Tag Archives for Business Travel.
How can you travel with a suit and keep it looking as professional as possible? Reader L asks…. My son is applying for medical school and will be travelling to (many, we hope) interviews this fall. He only has one good suit. Between working and the cost of hotels will probably need to carry on…
Traveling with a coworker can make a boring trip way more fun. The flip side is that it can also make an otherwise productive trip really, really awful. In almost a decade of business travel I have experienced both ends of the spectrum and everything in between. Here are tips for avoiding the potential pitfalls…
One of the most important items to have for business travel is the carry-on. I don’t mean your rollaboard (although of course that is important too!), but your personal item. It holds everything you need for your flight—laptop, files, plus normal purse stuff—it gets stuffed into overhead bins or under plane seats, and acts as…
Squeeze. It’s a common theme in business travel. Ever since the economy tanked in 2008 I’ve really seen an uptick in businesses trying to squeeze as much as they can out of everything they can possibly think of. Air carriers are moving seats as close as they possibly can get together to add more rows…
In business travel we talk a lot about the importance of personal space, and while it may seem odd, sharing is a big part of that. If everyone on a business trip (or any kind of trip, really) would share the way they are supposed to I think we all would have better travel experiences. Alas,…
During a business trip a hotel is ideally where you go to relax and rest after a long day of travel or work. Unfortunately that doesn’t always happen. And in most cases it’s not the hotel’s fault, but is caused by the guests themselves. After all of the hotel etiquette issues that came up last…
Hey readers! Got a question or something you want to discuss this weekend? Here’s the perfect opportunity! Whether you want to share an interesting travel story, a packing tip, an etiquette tip, or anything else going on in the business travel world, comment here and we’ll have a discussion. Travel tip of the week: If you…
Renting a car can be a long, drawn out, and intimidating process if you don’t know what you’re doing. Back in the day when the Home Warrior was traveling for work he would unnecessarily use public transportation or slow hotel shuttles to get to his destination just so he could avoid the car rental process. …
How should you handle it when fellow hotel guests take your table at breakfast? Reader J asks….. This morning I got my food and juice from the breakfast buffet and put it down on a small table for two. I went to get my coffee and when I came back, a man and his 2…
If you have read this blog for any period of time you’ve probably recognized my obsession with carrying on my suitcase whenever possible. It saves time, money, and my sanity–what’s not to like? In my experience most of my fellow business travelers are like me in this respect–they hate checking their bag and will do…
My name is Sarah and I will teach you how to make business travel less stressful and more fun. I’ve been traveling for work for over a decade so consider me your new business travel friend and advisor. Learn more about Road Warriorette ...
