Surviving Las Vegas
How not to let the bright lights and big city get the best of you
The hustle and bustle of Las Vegas can be exhausting, especially when balancing business and pleasure. A bit of effort can make your trip both productive and fun.
Las Vegas is one of the biggest travel destinations in the US especially for convention and business travelers. The city is there to serve, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. A lot of people find a trip to Vegas leaves them burnt out and exhausted. However, it’s possible to go to Vegas and both work and see the sights without burning your candle at both ends.
- Make note of what business obligations are necessary and which, if any, are optional. This lets you have an idea of how to block out your time before your trip. If you’re going to need wake-up calls, schedule them when you check into your hotel. Also makes notes for yourself of what nights you can’t stay up late and party due to early morning work obligations. Showing up in front of your boss or colleagues burnt out and hung over is not good for business.
- Use the Internet to help plan ahead too. Want tickets to a hot show or a fancy dinner reservation? Try and set those up before you get to Las Vegas if you can. Depending on your hotel or what event you are traveling to Vegas for, there may be package deals available.
- Expense accounts don’t cover gambling. It can be fun to hit the poker tables with your coworkers after the trade show or business deal, but make sure you don’t blow your profits.
- Exhaustion can be avoided a few ways. One is to make sure you get adequate sleep. There are no clocks or windows in most casinos so be sure to keep an eye on the time. Three AM comes a lot faster than anyone thinks when you’re having fun. Also, mix up all those free drinks with some water. Not only can it help avoid a hangover, but you’re in a desert and dehydration contributes a lot to those feelings of tiredness.
- Is the family coming along on your business trip? Many hotels and casinos have activities for kids, so try and stay at one that is more accommodating. Having your business obligation blocked out ahead of time also let’s you better know how much quality time you can spend with the spouse and kids. And remember, it’s more fun to do one “big” thing rather than running everyone ragged trying to do too much in one day.
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