailouts is having an indirect effect on Maritz Inc., Chief Executive Steve Maritz told a St. Louis RCGA audience this morning. The problem is that once a company takes taxpayer funds, its travel and meetings practices come…