You’re on a
first name basis with your hotel bartender and haven’t seen your family for more than two consecutive days in over a month. You’re certainly a dedicated employee, but are you a true Road Warrior? Take this easy quiz to see where you fit in amongst the heartiest of business travelers:
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Top Apps for Road Warriors
Today’s business
traveler has plenty of essential tools, but none is more critical than the mobile phone. Once just a tool for communication, these devices began to morph into mobile offices over a dozen years ago with the introduction of the first Blackberry.
Today, with the app explosion, they’ve become even more important — and developers have created hundreds of applications to help road warriors become more efficient and better able to navigate unfamiliar towns. We’ve dug up 10 apps for iPhones and Androids that no business traveler should be without.
Essential Gadgets for the Business Traveler
There’s something
many travelers overlook when they’re searching for a new gadget. No matter how flashy or popular an item may be, it ultimately needs to have two characteristics: Be portable and functional.
Simplicity is key to people on the road. Tech tools need to help them save time, find some sort of serenity, or make a complicated procedure painless. Otherwise, the gadget is just taking up space in the suitcase. Here are 10 examples of things the road warrior can’t (or shouldn’t) live without.
The Evolving Nature of Today’s Road Warrior
Twenty-first
century Road Warriors are a lot different from frequent fliers of a decade ago. They’re constantly connected, more nimble, and almost always at the forefront of technology.
That technology, though, has also thinned their ranks. Web services like WebEx and other teleconferencing software make it possible to present materials and sales pitches without ever leaving home.
