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Business Trips Stress You Out? 9 Tips to Ease the Pressure

June 9, 2015 By Fiona Moriarty 11 Comments

Depending on how often you travel for work, planning a business trip can be very exciting. Perhaps you’re looking forward to traveling to a new city, or maybe you’re attending a big conference to network and grow your start-up business.

Whatever the case may be, you are eager to get started. However, if you’re an inexperienced traveler, that excitement can quickly turn to stress if you are not prepared.

Beautiful photo of a plane flying away from the sun over a field covered in grass

Who said traveling has to be super hard, though? Follow these simple tips to make your trip as stress-free as possible.

1. A few months before your trip, set up flight alerts. You can set them up for free on most sites. These alerts will send you a notification whenever the fare of your flight drops. You can even pick a certain price and only get alerted if the fare drops to that amount.

2. Keep in mind that if you’re going to fly internationally, you should book your flight a minimum of six weeks in advance. For domestic flights within your own country, booking a month in advance usually gets you the best rates and at least a week in advance will still save on the ticket price.

3. The more flexible you are with your destination and dates of travel, the more likely you’ll be to get a great deal. Let’s say your conference is in Manhattan. You may be able to find a hotel in Queens or New Jersey for half the price, and still be within a reasonable commute to your conference destination.

4. Consider flying into nearby airports. For example, you may be booking rooms at hotels in Los Angeles, but you don’t necessarily have to fly into LAX. You may get a better deal if you fly into the Long Beach airport.

5. Save money by booking your connecting flights separately. For example, if you’re traveling to Europe, a flight to Paris could cost a lot less than a flight to Rome. You could fly into Paris, then take a budget airline to Rome. It’s common to find a low cost, budget airline in Europe as well as in Southeast Asia. Yes, this kind of booking can be kind of a hassle, but it could save you hundreds of dollars, too.

6. Pick your seat beforehand with tools like SeatGuru. Not every economy seat is created equal! With this service, you can compare the perks and drawbacks of different seats on the plane and make your decision when you book your flight. This is especially valuable if you need to do work on the plane because some seats have no tables and others no reclining seats.

7. You may hate layovers at first, but you can learn to make the most of them. Airport lounges can be great, comfortable places to spend a few hours. Many lounges have free WiFi, massages, alcohol and gourmet food. Even if you don’t technically have access to an airport lounge at first, you can still ask if they’ll let you in for a fee. For example, you can access some lounges for $50 if you’re the holder of a certain type of credit card.

8. Instead of dutifully rolling up each and every item of clothing you’re packing, invest in a Space Bag. Similar to a vacuum seal, Space Bags suck the air out of clothing so you can pack more items in your bag. This is very helpful if you’re traveling somewhere chilly and need to pack big coats and sweaters.

9. Purchase a VPN so you can access your favorite websites while traveling abroad. A lot of international connections will block certain sites and videos. Some countries block YouTube. When you have a VPN (a virtual private network), you can access your favorite content.

Next time you are planning a business trip, follow these tips from Fiona Monarty of Hipmunk, the ultimate platform for all your travel needs, so you can make the most of your trip and focus on what really matters – the job at hand.

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Fiona Moriarty is a Content Strategist at Hipmunk, the ultimate platform for all your travel needs. Find out more about her at LinkedIn.
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  1. singhmonika says

    July 4, 2015 at 10:18 am

    Business traveling tips is so good looking and i am impressive your points. Best idea and good knowledge for your blogger. Thanks for nice sharing.

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  2. AKASH says

    June 18, 2015 at 8:40 pm

    thanks for these tips ,,, well i travel a lot because of my business and these tips will definitely help me
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  3. Snowy says

    June 17, 2015 at 12:14 am

    Yep, work trips do stress me out. Luckily, I came across this post. I’m definitely going to try out some of these tips, thanks so much! 🙂
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  4. Rodrigo says

    June 16, 2015 at 11:44 pm

    Very good tips, thanks for sharing them with us. There is no traveling if you are stressed out.

    Regards
    Rodrigo Rmz
    Galerias de Arte

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  5. Tushar says

    June 15, 2015 at 5:26 pm

    Awesome post I guess,

    I’m not a travel guy or I travel rarely but these tips are of great helpful for my next travel.

    Thanks
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  6. sandybrown says

    June 15, 2015 at 7:31 am

    Informative article and full of information., Power reinforcement for versatile and tablet also. Next comes different things which you have shared previously.
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  7. Samir says

    June 12, 2015 at 2:45 pm

    Excellent post, well the first thing I always prefer to keep with me would be: Power backup for mobile and tablet as well. Next comes other things which you have shared above.

    Thanks for wonderful tips.

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  8. Frank says

    June 12, 2015 at 10:00 am

    I hope to fly this year in August in Europe on holiday for 2 weeks, and I did not know you need until 6 weeks before the flight to order tickets. How I liked, I use vpn server can work with investment sites and trading platforms, thanks for the advice.

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  9. Catrina Russell says

    June 10, 2015 at 8:14 pm

    Great info! I think my favorite one is number 8; I would’ve never thought of that, but I guess you have a good point, like if you were leaving from LA to Chicago! I’ll be sure to implement this. Thanks!

    Feel free to leave a comment on my blog page!

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  10. Vicky says

    June 10, 2015 at 4:41 pm

    Great tips shared, well I’m also a travel person and I think all the listed tips are very helpful and will make the trip productive.

    Thanks for sharing
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  11. Kate says

    June 10, 2015 at 10:59 am

    I don’t think I’ll ever NOT be stressed by a business trip- it’s the best combination of all types of stress I can think of! Physical tiredness, dealing with last minute hitches and navigating new stuff, poor diet due to time pressure, etc etc. But learning to love a layover does help – which means splashing out a little more to treat myself, knowing that it’ll make the next stretch that much more comfortable.
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