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| cause a lot of stress to an individual. | | | | needed for telephone jacks and electrical |
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| | | | 5. Are you still stressed? Here's another way |
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| during your air business travel, make it a | | | | card because phone bills are rather expensive |
| point to consider the alternative airports in | | | | in hotels. Every time you call your family, |
| your country of destination. Usually you can | | | | check your voice or email, make sure that you |
| experience less delay, less overbooking, and | | | | use corporate credit cards or phone cards. |
| fewer flights in these airports. | | | | |
| | | | 6. Have your important travel documents like |
| 2. A map is very important to have. You can | | | | airline tickets, passport, credit cards, |
| avoid being stressed during your business | | | | travel insurance, and itinerary photocopied. |
| travel if you have a map within arm's reach. | | | | This will serve as your protection against |
| It is really less stressful on your part if | | | | theft. You can have as many copies as you |
| you know your way around. You can even print | | | | need or like, bring some with you and leave |
| out maps on the net; and to protect your map, | | | | the rest at home. |
| be sure to put it inside a plastic folder. | | | | |
| | | | 7. Local travel stores can even offer you |
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| hotel should have at least an internet | | | | that your cell phone or wallet is missing. |
| connection and easy access to photocopiers | | | | |
| and fax machines. | | | | To learn how you can beat stress with stress |
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| 4. Electricity differs from one country to | | | | site. |
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