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Rule #6: Have you thought
about Amtrak? What a wonderful way to travel, especially for TRAVELHOST
readers on business and coming into Boston! Amtrak’s fast-speed
Acela train runs between Boston and Washington, DC. If you’re
headed to Boston from NYC, be there when they yell, “All
aboard!” for faster train service on the Acela train platform!
Unlike airports that are usually located well outside of cities,
Amtrak stations are centrally located downtown and arrive downtown
at your destination. That often means you can walk to your hotel
or meeting or it’s a quick taxi ride away. A car rental
is generally not necessary for the mid-town arriving traveler,
saving the TRAVELHOST traveler rental costs, parking fees, and
the unnecessary hassle of negotiating traffic in a new city! If
you need some quiet time to finish a proposal or review a presentation,
you’ll find the snack or dining car on the train has the
perfect booth for you with a window on the US going by. And every
seat has more legroom than you’ll find in most first class
aircraft cabins! There’s and business class of service where
you’ll find seats with electric outlets so you don’t
wear down the battery on your laptop and you can recharge your
cell phone which you’ll find will work most of the time
you’re onboard the train!
Rule #7: “My
luggage has been with me every second. I packed it and nobody
gave me anything to carry.” You get to the airport and you
can honestly answer the questions that elicited the above answers.
Then how do you account for the contraband found in your carry-on
or checked luggage? If you saw the true, but terrifying, film,
“Broke Down Palace,” the young women in transit from
Hawaii to Bangkok were unwittingly used to transport drugs which
were slipped into their luggage when they got into the taxi. While
they sat in the comfort of the cab, they couldn’t see past
the open trunk lid where a man was busily stashing drugs in their
carry-on. To be sure that all of your luggage and shopping bags
make it into the taxi, and nothing more is added that you don’t
want, stand curbside and watch your luggage being loaded.
Rule #8: If you’re
going to be traveling for business, you’ll want to feel
pampered at the end of the day. You may need some space to spread
out in to work on a project, a spot to invite your clients or
colleagues to meet with you, or a place to have a light meal after
a long day when you just want to take a bath and not go out again!
Think suites! There are many all-suites hotels which fall into
the “affordable” category that you should consider
on your next trrp. Many provide 2 room suites that include a living
room, separate bedroom, wet bar, mini-fridge, TV in living room
and bedroom, and often offer comprehensive buffet breakfast and
a manager’s cocktail with light fare reception each evening.
When it comes to value per square foot, all-suites hotels are
at the top of my list!
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