Making Business Travel Fun
Some people love to travel, even if it’s for business. But for most of us, business travel can really be a pain. It always seems to happen when you don’t think you can fit one more thing into your schedule or when you have just gotten back from another business trip. But there are some positive things about business travel.
Let’s start with what we can do to make the airport component of the travel flow more easily. Check in can be performed online with some airlines and by kiosk at the airport at others. Most of us bring PCs with us during our business travels so checking in online and assigning our own seats is easy. Of course you’ll need to print your boarding pass so as you check into your hotel be sure to ask about use of a business center where there are printers.
As far as packing light, this is a skill set that just about anyone can develop. I used to pack heavy and bring all my cosmetics, shampoos and even hair dryer and a couple outfits to boot. Now I chuck most of that. I keep a few sample sized items that fit nicely into a baggy. I have one small overnight bag I’ve learned to pack carefully. I also carry an oversized bag that holds my PC, my purse and a few other essentials. And then I’m a walk on – no bags to check – no bags to potentially lose.
Never arrive at a destination completely ignorant of where you are at (the airport relative to the city). I often map simple paths out from Google maps and feel comfortable when I get into a cab that I know where I’m going.
Even if it’s a business trip – it doesn’t need to be all business. Enjoy a good dinner or two while you are there. Ask a the hotel front desk about good restaurants. Another idea is to indulge yourself in things that you usually don’t. For example, sometimes I spring for a massage which seems so decadent but if fun and takes a lot of the stress of travel away.
Unless lounging around in your room with room service and a pile of magazines is your guilty indulgence, get out on the town and enjoy. Large cities often have plays and other sights to see and often it’s a very positive experience to see the sights.
Business travel can be inconvenient, but take the opportunity to learn something new and see another part of our great world.
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