Practical Business Travel Tips

Practical Business Travel Tips

Pre-book- your ticket, seat, hotel reservations print and keep the confirmation as online booking systems can fail.

Use your miles to upgrade to business class- on a longer haul, you're more likely to regret booking yourself in the back of the plane, so go business class, but use your frequent-flier miles to pay for the upgrade.

Go For midrange hotels- don't go for too cheap or too expensive as many midrange hotels offer all the amenities that you need the extra cost.
Less is better-don't carry more than you need, avoid spares, extra clothes etc, instead buy replacement/extra items at an airport.

Small Packages-roll clothing into cylinders when packing to save space, also, roll socks and underwear up and stuff them inside your shoes for more space.

Interchangeable Outfits- you can minimize packing space by arranging a few outfits that you can switch out interchangeably. Men can wear the same suit with varying color shirts and ties. Ladies can create several different outfits from just one skirt, one jacket, a pair of coordinating pants, and a few blouses.

Wrinkle resisting clothes-pack clothing that resists wrinkling, such as polyester blends, wool blends, microfibers, silk, and rayon, avoid packing 100% cotton or linen as they are the quickest to wrinkle.

Neutral colors- to avoid having to bring two pairs of dress shoes, choose one neutral color and build your wardrobe around it, so don't bring outfits based on both black and brown, because then you'll need both black and brown shoes and belts.
Arrange for in-room facilities- Call your hotel ahead of time to ask if they will provide personal items such as an iron, clothing steamer, and hair dryer.

Carry the important stuff-Carry on your important documents; toiletries, medications, and one change of clothes in case your luggage gets lost.

Easy to use luggage- use a light flight travel bag that holds a change of clothes, laptop, charger, phone, pen, paper and has a comfortable grip.

Stay hydrated- you need to keep hydrated to avoid getting tired on a plane. Take plenty of water and perhaps some fruit and avoid coffee and alcohol.

Time your time zone- shift to the destination time zone as soon as you take off. Once there, reside in that time zone, even if this means going to sleep three hours sooner or later.

Avoid work- try to avoid working when you are traveling as this will add to the stress of traveling, use the time to catch up on leisure reading and movies instead.

Be insured- travel insurance is a way of shielding yourself and your belongings against any adversity so its always better to be insured.

Don't buy the optional car rental insurance.-car-rental employees like to pressure you to buy their own insurance but it might just be a waste if you don’t plan on renting a car.

Avoid the key to your minibar- the snacks and drinks in your minibar are marked up several hundred percent.

Sleep smart- don’t sleep to little or too much, try and follow your regular routine.