"We have to go through the maze, and at some point, you have to eat, " says Joe Brancatelli, a business-travel consultant who runs the website joesentme.com and just released his annual list of the best airport food options available across the country.

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Paying consultant fees as well as travel and accommodation expenses all adds up.

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As a consultant and professional speaker, I often travel by myself and frequently dine alone.

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According to a company consultant, Mr Orest Nowakisky, Mr Matvienko will travel to Ottawa next week to negotiate a deal to print 1.5bn banknotes in Canada and construct a turnkey mint in Ukraine.

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