Keep Planning Simple
Before you Go
Before you go, learn about the local laws and customs of the countries you're visiting, especially those concerning drinking age, drugs and curfews. You are not immune to a country's laws just because you're a visitor, and you can be arrested.
Bring an extra pair of glasses or contact lenses. It's hard to enjoy the sights when you can't see them.
Pack a simple first aid kit with bandages, antibiotic cream and pain relievers. It's a good thing to have "just in case." And tell your trip leaders about any medications you're taking.
Give your parents the phone and fax number of your hotel, the cell phone numbers of the chaperones and a full itinerary of your trip. If anything changes during the trip, e-mail your parents immediately with the new info.
Pack all valuables, medications, travel documents and passport in your carry-on bag. Occasionally checked luggage gets lost at airports, so you want to have your important items on you.
Bring an extra pair of glasses or contact lenses. It's hard to enjoy the sights when you can't see them.
Pack a simple first aid kit with bandages, antibiotic cream and pain relievers. It's a good thing to have "just in case." And tell your trip leaders about any medications you're taking.
Give your parents the phone and fax number of your hotel, the cell phone numbers of the chaperones and a full itinerary of your trip. If anything changes during the trip, e-mail your parents immediately with the new info.
Pack all valuables, medications, travel documents and passport in your carry-on bag. Occasionally checked luggage gets lost at airports, so you want to have your important items on you.
Baymont Breakfast corner will include freshly brewed coffee; tea; minimum of 2 milk choices; orange and one additional fruit juice; variety of baked goods such as muffins, danish pastries and sweet rolls. Bagels, biscuits and choice of 2 types of bread; waffles and french toast, fruit basket, individual yogurt and a variety of hot and cold cereals.
Plan the Contents of your Suitcase
What to Pack for Business Trip
Step 1
Choose your luggage with the length of your stay in mind. A 22-inch suitcase is sufficient for most trips. And one on rollers is even easier to tote around. If you're going for only one night, bring along a smaller tote bag and a briefcase. Consider whether you'll need to bring a laptop, work files, special work equipment or other devices that take up room in your luggage.
Step 2
Pick out what to wear on the plane. If you're only bringing one suit, CNN.com recommends wearing your suit jacket on the plane to save space. Any wrinkles will disappear when you hang it up that night, plus most hotels now include irons as an amenity in the room and you can use these for steaming. Set aside all clothes and shoes you plan to wear on the plane and, if possible, pick shoes that are easy to slip on and off your feet for when you work your way through airport security.
Step 3
Pack gym clothes or sports clothes if you'll be golfing, fishing or engaging in other recreation on your trip. Even a trip to the hotel gym can help relieve the stress of business travel and bring your energy level up. Don't forget the right footwear for exercise.
Step 4
Choose dress clothes for your business meetings. Comb your closet for fabrics that don't wrinkle as much -- meaning wrinkle-free cotton items or lightweight wool; leave the heavier wool at home. Try a few solid color shirts, plus a few items that you can easily mix and match. If you'll be traveling for several days, CNN.com suggests packing items you can layer and reuse. This approach works for both women and men. Include at least one pair of dress shoes in your luggage.
Step 5
Pack any toiletries you need in a gallon-sized plastic bag and place the bag in your checked luggage. You might want to bring mouthwash, toothpaste, sunscreen, hair products, moisturizer, a shaving kit and any special shampoo or soap you prefer. If you need prescription medication, include it with the toiletries. If you are carrying on the items, be aware that your bag can only be one quart in size and any liquids need to be in containers of 3 ounces or less.
Step 6
Gather any business documents you need to bring, plus important electronic equipment such as a cellphone. Ensure you have chargers for every piece of equipment. Pack these items in a piece of carry-on luggage or in a briefcase, since you might want to use them on the plane.
Step 7
Pack snacks, a book, any company gifts and other incidentals. If you're unfamiliar with the area where you're going, bring a map or a city guidebook.
Step 8
Get cash to cover airport food, transportation and other incidentals. Make sure you have your travel documents and identification handy.
