Sep 27, 2023
The excitement, nerves, and expectations around an upcoming business trip can leave you unprepared.
To ensure you have everything you need, experienced business travellers from the Bolt Business team share their best business travel tips — including a business trip packing list to make your next work trip a success.
Knowing what to pack for a business trip can be a challenge. But having a packing list for a business trip will make your life much easier when you’re preparing to travel for work.
Keep this list of things to pack for a business trip in your bookmarks for future reference. 👇
On top of the essentials for business travel listed above, business travel experts in the Bolt Business team want to emphasise the items often overlooked from business trip checklists.
While some of these items aren’t as widely packed for business trips, they’ll make your trip much more comfortable.
While having your devices charged is essential on any business trip, finding a suitable plug might be challenging. Be prepared. Have a power bank.
Sleep well at night or on the move with your private blackout blinds.
Whether on a plane or a train, headphones with active noise cancellation are a must if you want to rest or focus properly. Unless you like sleeping in headphones, remember to grab earplugs to ensure a silent slumber.
Nobody wants to end up unable to pay for something, so be sure to have more than just one card and check the exchange rates — this might save your nerves and earn reward points.
A business trip is always a chance to explore the world’s diversity. But the plug diversity might come as a nasty surprise — so remember to check the plug culture at your destination.
Whether you prefer tight Oxford shoes or fancy high heels, having a spare pair of shoes to comfort you after a busy day is always a good idea.
Even if you go somewhere warm, it may get cold on a plane or a train, in a hotel or an office. Moreover, warm clothes can make a great space-saving pillow for longer journeys.
As with plugs, the world is so diverse regarding medication that you might struggle to find your go-to painkiller or cough remedy — stock up in advance!
A proper business trip packing list also includes something you should leave at home to ensure you travel light. Feel free to leave your umbrella at home since most hotels provide them for free. Yes, even if you’re travelling to the UK.
Feeling well is just as good for business travel as packing everything you need. Use these easy tips to feel better despite long flights and jetlag. 👇
Remembering to drink enough water is hard, especially during meeting-packed days. So remember to have a bottle of water with you — especially when travelling long distances.
Add a pack of electrolyte tablets to your business trip packing list and drink them with water to keep you hydrated — look for ones with vitamins.
Having an eye mask and earplugs or noise-cancelling headphones will help.
The more you walk in those comfortable shoes from the packing list, the better you’ll sleep and the more energised you’ll feel.
During a business trip, you’ll need everything you use for work (laptop, phone, and charger) and other items to make your trip safe, comfortable, and productive.
These business travel essentials include a water bottle, electrolytes, hand sanitiser, business cards, multiple bank cards, a notepad, and pens.
Apart from evident work essentials, remember to pack clothing, toiletries, and medication. Ensure you have enough of them — especially clothing if your accommodation doesn’t have washing facilities.
The 54321 packing rule often looks like this: 5 tops, 4 pairs of trousers, 3 shoes, 2 smart outfits, and 1 bag. You can adapt this packing rule to match the purpose of your business trip.
Finding the best way to reach your final destination can be challenging, especially in a new city. These are the times when having a business travel app on your phone will help to keep your business trip running on time.
Bolt can help you to get around 500+ cities across 45+ countries in Europe and Africa. You can get picked up from the airport, ride a Bolt scooter to your meeting, or get behind the wheel with Bolt Drive.
Set up a free Work Profile in the Bolt app to get a ride receipt to your work email after each journey — and save time on filling out expense reports. You can even add a company card as a payment method to charge your work rides straight to your employer.
