Traveling For Work — Perk or Pain?
- By Jessica Elmore
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- 03 Jul, 2016
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A lot of people love traveling for work while others loathe it. The destination can make a huge difference. Traveling to Shanghai is way more exciting than traveling to Cleveland. Making sure it stays a perk comes largely with your attitude and preparation no matter the destination.
Let’s face it, sometimes leaving your daily routine and family behind can be a huge pain and can disrupt both. If you plan ahead you can minimize the effects and make sure that traveling is more of a perk than pain.
“Know before you go” is a time-honored and tested adage. Once it’s on your calendar, take time to look through various travel sites for reviews about attractions and restaurants at your destination. If you’re in charge of meals with clients, book reservations at several restaurants that receive excellent reviews ahead of time. Choose restaurants that not only impress them, but ones you will enjoy as well.
If you’re traveling for a convention, pour through the schedule as soon as you have it. Figure out your free time and fill it in with the local sites and restaurants you want to visit while you’re there. Make ‘con-buddies’ with people attending the same sessions and invite them to join you at the restaurant you’ve already chosen for dinner. Not only will you already have something to talk about, you can avoid the loneliness that comes with work travel.
Sometimes, companies are willing to help you extend your stay for a day or two. They might not pay for the extra nights in a hotel room, but the flight out might actually be cheaper if you extend your visit. It doesn’t hurt to ask. Sometimes you can work it into an extended vacation at the end of a larger trip. If your family can join you, that adds to the fun. If you’re traveling alone, consider picking up a little something for loved ones you left at home. That will let them know you were thinking about them while you were gone.
Traveling for work should be enjoyable and elm Planning can help provide you with a positive experience. Contact us today to discover the benefits of working away from home.
During the pandemic, thousands of pilots were offered early retirement packages in order to cut labor bills due to the lack of travel demand. Now that travel for pleasure and business is rebounding from the pandemic, approximately 14,000 flights in the US were recently cancelled or delayed due to the lack of pilots, carriers, and other staff.
