The world might currently be in a stand-still, but it won’t always be that way. When the quarantines lift, and we move past this pandemic, business is going to kickstart back into gear, and we all need to be ready. For those who have a lot of damage control to do – heading back to suppliers, overseeing production, and smoothing over old business deals – travel is going to become a big part of your day.
You will need to head over to see the state of your suppliers to see what you can do to either help them back on their feet or to renegotiate a deal with someone new. You are going to have to travel to see other businesses along the supply chain to help smooth out any hiccups. Overall, there will be a lot of different tasks you will want to be on the ground to help see through.
That is why you need to start planning and organizing your business trips by following this guide today:
1. Prioritize Trips by Need
You’ll need to travel to quite a few different destinations to get your business back up and running once everything picks up again, but you won’t be able to do everything all at once. Prioritize what is essential now. Brainstorm with your team which areas will need focus on first to immediately boost your business.
2. Organize Transportation and Accommodation
There are a few ways that you can organize transportation and accommodation now. Fortunately, there are many great flight deals right now for flights in the future that you can take advantage of. When you book will depend on the destination. If you are going to oversee a crop production like cotton or corn, then you will want to try to get a flight during harvest season. It might get canceled if the pandemic continues through this time, but that is what cancelation policies are for.
Other ways to prepare now are to explore your options. This applies to everything from choosing the best airport parking service to accommodation. With the extra time spent researching, you can find cheap airport parking solutions, which might be able to offer long-term parking from as little as $6, or a local hotel at your destination that even allows you to book rooms and choose dates later.
3. Create Area Guides for Your Employees
As you have time before these trips, you can also go to the effort of creating area guides to help your employees settle in and live on a budget. This means finding local grocery stores near the hotel, explaining the currency, and even outlining a few key phrases or words they should know (especially if the destination doesn’t use a Latin alphabet).
4. Create To-Do Requirements
You need your employees to work fast and get the job done, and so to facilitate this, you will want to create detailed to-do lists for each day they are there. Give them an extra day in case work goes over schedule, but by creating a detailed outline, work can get done faster and more efficiently.