With services like Skype and Facetime available, is it still necessary for business people to travel? With businesses becoming more tech reliant and technologically advanced, many companies feel that travelling for business is unnecessary. However, for some travelling for business is still important and here’s why: 1)      NOTHING BEATS FACE-TO-FACE COMMUNICATION Although you may technically be seeing the person, it’s still very hard to read facial expressions and body language through an on-screen image or video. Having a face-to-face conversation not only allows you to read a person’s reaction, but you can also use your body language to your advantage. Body language can be used to portray confidence during a presentation, while positive gestures can be used to communicate positivity – something that may be missed during a digital meeting. Coordinating long and important meetings that suit both parties can be difficult when you aren’t going to be in the same…

Business trips are exciting and they allow you to learn more about your clients and colleagues, however, there is no denying that going on a business trip, however short or long, can be very stressful and physically draining. Often the weeks leading up to your trip are spent putting together presentations and organising the finer details of your trip so that everything runs smoothly. Some may ask, “if I’m doing all the work before the trip, why do I only feel tired and drained after the trip?” Simply put, your tiredness often only catches up with you after your trip has ended because your adrenaline levels are lower and because travelling, whether by plane or car, is often very tiring. So, what can you do to help pick those energy levels up and get out of your after-business trip slump? Here are our suggestions to help you re-energise after a…

For some, travelling is as easy as packing a bag and hopping on a plane, but for others, it’s a scary prospect. Having to leave the safety of your home and sometimes your country is daunting, but often our jobs require us to travel to consolidate and build meaningful connections with people and clients in other countries. For those who worry about things not going as planned and are concerned about their safety, here are a few travel hacks to help put your mind at ease: 1)      DUPLICATE DOCUMENTATION: Worried you may leave important documentation somewhere, or that they might get stolen? Put your mind at ease and get tech savvy. We suggest making digital copies of all your important documentation and saving them on a memory stick. If it makes you feel safer and a little bit more secure, you can even place your memory stick on a necklace…