{"id":1224,"date":"2016-01-19T19:18:09","date_gmt":"2016-01-19T19:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hotelsbyday.com\/blog\/?p=1224"},"modified":"2016-01-19T19:18:09","modified_gmt":"2016-01-19T19:18:09","slug":"ways-to-stay-productive-traveling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hotelsbyday.com\/blog\/ways-to-stay-productive-traveling\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Stay Productive While Traveling for Work"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hitting the road for a work trip can be a much-needed change of pace from the monotony of the office grind, but traveling for work also brings the challenge of balancing your regular responsibilities with your traveling agenda. Check out our list of five ways to stay productive while traveling for work below, from HotelsByDay!<\/p>\n

1. Utilize Hotel Day Stays<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n

Depending on how long you\u2019ll be traveling, and how often you\u2019ll change areas in the city or cities you\u2019re in, having a <\/span>day stay hotel<\/span><\/a> booked ahead of time could come in handy when you\u2019re exhausted in the middle of the day with a large gap of time to yourself. By booking a daytime room at a luxury hotel, you\u2019ll get all the amenities like a comfortable bed, quiet room with Wi-Fi, and shower for a fraction of what an overnight stay would cost.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Optimize Your Travel Plans<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n

A well-optimized travel plan is the foundation to a hassle-free, enjoyable work trip. Spend some time putting together your calendar with all your commitments, from sales meetings and presentations, to your dinners, flights, and anything else you\u2019ll be doing. Just remember to factor in some cushion time so you\u2019re not rushing or cutting meetings short.<\/p>\n

3. A Clean Body is a Clean Mind<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n

This probably goes without saying, but keeping your hygiene at manageable levels on travel days will do wonders for your mindset. Brush your teeth after that black coffee, or check into a hotel for the day to take a relaxing shower and get ready. Feeling fresh can help you stay sharper and more confident in your meetings, particularly when you\u2019re heading to one after another.<\/p>\n

4. Wireless Internet, Uninterrupted<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n

You\u2019re only as good as your Internet connection when traveling. You can of course get a MiFi or other personal Internet solution to take along, but you\u2019ll still need a distraction-free work environment to be productive. Certain cafes can inspire creativity, but you might also get stuck people watching, resulting in a drastic reduction of productivity. Working from a quiet, peaceful hotel room with a spacious desk and office chair is the best for focused work when you\u2019re traveling.<\/p>\n

5. Work in Sprints<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n

The tricky part about traveling for work is balancing regular work responsibilities with the reason you\u2019re traveling in the first place. It\u2019s easy to get caught up in the conference you\u2019re attending or the meetings you have lined up. The easiest way to make sure you still get your normal workload done without getting burnt out from travel commotion is to work in short and focused sprints. Have 30 minutes in the airport terminal before boarding? Compose some emails you\u2019ve been putting off. And remember to save your files to your local device ahead of time so you can keep working in the event that you don\u2019t have wireless access.<\/p>\n

Have any travel productivity hacks you\u2019d like to share? Post them in the comments below!<\/p>\n

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Hitting the road for a work trip can be a much-needed change of pace from the monotony of the office grind, but traveling for work also brings the challenge of balancing your regular responsibilities with your traveling agenda. Check out our list of five ways to stay productive while traveling for work below, from HotelsByDay! […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5833,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[111,278,415,487,748,1085],"class_list":["post-1224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-business-travel","tag-daystay-hotels","tag-halfday-stay-hotels","tag-hotelsbyday","tag-office","tag-work-productivity"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.hotelsbyday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/deskfeature.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelsbyday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelsbyday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelsbyday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelsbyday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelsbyday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1224"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelsbyday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1224\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelsbyday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelsbyday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelsbyday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelsbyday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}