If you are travelling to London on business, you may be worrying about keeping yourself in good shape – physically and mentally – while you get to grips with living in a strange place and bringing your A-game to your meetings. Here are some tips that will help you be comfortable – and therefore efficient! – while you're staying in London for your business trip.

Serviced Apartment

Instead of staying at a hotel, why not choose a serviced apartment instead? There are a number of advantages to this. Hotels tend to have quite strict meal times: breakfast from 7am to 9am, for example, lunch between 12pm and 2pm, and dinner from 5:30pm or so until 10pm at the latest. While this will suit many people – especially those who are travelling for leisure and can therefore organise their days to suit mealtimes – it can be an inconvenience to a businessman who might need an earlier breakfast, a more leisurely lunch, or even a midnight snack if dinner is missed. In a serviced apartment, not only can you cook for yourself at any time, as well as keeping the fridge well-stocked with all your favourite goodies, but you can order room service to bring you a meal which you can then eat at your leisure, perhaps (sacrilegiously!) using the microwave to reheat it when you are ready to eat. You will also have the space to stretch out in a whole apartment, compared to the relatively cramped dimensions of a hotel room. Check out London short let apartments here if this sounds interesting to you.

Scout Out a Few Good Restaurants

If cooking is not your thing, and you don't want to risk getting an upset tummy, do some research into some restaurants close to your home base for the duration of the trip. Knowing that you have a choice of foods that you can tolerate well or even thrive on will help you to be at ease – there is little worse than trying to focus on complicated business deals and legal wording when you are hungry, over-full or generally uncomfortable because you have not yet become accustomed to 'strange' food. Save any interesting new cuisines for after the deal has been signed, even if it is something that you've been dying to try for ages!

Bring Comfortable Clothes

Your main focus will almost certainly be on creating the right impression in meetings but do spare a thought for what you will be wearing on any free days and while you are relaxing at your home-away-from-home after the business day has ended. A set of casual clothes for lounging in can help you to relax and feel more like yourself, no matter if you're watching television or reading through your preparation for the next day.

Keep Your 'Normal' Routine

As far as possible, stick to your usual routine while you are on the road. Maintain your usual bedtime, do your morning exercises just as you would at home, and if you need to enjoy your first coffee in the dark, just thinking things through, do that too. These regular everyday things will help to calm any travel anxieties you may have, and ensure that your mindset is in a good place to ace those vital negotiations.

By being mindful of your body and mind while you are travelling, as well as remaining on point with your business message, you will make sure that you present the best version of yourself to your future business partners – and that can make all the difference to your comfort and efficiency!

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