Tips for business travel

Tips for your business trips

August is a month in which many of us take the opportunity to plan our business trips for the planning our business trips for next fall. And it's a month in which we also head to the airports to enjoy the last days of our summer vacation. days of our summer vacation.

To help make your travels easier and more fun, we have compiled the best tips for our business trips. compiled the best tips for our business travels.

Tip No. 1: Never check in luggage

One of the most important things to keep in mind, in our opinion, is to carry only one carry-on bag.

Turn it into the perfect Mary Poppins suitcase, so no matter how many days you're away, you don't have to check luggage.

This means you won't have to worry about lost or damaged luggage. damaged luggage. And you won't have to wait for your luggage to come off the conveyor belt. the conveyor belt. This is essential if your work appointments are close to your appointments are close to your landing.

To make sure everything fits, the first thing you have to do is put your shoes in bags and lay them on the bottom of your suitcase, using in bags and lay them in the bottom of your suitcase, using padding such as socks, bras and padding such as socks, bras and underwear. Creating a flat flat surface where you make sure that every inch of space is maximized. maximized.

Always carry a bag of toiletries, so you don't have to think about it. think about it. And put a plastic dry-cleaning bag over your clothes. clothes. It will help you to avoid wrinkles and have your clothes spotless for the meetings for the meetings that await you.

Tip No. 2: Use apps to help you know before you go

If you want to make traveling more comfortable, there's an app for that.

One of the most helpful on a business trip is the application belonging to the airline or the service where you manage your application belonging to the airline or service where you manage your trip. your trip. It will allow you to carry your ticket, and you will be able to quickly access it to present it it quickly to present it and see which gate and terminal you have to take. take it.

Other key applications are weather and traffic applications. traffic. You won't want to leave the plane without an umbrella in case it's raining, or you'll be able to see if there are delays on flights or it is raining, or you will be able to see if there are delays in flights or roads due to weather weather, accidents, or other reasons.

You can use an app, such as Waze, to help you know how long it will take you to get to the airport, with updates to the airport, with real-time traffic updates. real-time traffic updates.

Tip nº 3: Take Snacks with you

Before leaving for the airport, buy and put in your suitcase a pack of snacks.

This way, you will have a quick and small amount of food to take to your stomach without being your stomach, without being at the mercy of the airport or in-flight vendors, which are usually flight, which usually have quite high prices.

Tip #4: Make the flight time your own

It is not recommended to work on airplanes. We recommend using them as a "down time" to catch up on any TV shows, series or podcasts you have overdue, series or podcasts that are overdue. Normally, most services allow you to services allow you to download the program so you can watch or listen to it offline. listen to it offline.

Take the time in the air to do something that makes you feel good.

Tip #5: Change your routine to the local time zone in advance.

There is a little trick to reduce or eradicate jet lag. And that is to follow the rhythm of the time zone you are going to. For example, going to sleep on the plane when it's bedtime at your destination, even if it's daytime where you're coming from. And never take naps once you have landed.

Tip #6: Create space to explore

Don't forget to take some time for yourself once you land. When When traveling for work, be sure to try to do at least one thing for yourself that is unique to the city. that is unique to the city. Visit a place, take a 30-minute walk in the park, or just put your feet in the sand. park, or just put your feet in the sand. Something that will make you stop, breathe, and appreciate being somewhere other than home.

Going for a run is also a good way to see more of the place you are visiting. you are visiting. It's an easy way to explore and exercise, oxygenate your mind and give you vitality to face your work meetings in this new place. meetings in this new place.

Tip #7: Embrace travel

Travel can be stressful, but it can also be beautiful. Don't let the the negative parts of travel, such as delays, stress you out. At instead, think about the positive aspects, such as getting to see and experience different cultures and meeting experience different cultures and meet interesting people.

Being a leader who travels can also strengthen your team. The travel forces us to multi-task more and lead teams from afar, developing a communication style to teams from afar, thus developing a communication style so that others can also make others can also make decisions in our absence and keep things moving. keep things moving. We can't be everywhere at once, so it's key to so it's key to make sure you have a solid foundation with your team. team.

Traveling can also remind you that you are a strong person. Feel the sense of independence and power when we travel.

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