This document provides tips and lessons learned from business travel. It discusses the duties of a personal assistant which include general personal assistant tasks, communications, project management, organizing events abroad, and speech writing. When traveling for work, it is important to memorize schedules, be prepared for problems, and act as a problem solver rather than trouble maker. Traveling for work means long hours with little sleep and coworkers becoming dependent. Tips for traveling include listing out clothes by day, unpacking even for short trips, using large bags over purses, bringing extra batteries, taking screenshots when no internet access, being nice to concierges, connecting with locals, keeping track of the office, having backup plans, and preparing thoroughly to avoid

1. Dealing with business
travel while traveling
ASSIST TRAVEL
Claudia Ferreres
09.09.2016

2. Who is ALBERT ADRIÀ

3. Who is ALBERT ADRIÀ
CONSULTING
Holland Belgium
CONGRESSES PRIVATE EVENTS
Canada
New York, USA
Rotterdam, Holland
Paris, France
Köln, Germany
Montecarlo, France
Galway, Ireland
Korea
Chile
Madrid, Spain
Lisbon, Portugal
Cancun, Mexico
Moscow, Russia
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Prague, Rep. Checa

4. 1. General PA duties
2. Communications and press
3. Project Management (50 Days)
4. Events organization (abroad)
5. Speech writing (congresses)
WHAT I DO

5. 1. Memorize the schedule. Know always what’s
going to happen next.
2. Always be a step ahead.
3. You are a problem solver, not a trouble maker.
4. There’s no time off. Even after 10pm.
5. There is little sleep.
6. When your travel with more people for work,
they suddenly become dependent children.
WHAT I’VE LEARNED TRAVELING

6. TIPS WHEN TRAVELING
1. List clothes by day.
2. Unpack. Even if just for 2 days. Make the situation
as “normal” as possible
3. Big bags are more useful than cute purses.
4. 2 batteries. always. If not for you, for your boss.
5. Screenshots when there’s no internet.
6. Concierges are our friends. Be nice with them
7. Connect with the locals beforehand.
8. Keep an eye on the office, don’t lose track of what’s
going on.
9. Have always a back up plan
10. and finally….

7. If you fail to prepare,
prepare to fail