Comments on: 5 Things I Hate About Business Travel

By: 5 Things I Love About Business Travel | The Man Page

5 Things I Love About Business Travel | The Man Page — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:01:19 +0000

[...] we discussed the other day, there are certainly things to dislike about business travel but there are also plenty of things to [...]

By: Mocha Dad

Mocha Dad — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:36:20 +0000

I travel for work at least once a month and I hate it. Most of the time I have to travel to another country and I'm away from my family 5-10 days at a time. I recently returned from a three week trip to Iraq. Mocha Dads last blog post..36 Hours in Dubai

By: Charlie on PA Tpk

Charlie on PA Tpk — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:52:08 +0000

Back in the day (read: 14 years ago, before oldest was born) I traveled 80% of the time. I considered the trips to be the necessary evil towards the savings to buy our house, which made the times at home all the more enjoyable.

As for packing… if you can swing it, have dry cleaners press and fold your shirts… out of any box they may be returned in, they pack neater and stay nicer looking that way. Also save the plastic bags to pack your suit jackets in, as they’ll travel better too.

I have stayed in my share of dive hotels, but overall I never minded the hotels, especially if they were the kind with the kitchenettes (think Homewood Suites). Even if you microwave a TV dinner (does anyone call them that anymore?), you can relax in the room with TV and/or PC.

The upside to business travel is that I can push myself a bit more, especially in a different time-zone than home, so that I can perhaps make some inroads to a future advancement, which makes can lead to the home-life being better.

I haven’t had the chance to travel in over 18 months now, but I wouldn’t mind so much an odd trip every year or so.

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By: Wendy Piersall

Wendy Piersall — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:31 +0000

I hate skanky hotels that bill you wrong, stick you in disgusting, smelly rooms, and refuse to help you when members of your team want to check into their room and their #$^#ing staff EFFED up their reservation – AGAIN.

Oh, wait, you were at the Sahara with me in Vegas.

By: Tyler @ Building Camelot

Tyler @ Building Camelot — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:36:19 +0000

I agree with you and @Cory – business travel is way overrated. I hate how it messes with your internal clock. You get in late, you eat even later, you get to be really late, you have to get up VERY early and so on.

Tyler @ Building Camelots last blog post..10 Things I Love About My Wife (Part 6)

By: cory huff

cory huff — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:28:49 +0000

Word. Business travel = lame. Most of the time. I enjoyed the time I got to go to Disney World. I'd much rather spend the nights with my wife. cory huffs last blog post..Chivalry