3 Practical Ways to Stay Healthy While Traveling

As business travel resumes, corporate travelers are flocking to the skies again. You may be concerned about upcoming business trips and your personal safety. One thing to note: air travel is much safer than previously expected, largely due to mask mandates on planes.

According to the CDC, you have a relatively low chance of contracting COVID while traveling. As long as you take precautions by wearing your mask and using the antibacterial wipes that most airlines provide during boarding, you should be fairly safe.

While taking precautions like wearing a mask and sanitizing your seat area, there are two other things that you can do. Following your company’s pandemic-specific travel policies can also help keep you safe. These policies should clarify whether employees may use a chauffeured service for shared rides. Handshaking policies are a must. We recommend you continue to avoid them and go for the first bump, elbow bump, or even a wave. While we wear masks on the plane, what are the policies at your destination? What are your company’s expectations about masks while working on a customer’s job site? Even simple things, like meals between co-workers, should be discussed. Is it better to order room service and eat alone? Most importantly, what steps should you take if you get sick while out on the road? Following company policies can protect you.

Communicate. Communicate. Communicate.

Our final tip for helping corporate travelers feel safe about traveling for work is simple: Communicate. They say that you have to hear something seven times to sink in. Before you head out on a trip, discuss any concerns about travel with your company. Will they be providing masks and hand sanitizer? It’s okay if they don’t. You just need to have that communicated so you can plan ahead.

Some Other Ideas to Consider

Travel during a pandemic is different. Here are a few other ideas for corporate travelers to consider before traveling:

• Use a high-quality face mask
• Carry travel-sized hand sanitizer
• Book separate cars from Ecko Worldwide
• Never share a hotel room with a co-worker

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