Best Road Warrior Tips Make Solo Travel Fun
Business Travel Advice Includes Tips for Traveling Alone
Mar 2, 2009
Business travel can exhaust the hardiest of travelers. After a while, towns feel like an endless series of chain restaurants, hotels and strip malls. It can wear down anyone, but there are some things that can help make business travel more pleasant - and even fun. Indulging a hobby, working out and exploring the towns while traveling on business can help even the most jaded of business travelers get more enjoyment out of their work.
Solo Travel Tips
Solo travelers can visit local antique stores to find hidden treasures and native collectors’ items. This business traveler found herself in Wenatchee, Washington several years ago on a business trip and a trip to the town’s antique mall yielded a treasure trove of original vintage fruit crate labels in mint condition - at a very affordable price!
Some more solo travel tips to use on corporate trips:
- Exploring independently owned, quaint little shops, local craftsman cooperatives and art galleries can be a great way for solo travelers to burn off steam. Look for inexpensive mother-in-law gifts and wearable art like silk scarves or shawls in locally owned stores.
- Tea rooms have been popping up across the country. For $25 and up, dainty diners can slurp tea from bone china cups, chew on scones and lovingly caress cream cakes. Seriously.
- The strangeness of small American towns and towns abroad are part of what makes visiting them so interesting. Tips when traveling alone include visiting a local museum that specializes in oddities like the largest ball of twine or that honors a local citizen that’s done good.
Corporate Travel Tips
Corporate travel tips to stay sane in a business hotel when traveling alone include:
- Always look for business travel hotels with pools when making travel plans. Solo travelers in corporate hotels rarely seem to take advantage of the indoor and outdoor pools, so they’re frequently sparkling clean - and empty. Keep a bathing suit packed and ready to go, to keep swimming options open.
- Bring workout clothes and gym shoes for a brisk walk along a river or for morning and evening workout sessions. Look online before going out of town to find yoga centers with drop-in fees near a business travel hotel and grab a class while on the road.
- Hotel spa treatments like a facial, a mani-pedi or a massage can take the edge off of solo travel and ready wary business travelers for a long day of meetings.
Road Warrior Tips
Road warrior tips make corporate travel easier. Tips to use when traveling alone include:
- Follow international travel checklists and overseas planning lists to the letter. Road warrior tips include packing a couple of extra items in case of a spill, and bringing a good book to sink into after a long day at work.
- Pack daytime clothes that can be easily turned into dressy evening clothes. Road warriors live by this tip, since it stretches the longevity of clothes packed and allows business travelers to pack light - handy for puddle-jumping flights.
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