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Business travel success : how to reduce stress, be more productive and travel with confidence / Carol Margolis.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Margolis, Carol, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Business travel--Guidebooks.
- Business travel.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (260 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Morgan James Publishing, [2012]
- Summary:
- Business Travel Success takes travel problems such as flight delays, airport security stress, and the guilt of leaving loved ones at home, and offers solutions to these and many more concerns. You will find practical tips and advice on everything from packing, booking travel, and asking the right questions, to traveling alone. The book also includes entire chapters addressing your needs of safety, health and fitness, personal matters, social media, and much more.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Business Travel: From Only Once a Year to Traveling Every Week
- Challenges for Small Businesses
- Single Purpose Business Travel
- Dress for the Occasion
- Other Considerations
- Oh, That Budget Thing
- Booking Your Travel
- Tipping
- Chapter 2: Packing
- You Wanna Pack WHAT?
- General Packing Tips
- Your Bag: Check It or Carry It On?
- What Is the Best Way to Pack?
- Other Packing Tips
- Luggage
- Luggage Tags
- Packing for Women
- Packing for Men
- Conferences, Meetings, Seminars, etc.
- Chapter 3: Getting to Work
- Driving to Work
- Clicking on the Night Train
- Hop on the Bus, Gus
- Flying to Work
- Getting to the Airport
- What's This "Code Share" Thing?
- Arriving at the Airport
- Uh Oh, I'm Gonna Be Late
- Checked Baggage
- Oh Yeah, Those TSA Rules
- Seat Neighbors and Etiquette
- Flight Delays
- Bumped from a Flight
- Wi-Fi on Planes
- Best Overall Airline Tips
- Chapter 4: Local Transportation at Your Destination
- Taxi Services
- Car Rentals
- Features to Look For
- More Questions to Ask
- ABC's of Booking a Car Rental
- Demystifying Car Rental Insurance
- Additional Costs
- More Considerations
- Hiring a Car Service
- Chapter 5: Hotels
- Which Amenities are Important to You?
- Making Your Own Hotel Arrangements
- Ah, Those Unexpected Costs
- Good Night's Sleep
- Can I Steal This Stuff?
- Check Points for Checking Out
- Chapter 6: Traveling Alone
- Disadvantages
- Advantages
- Make the Best of Solo Travel
- Chapter 7: Travel Safety
- Safety Before You Leave Home
- Keeping Your Home Safe While Away
- Luggage and Airport Safety
- Driving Safety
- Hotel Safety
- Out and About
- Carrying Money and Cards
- Identity Theft.
- Chapter 8: International Travel
- Navigating the Passport Maze
- Power Adapters and Converters
- Learning the Language
- Oh Those Nasty Time Zones
- Suffering the Jet Lag Blues
- Telephone Tips that Won't Break the Bank
- Keeping in Touch Back Home
- Currency
- Credit Cards
- Driving
- Travel Insurance
- Miscellaneous
- Chapter 9: Health &
- Fitness
- Planning Ahead: Travel Health Kit
- Stay Healthy Kit
- Eating While Away from Home
- Driving and Healthy Eating
- Special Dietary Requirements
- Exercising While on the Road
- Sleep
- Stay Healthy
- Tips on Avoiding Germs on Planes
- Preventing DVT
- Health Concerns for International Travel
- Chapter 10: Personal Matters
- Prepare Your Family for Your Business Trip
- The Nanny
- Communication
- Trust
- Empathy
- No Relationship? No Problem
- Chapter 11: Social Media and Travel
- Friend Me with Facebook
- Twitter for Travel
- Tweet About It
- Other Social Media Tools
- Social Media in 15 Minutes a Day
- Chapter 12: Time Management
- At Home
- Family and Friends
- Social Media
- Business
- Packing Time-Savers
- On the Way to and from the Airport
- At the Airport
- On a Plane, Train or Bus
- In Your Car
- Ways to Be Productive in Your Hotel Room
- Technology
- Daily Reporting (Expenses, Sales, Time)
- Chapter 13: Loyalty Programs: Your Reward
- Airline Programs
- Airline Qualification Miles
- Status Match
- Stick with One Airline or Spread It Around?
- Airline Award Miles
- What's the Best Time to Book an Award Ticket?
- Hotel Loyalty Programs
- Car Rental Award Programs
- Other Programs
- Credit Cards and Points, Points, Points
- What Do I Do with These Points?
- Chapter 14: Conclusions
- Footnotes
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-61448-130-X
- OCLC:
- 1237865490
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