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Martin Romjue

Martin Romjue joined LCT Magazine as editor on Jan. 2, 2008. He most recently worked as a business editor for the Los Angeles Newspaper Group, and previously reported at newspapers in Virginia, Florida, and California. Read more

Jim Luff

Jim Luff is an operator from Bakersfield, CA who wears a few different hats. Jim began his career in the industry as a private chauffeur in 1990. In 1993 he found a permanent home at The Limousine Scene as the general manager, later becoming a partner. Read more

Michael Campos

Michael Campos joined LCT Magazine as assistant editor on January 3, 2011. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California’s English/Creative Writing program. Michael attended his first International LCT Show in February 2011, where he met and interacted with operators and vendors. He will be helping LCT further develop its digital media content. Read more

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Stress Bull Market

TRAVELING MERCIES: Given the declining economy and airline hassles, the stress level for the typical business traveler has skyrocketed. NY Times story here. Imagine this scenairo: Hearing that your flight is being delayed so the airline can switch to a smaller aircraft while the airport TVs overhead are echoing the latest news on the Dow plunge. You need to stand in line for a new boarding pass, with the possibility of being put into a middle seat, while you've just lost 15% of your entire net worth. The solution? A luxury chauffeured sedan! Operators can market to stressed out business travelers, by showing them what they can look forward to at their destination: A First Class ride to wherever they need to go. It makes up for the discomfort of flying. So while operators face a bear market in business travel, that can be offset by the bull market in stress among remaining travelers. -- M.R.
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