- Hotels - There are two options here and neither one is bad. Option 1 involves being put up in a Marriott or a Hilton. In this case, you get to rack up hotel points like nobody's business. Future vacations become free through rewards and destinations move farther and farther away from home (more on that later). Without disputing the quality of a large chain hotel, there is always option 2. This means staying in a privately owned or small chain hotel. Often these cater to unique crowds. Corporate apartments, for example, offer spacious living spaces and (in my experience) ridiculous amenities like marble floors and egyptian cotten towels. The hotel where I am currently staying could best be described as a country club. While I'm not gaining rewards points, it is still pretty nice to wake up in the morning and head over to the driving range before work.
- Flights - Travel, as one might expect, generally requires flying to a given city. It is almost impossible to build up reward miles in a reasonable period of time without consistent business travel. Even though it requires an early monday morning rise to make it to the airport, it provides an extra nap opportunity and gives you a guaranteed break from the phone and email synonymous with office life. Like a mini-vacation.
- New Places - As boring as the small town you're travelling to might be, its still different and has something to offer (if just for a short while).
- Food - Again, something different from the cafeteria you're used to going to every other day. And most companies pay for you to eat while you're travelling.
Or you could sit in traffic every morning listening to the local radio show. I guess that's a tough choice.
Tags: Travel, Transportation
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I happen to like Mojo in the Morning on Channel 955.
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