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30 tips for better business travel
From what to pack to when to visit the loo...
By silicon.com
Published: Monday 19 June 2006
Don't carry more than you need (spares, extra clothes etc), buy replacement/extra items at an airport. -- Bob Tarzey, analyst, Quocirca
I usually carry a variety of metal things in my jacket pockets - pens, keys, coins, phone, memory stick, spectacles/cases, calculator (in wallet), business card case, etc - and I have found that, when going through airport security, it is easier and much quicker for me to take my jacket off and put in on the conveyor belt of the X-ray machine, than it is for me to try and remember to take everything out of all the jacket pockets into a silly little plastic tray, and then put them all back again. -- Ted Woodhouse, director of IT strategy, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Stay healthy. Would you really eat peanuts and crisps, drink wine, have chocolate and drink coffee all day at the office? OK - so maybe you would. But on a plane, you need to keep hydrated to avoid getting tired. Take water and perhaps some fruit - and avoid coffee and alcohol. -- Simon Briskman, lawyer, Field Fisher Waterhouse
Take your own bottle of water on the plane. Even in business class they never come round with the drinks enough and it's too easy to get dehydrated. -- Steve Ranger, business editor, silicon.com
Always eat before - and not during - a long-haul flight. -- Andy McCue, chief reporter, silicon.com
If you travel a lot on the same route, you begin to realise the food rotates around a limited menu. Pretending to be a vegan or having other dietary requirements from time to time gives you a bit of variety. -- Elaine Axby, analyst, Quocirca
Move to the destination time zone as soon as you take off. Once there, live to that time zone immediately - even if this means going to sleep three hours sooner or later than you want to. -- Steve Ritchie, CIO, Investcorp
I find that a pair of Bose Quietcomfort headphones and two little bottles of red wine usually do the trick for long flights! -- Dr Ben Booth, global chief security officer & European chief technology officer, Ipsos
Try to avoid working when you are travelling - the whole experience is bad enough without adding to the stress by having to complete your presentation before you land. Use the time to catch up on leisure reading and movies. -- Elaine Axby, analyst, Quocirca
Transiting four or five time zones in quick succession can be really confusing. To avoid expensive mistakes I wear two wristwatches - one is set to UK time and one to local time. This not only helps me manage my body clock, it avoids common mode failures of a single battery watch! -- Peter Cochrane, blogger and tech nomad, silicon.com
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