Never check your luggage, and other travel tips.(business travel)(Front Lines)(Column)

One of my most illustrative memories as a flight attendant was the woman who stopped me in the Dallas airport asking for help finding her gate. When I asked her where she was going, she replied, "I don't know, my son took care of all that for me!" I'll admit, most business travelers do at least know their destinations, but without doubt, the greatest problem the average business traveler faces is lack of familiarity with those friendly skies.

So, in response, following are some of my favorite tips, double standards and secrets to make business travel a little easier:

* Never use a garment bag. It will never fit in the front closet (as most of the other 250 passengers on …