Choose your luggage with the length of your stay in mind. A 22-inch suitcase is sufficient for most trips. And one on rollers is even easier to tote around. If you're going for only one night, bring along a smaller tote bag and a briefcase. Consider whether you'll need to bring a laptop, work files, special work equipment or other devices that take up room in your luggage.
Step 2
Pick out what to wear on the plane. If you're only bringing one suit, CNN.com recommends wearing your suit jacket on the plane to save space. Any wrinkles will disappear when you hang it up that night, plus most hotels now include irons as an amenity in the room and you can use these for steaming. Set aside all clothes and shoes you plan to wear on the plane and, if possible, pick shoes that are easy to slip on and off your feet for when you work your way through airport security.
Step 3
Pack gym clothes or sports clothes if you'll be golfing, fishing or engaging in other recreation on your trip. Even a trip to the hotel gym can help relieve the stress of business travel and bring your energy level up. Don't forget the right footwear for exercise.
Step 4
Choose dress clothes for your business meetings. Comb your closet for fabrics that don't wrinkle as much -- meaning wrinkle-free cotton items or lightweight wool; leave the heavier wool at home. Try a few solid color shirts, plus a few items that you can easily mix and match. If you'll be traveling for several days, CNN.com suggests packing items you can layer and reuse. This approach works for both women and men. Include at least one pair of dress shoes in your luggage.
Step 5
Pack any toiletries you need in a gallon-sized plastic bag and place the bag in your checked luggage. You might want to bring mouthwash, toothpaste, sunscreen, hair products, moisturizer, a shaving kit and any special shampoo or soap you prefer. If you need prescription medication, include it with the toiletries. If you are carrying on the items, be aware that your bag can only be one quart in size and any liquids need to be in containers of 3 ounces or less.
Step 6
Gather any business documents you need to bring, plus important electronic equipment such as a cellphone. Ensure you have chargers for every piece of equipment. Pack these items in a piece of carry-on luggage or in a briefcase, since you might want to use them on the plane.
Step 7
Pack snacks, a book, any company gifts and other incidentals. If you're unfamiliar with the area where you're going, bring a map or a city guidebook.
Step 8
Get cash to cover airport food, transportation and other incidentals. Make sure you have your travel documents and identification handy.
Motel History
Public lodging establishment for automobile travelers. Motels have traditionally differed from hotels in that the former have facilities for free parking on the premises, are seldom more than three stories high, and offer occupants direct access to rooms without having to pass through a lobby. Motels are also generally smaller and farther away from urban areas, and they offer fewer services than hotels. The distinction between motels and hotels, however, is very difficult to make, especially in the case of the so-called motor hotels, which combine the characteristics of both types of establishment. In the 1980s and 90s, some midrange motels began to offer suite accommodations and other features once found only in hotels. Motels can be seen as logical heirs to the earlier American public houses. Just as the inn was suited to 18th-century horse travel, and the hotel was suited to 19th-century railroad travel, the modern motel is suited to mass automobile travel on 20th-century expressways.
How to Get Rid of Bedbugs
Empty your luggage and place the contents in plastic bags; seal them until you can wash them. All clothing should be washed in hot water and dried at high temperatures, at least 120 degrees, to ensure that all the bedbugs die.
Step 2
Take the luggage outside and scrub every nook and cranny with a stiff scrub brush. This will dislodge any egg clusters and dead bedbugs. Vacuum the luggage thoroughly.
Step 3
Purchase a pesticide specially formulated for bedbugs -- pyrethroid chemicals, such as pyrethrin, permethrin and phenothrin are the most common active ingredients found in pesticides for bedbugs. Spray the luggage thoroughly to kill off any remaining bedbugs. Alternatively, you can rent a steam cleaner and clean the luggage two or three times to kill the bedbugs if you are concerned about the pesticide smell lingering.
Step 4
Vacuum the luggage again to suck up the dead bedbugs, then discard the vacuum bag immediately. Wrap the vacuum bag in garbage bags and tie tight knots to make sure the bedbugs can't escape.
Step 5
Leave the luggage to dry in the sun. Inspect it thoroughly for bedbugs. If any are still lingering, steam clean the luggage again. Repeat the process until you are certain that no bedbugs remain.
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