Business travel to London is far different from leisure trip to the city as you have a specific purpose in mind while you are on a business travel. Not only you need to make your business travel productive but it should also be organised and economical. Given below are few tips through which you can achieve both these aims:

Visit to LondonOpting for the Right type of Accommodation

You are going to visit London for business purposes. Therefore, it would be unwise if you book a family or luxury hotel. Book only from those hotel websites that boast a good range of business hotels in the city.

While you are booking a business hotel in the city, see to it that the hotel has comforting facilities like central London location, in-house bar and restaurant, conference and meeting rooms and other such services. This will help you in saving your time in the city.

Going for Thrifty Packing

When you are travelling for business to a mega city like London, you are the thriftiest packer as you do not have your family with you. Take full advantage of this and pack only essentials as a heavy baggage will not only be inconvenient but prove costly as well (due to weight charges of airlines).

Check thoroughly all your items before packing the bag. Do make sure that all the important business and travel documents are snuggled into a plastic envelope. In addition to this, do not bury down the travel and business documents with clothes and other such things. It would be better if you keep them into a separate briefcase.

Selecting Appropriate Clothes

Pack formal clothes and do not forget to pack jacket or woollens as London weather is extremely unpredictable. Men should go for coats, tie, formal trousers and shirts whereas women should opt for knee-length skirts and coats other than formal clothes.

If there will be an informal get-together after your business meetings in the city, pack dark coloured jackets for that. However, do not stuff fancy clothing patterns.

Keeping Electrical Plug Adapters

Do not forget to put plug adapters while you are hurrying to the journey. You never know how long your business trip might take to conclude. Therefore, it would be a good idea to stock plug convertors for computer, cell phones and other gadgets which you use. If you are still confused about what plug adapters to pack, visit countryplug.com to get detailed information.

Maintaining a Routine while on-board

If you are a frequent business traveller to London and your journey happens to be a long one, then you should definitely frame a routine. Keep your favourite books, portable DVD players and other such leisure items into a separate bag so that you do not have to rummage through your luggage while you are on-board.

Eating and Sleeping Right

It is of prime importance that you have an optimum amount of sleep before you embark on your business trip to the city. It is often seen that many business travellers skip meals and follow a disorderly sleeping pattern due to anxiety. This practice, however, reduces your efficiency and working abilities. Stay away from unhealthy eating habits too, like gorging on junk food and having alcohol before taking a flight.

Keeping Medications at Hand

Researches have shown that one in five people catches cold within a week of flying. Therefore, it is only apt that you keep hand sanitizers and nasal sanitizers for your business travel so that you don’t catch germs while in-air.

Your business travel to London should be a productive affair not a disarrayed program. Use the tips given above and plan an organised business travel to the city.

Author’s Bio: Author Mohit is a frequent business traveller to different parts of the world. He loves passing on his advice regarding different aspects of business travelling.