Matthew Olivolo May 9th, 2008

Traveling is not always a pleasurable experience. At Mobile Edge we understand this and want to make every effort to help you travel smart. That is why we offer laptop bags, cases, messenger bags, briefcases, totes, backpacks, Passport Wallets and more to make Business Travel easier. Here are some very helpful travel tips which may help you on your next trip. I found these travel hints on a cool website called Silicon.com.

• Pre-book your seats, print and keep the confirmation as online booking systems can fail, leaving you in the enviable position to prove you are on the flight and in the right seat. — Phil Young, head of IT operations, Amtrak Express Parcels
• Ask for a specific seat when checking in. Make a note from past travels on a route or, if you’re travelling to or from the US and know the plane/airline, use seatguru.com - even the best business or first class seats can vary by being close to or far from galleys, toilets or even other seats. — Tony Hallett, editor, silicon.com
• Check the rules for bringing in telecoms equipment such as a personal VPN device as some countries place restrictions on their ‘import’. — David Supple, head of IT and creative services, Ecotec
• Never put your laptop in your hold luggage, even if you’re not using it during your flight. The tender ministrations of the baggage handlers have dispatched more than one of my laptops to the great repair shop in the sky. — Jo Best, senior reporter, silicon.com
• Get a big wallet that takes passport, tickets and receipts all together in one place. — David Supple, head of IT and creative services, Ecotec
• Buy a light travel bag that holds a change of clothes, laptop, charger, phone, pen, paper and has a handle, shoulder and backpack straps. — Rob Bamforth, analyst, Quocirca
• Take your own Ethernet cable with you - plenty of hotels now have ports for broadband but either run out of cables or other guests have broken them. — Tony Hallett, editor, silicon.com
• Carry a couple of USB memory sticks because half the time you won’t be able to connect your laptop to whatever projection system you’re using and the only way to show off that vital presentation will be to stick the USB stick into the system’s USB port. — Steve Ranger, business editor, silicon.com
• Pack paper and pen - they have a longer battery life than your laptop and are more multi-functional. — Rob Bamforth, analyst, Quocirca
• Always carry some cash - sterling or US dollars. — Chris Broad, head of IS and technology, UK Atomic Energy Authority
• Don’t carry more than you need (spares, extra clothes etc), buy replacement/extra items at an airport. — Bob Tarzey, analyst, Quocirca
• I usually carry a variety of metal things in my jacket pockets - pens, keys, coins, phone, memory stick, spectacles/cases, calculator (in wallet), business card case, etc - and I have found that, when going through airport security, it is easier and much quicker for me to take my jacket off and put in on the conveyor belt of the X-ray machine, than it is for me to try and remember to take everything out of all the jacket pockets into a silly little plastic tray, and then put them all back again. — Ted Woodhouse, director of IT strategy, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
• Stay healthy. Would you really eat peanuts and crisps, drink wine, have chocolate and drink coffee all day at the office? OK - so maybe you would. But on a plane, you need to keep hydrated to avoid getting tired. Take water and perhaps some fruit - and avoid coffee and alcohol. — Simon Briskman, lawyer, Field Fisher Waterhouse
• Take your own bottle of water on the plane. Even in business class they never come round with the drinks enough and it’s too easy to get dehydrated. — Steve Ranger, business editor, silicon.com

These are just a few helpful tips that can be found on the Silicon.com website. To read the full list of 30 helpful tips click here.

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