Since I am planning my first business trips of the New Year- I thought I would share a couple of tips about business travel.
- Always have some cash. This is especially important when you are travelling to other countries for two reasons. Firstly, not every hotel or restaurant takes credit cards. Secondly, even when they do, you may have problems with international transactions. I typically carry 100-200 dollars on me at all times when I travel.
- Speaking of credit cards, have more than one of the major cards on you because you never know when somewhere will not take it. I always have a Mastercard and a Visa card on me. I was reminded of this recently when I went to a restaurant near where I live in Montreal and I tried to pay with my Mastercard. Unfortunately this particular restaurant only accepted Visa.
- Always arrive early. On my last trip to Colorado the main highway from Denver to Vail was closed on the morning I was supposed to return to Denver due to a snowstorm. Because I checked out of my hotel six hours before my flight, I had the chance to drive a totally seperate route around the storm. This route took me a full six hours and I just made it to the plane on time- but if I had left the hotel in the afternoon I would have never been able to make it.
- Look around tripinform.com. You will find many more ideas on this site
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