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Ten Tips That Every Business Traveler Should Know

Feb 22, 2010; 3:35 PM ET

Do you often find yourself sleeping in airports? Know the customs agents by name? Don't unpack when you get home because you know you'll be back at the airport within the next few days? Then you're a business traveler, and this article is for you! TripAtlas.com has put together "Ten Tips That Every Business Traveler Should Know" for seasoned business travelers as well as junior account executives who are just starting out. Read up on this tips for anyone traveling for business, important meetings, conferences, and more! These tips will help you stay fresh, avoid getting lost, make it for your meeting on time, look professional, stay healthy when you're traveling and more!

1) Pack everything in a carry-on (if possible!).

Depending on the length of your business trip, you'll often bring a carry-on as well as one check-in bag. But the best advice that we can offer you is to try and pack only one carry on. Checked bags cost money: anywhere from $10 to $35 for one checked bag. You'll also avoid your bags getting lost in Jakarta.

2) What to pack in your carry-on.

Check with your airline what the baggage rules are, but often it's one carry-on bag, a laptop bag, and a personal item. Carry-on anything you'll need for your meetings or to freshen up. This includes an extra change of clothes and sample-sized toiletries, as more than 3oz of one liquid will not be allowed on the plane. Remember that your hotel can provide you with a shaving kit, shampoo plus conditioner, soap, toothbrush, and etc.

3) Be sure to carry your laptop with you, even if you don't use it on the plane.

Whether you're a journalist, a financial advisor, a CEO of an insurance company, and etc., your personal computer is too important to leave in your checked bag. Carry your laptop with you and you'll limit the possibility of your highly sensitive and important data, files and information from being stolen or compromised, and keep it from being tossed around.

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