15 Travel Essentials Every Businessman Must Own
Help make your business travel life a little better with these must-have essential items
Overview
When traveling the world looking to expand your business and be more successful than you already are, you will need to get your toolkit set. After taking care of the basics, here are some of the small gadgets and accessories you didn't know you needed, but once you have them, you will never know how you managed to live without them.
1. Stain Remover Pen - Tide To Go
Remember that time when you ordered the Pasta dinner on the plane and that nasty air pocket caused you to get Marinera sauce all over your shirt? Remember having to go to that important meeting straight from the airport?
Do I have to elaborate more on the necessity of this item in your bag?
Anytime, anywhere, hassle-free, and most importantly, keep your mind focused on being a professional and not how you look.
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2. Laptop Powerbank - Mophie Powerstation AC
We live in a tech-oriented world, and as such, we have to stay online all the time, whether it to answer emails, clients, marketing issues, etc. As stated in my main EDC article, you have many electronics in your toolbox: laptop, phone, headphones, and more.
Due to that, you need a portable power bank that is powerful, portable, and versatile in the way that it can charge all your electronics.
The Mophie Powerstation AC is a 20,000 mhA Battery with USB Type-C, USB Type-A, and AC ports. It is lightweight, powerful, and TSA approved.
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3. Sleeping Eye Mask - MZOO
You're working hard; you travel a lot; you need to get as much rest as you can so you can be on top of your game at your next destination.
You will not be able to take a good rest without disconnecting from your surrounding completely. To do so, you must own a quality, comfortable sleeping eye mask that you can wear for hours on end.
The MZOO is just that, with its cushioned and luxurious feel.
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4. Phone Stand - NightFly
Found yourself having a couple of spare minutes on your commute, and you want to catch up on your favorite Youtuber? If so, you must know how tired your hands, fingers, and neck can get by holding your smartphone upright.
To overcome this, a small and light piece of plastic can solve your problem in the form of a stand.
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5. Extra Cables - Multi Charging Cable
Your main goal is to minimize the amount of gear you carry with you. However, charging and data cables get lost all the time. Thus, you always have to keep an extra cable for whichever port you might need.
Here you see that having the same port, such as a USB Type-C, is beneficial in more than one way.
6. Travel Power Adapter - EPICKA Universal Travel Adapter
Different countries have different sockets. It's as simple as that. Don't get stuck having to buy an adapter at a 7/11 when you're tired and weary.
Always have a universal, reliable adapter handy.
The EPICKA universal power adapter has every port you can ask for with a reliable, quality build.
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7. Travel Pillow - TALLGO
Rest is essential; we have established this in the sleep eye mask part. Therefore, having proper support for your neck will not only help you sleep better on your commute but also wake up better with no aches or strained necks.
The TALLGO travel pillow is made out of memory foam with a soft, pleasant feel that packs into a small, convenient case.
8. Travel Journal - Moleskine Volant Journal
Remember that great idea you had when you were on the cab ride back to your hotel after that late-night meeting? Oh, you don't? Of course not. You told yourself you'll write it in your notebook when you get back, and you forgot.
This brings me to the handy, ultra-portable travel journal.
With this great item, you can jot down every idea, thought, notes from a meeting, or even expenses to add to your ledger.
This journal by the all-time favorite Moleskine is of excellent quality, great size, and even has pages you can tear away if needed.
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9. Portable SSD - SanDisk 500GB Extreme
When we spoke of the characteristics of a laptop back in the business EDC article, large volume SSD was not one of them, since this feature tends to ramp up the price of the laptop, and you usually don't need all that storage in our modern, cloud service, world.
However, getting a portable SSD will allow you to have both the ability to store those extra files you absolutely have to have but couldn't save on your laptop;
More importantly, it will allow you for more mobility and diversity in the means for you to transfer that data between devices and places. For example, you can store your presentation and mockups on the SSD and simply connect it to the company's computer upon arrival.
The SanDisk Extreme SSD has a writing speed of up to 1050 MB/s, a USB Type-C port, and even an IP55 rating making it dust and water-resistant, not forgetting its 2-meter drop protection.
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10. Earplugs - Cruchan
Thought we were finished creating our ultimate sleep mode?
In case you don't want to sleep with your noise-canceling Sony headphones, you will have to zone yourself out from surrounding sounds such as your fellow commuter's munching, or his children's playtime, or even the announcer's calls every station.
A good set of earplugs will set you back a couple of dollars but will grant you great sleep and some proper needed rest.
11. Packable Jacket - Amazon Essentials
For some ought reason, airplane cabins have the most extreme temperature fluctuations possible. You can board a flight in the middle of August when it's 35 degrees Celsius outside, wearing your short-sleeve Polo shirt, and sooner than you know, be in a 15-degree climate begging for the flight attendant for an extra blanket from their emergency supply.
So, for you to save grace, always carry a packable jacket with you for those surprise extra cold moments.
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12. Wet Wipes - Wet Ones
Whether it's for sanitation, extra-hard stain removal, or to freshen up, you should always carry a set of wet wipes handy.
You can never know it will come useful.
Picture this: you're having a business lunch with a potential investor. He accidentally spills coffee on his sweater, and the poor waiter has nothing to offer him but a smile and some napkins. Then, you, the hero at hand, pull out your wet wipes. He smiles, you smile. Investment approved.
Even if this doesn't happen, you'll thank me.
13. Travel Toothbrush - Colgate Max Fresh Wisp
After you pulled an allnighter preparing for the important presentation, you managed to get a couple of hours of sleep and rushed to the airport. As soon as you sat down, you fell asleep. Before you know it, you've reached your destination. It's 10 AM, and you're grabbing a cab straight to the meeting. Did the point of having great breath made itself clear yet?
With these, you hop into the nearest restroom, and using some water, you'll be as fresh as it gets!
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14. Refillable Portable Perfume
You work long hours, on the go, in different weather conditions. The odds of your favorite perfume's scent staying all day long is close to none, no matter how long-lasting and resistant it is.
Therefore, this handy invention is simple but mandatory. You'll never know how much you needed it. Just imagine the first impression you make when walking in smelling great like you just got out of the shower.
This miniature perfume bottle is small with a 5ml capacity making it handy, and flight approved. What makes this different than other bottles is that it refills straight out of your main perfume bottle by pumping the nozzle into the container.
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15. Mints - ICE BREAKERS
Whether it from the need to freshen up after some rest, a good lunch, or just some needed stress relief, a packet of some strong mints will do the work.
Also, by offering your travel companions some mints after a long flight, you might make some great connections and possibly a client or two.
Conclusion
Business life is hard. It takes a lot out of you in terms of mental and physical fatigue. The items listed above will help you make the small things a little better. To help you gain more talking points and might even conversation starters while using your favorite pillow or dabbing on some of that much-needed perfume.
Trust me, you will not know how you've lived without them.
*Background Photo by Artur Tumasjan on Unsplash
