Guide to Business Travel

Name: Guide to Business Travel
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ISBN: 9780273654391

ISBN-10: 027365439X

ISBN-13: 9780273654391

Edition: 2001

Authors: Stuart Crainer, Des Dearlove

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Savvy advice to make every business trip hassle-free and productive. Business travel can be one of the most stressful or stimulating aspects of executive life; it all depends on how well prepared you are. It's about knowing the smartest route to your destination; knowing the quickest route into town; knowing how to get an upgrade; knowing what to do if you feel ill in a foreign country; finding the best hotel; and avoiding those frustrating experiences with laptops and modems. This is far more than a guide to logistics or travel directory. It is a forward thinking handbook of business travel management, containing hundreds of ideas for making your time away productive and effective -…

Book details

List price: $26.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Financial Times/Prentice Hall
Publication date: 7/12/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.75" wide x 8.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

Stuart Crainer (Oxford, U.K.) is a noted business and management writer who contributes regularly to The Financial Times, The (London) Times, the British Airlines in-flight magazine, Across the Board, and other publications. His many books include The Ultimate Business Library, The Ultimate Book of Business Quotations, The Ultimate Book of Business Gurus, Business the Jack Welch Way, and Business the Rupert Murdoch Way.



Introduction


Contributors



Why we are still on the road



From the Silk Road to road warriors



Face time



The travellers



The costs



Planning and packing



Planning: back to basics



Planning your itinerary



Which airline? The loyalty behind the miles



Which airline? The comfort factor



Other options



Choosing your hotel



Car hire



Packing



In transit



Preparing to board



Sitting comfortably



In flight



Soft landings



Home from home



Before bed



Room services



Your room is your castle



Wired for work



Executive health and safety



The health basics



Healthy flying



Beware burnout



Planning to survive



When it all goes wrong



Sleep



Mending the body and mind on the road



Keeping in shape



Safety, kidnapping and terrorism



Behaving yourself



Travelling with an open mind



Surviving cultural diversity



Dress to impress



Meeting and greeting



Gestures and body language



Clock watching



Gift giving



Destinations



This year's places to do business



Every year's places to do business


Amsterdam


Beijing


Berlin


Boston


Brussels


Chicago


Frankfurt


Hong Kong


Johannesburg


London


Mexico City


Milan


Moscow


New York


Paris


San Francisco


Sao Paulo


Seoul


Shanghai


Singapore


Stockholm


Sydney


Tokyo


Toronto


Washington, DC



Information on the move



Essential sources of business information for the traveller


Index