>> MARIA: DESPERATE FOR A
VACATION BUT IN THE MIDST OF A
BUSY SEASON, A BUSINESS AND
LEISURE TRIP MAY HAVE YOU
BOOKING A TICKET AND PACKING
YOUR BAGS.
MANY PROFESSIONALS ARE BLURRING
THE LINE BETWEEN BUSINESS AND
WORK.
69% OF BUSINESS TRAVELERS EXTEND
THEIR TRIP IN ORDER TO ENJOY THE
CITY.
JOINING ME NOW IS TRAVEL AND
LIFESTYLE EXPERT, FRANCESCA
PAGE.
IT MAKES SENSE TO ADD A DAY TO A
BUSINESS TRIP.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> MARIA: YOU'RE SEEING MORE AND
MORE OF THIS.
>> IT MAKES A TON OF SENSE.
IF YOU'RE FLYING OUT THERE
ANYWAY, WHY NOT GO OUT THE
WEEKEND BEFORE AND SIGHT SEE AND
REJUVENATE AND ADJUST TO THE
TIME DIFFERENCE AND YOU'LL SHOW
UP TO THE MEETINGS FRESH AND
ENERGIZED.
>> MARIA: YOU DO IT, RIGHT?
I'VE DONE IT.
>> WHY NOT.
YOU GET TO SEE CITIES YOU MIGHT
NOT OTHERWISE GO TO.
I'M IN ST. LOUIS, WHY NOT SPEND
AN EXTRA DAY AND CHECK IT OUT.
I THINK IT'S A GREAT THING.
>> THERE ARE TIPS I WOULD
RECOMMEND WHEN IT COMES TO
LEISURE TRAVEL.
ONE OF WHICH WOULD BE TO TAKE
OUT GLOBAL ENTRY, WHICH WILL
ALLOW YOU TO EXPEDITE THE
SECURITY PROCESS.
IT'S PRETTY INEXPENSIVE.
THE PRECHECK RUNS $85 FOR FIVESF
THE PRECHECK RUNS $85 FOR FIVESV
THE PRECHECK RUNS $85 FOR FIVESE
YEARS.
IT'S A GOOD WAY TO GO TO HELP
YOU OUT.
THE OTHER THING I WOULD SAY IS
IF YOU'RE A FREQUENT TRAVELER,
ESPECIALLY IF YOU BLEND LEISURE
TRAVEL WITH BUSINESS TRAVEL,
DEFINITELY INVEST IN HIGH
QUALITY SPACE ECONOMIC LUGGAGE.
IT WILL MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE.
TRS BALLISTIC LUGGAGE ALLOWS YOU
TO CONNECT MULTIPLE PIECES OF
LUGGAGE, YOUR BRIEFCASE AND
SUITCASE, AND IT RUNS ON FOUR
WHEELS.
FORGET THE CART.
YOU GRAB AND GO.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.
IT'S FUNNY, WE WERE JUST TALKING
ABOUT THIS, THE ALL-ENCOMPASS
GET TO KNOW GOOGLE FLIGHT.
WHAT'S THE ADVANTAGE OF GOOGLE
FLIGHT?
>> THERE'S A TON OF ADVANTAGES.
IT DEPENDS ON YOUR COMPANY.
SOME COMPANIES ARE WILLING TO
EXPENSE YOUR FLIGHTS AND THEY'RE
WILLING TO FLY YOU OUT SOMEWHERE
EARLIER.
IF THEY'RE NOT, YOU WANT TO HAVE
FLEXIBILITY.
FOR EXAMPLE, SAY YOU WANT TO
VISIT GENEVA AND THIS IS WITH
TRAINS IN TICKS YOU
TRAINS IN PICKS YOU
TRAINS IN PARKS YOU
TRAINS IN PARTI YOU
TRAINS IN PARTICUOU
TRAINS IN PARTICULAR.
YOU FLY INTO PARIS AND YOU GO TO
GENTLEMEN
GENELEMEN
GENEVAMEN
GENEVA AND YOU'RE THERE FOR THE
MEETINGS THE NEXT DAY.
IT'S REALLY TO HAVE THE
FLEXIBILITY.
>> ARE PEOPLE DOING THIS WITH
FAMILIES?
ARE PEOPLE BRINGING THE FAMILIES
THE WEEKEND BEFORE?
>> 100%.
IT'S A GOOD WAY TO GO.
YOU OBVIOUSLY HAVE TO COVER YOUR
FAMILY'S TRIP IN MOST CASES BUT
ABSOLUTELY, YOU CAN DEFINITELY
DO THAT.
I THINK IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE
TO COMBINE THE TWO.
THAT WAY PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO BE
AWAY FROM THEIR FAMILIES FOR
LENGTHY PERIODS OF TIME.
>> MARIA: GIVE US SOME TIPS IN
TERMS OF THE ULTIMATE LEISURE
GET-AWAY.
WHAT OTHER THAN LUGGAGE, WHAT'S
MOST IMPORTANT?
>> WHEN IT COMES TO VISITING
SPECIFIC I
SPECIFIC CITIES, INTERNATIONAL
TRAVEL MAKES SENSE FINANCIALLY
BECAUSE THE FLIGHTS ARE
EXPENSIVE, IF THE COMPANY IS
FLYING OUT TO HONG KONG ANYWAY,
GO OUT AND GET CULTURAL
PERSPECTIVE.
I FLY TO LONDON A LOT.
I TRY TO COMBINE BUSINESS AND
LEISURE.
>> WHERE DO YOU LOOK TO FIND
INSIDER TIPS?
EVERYBODY KNOWS YOU GOOGLE, I'M
GOING TO HONG KONG, WHAT'S THE
RESTAURANT?
WHERE DO YOU LOOK?
>> I USE EVERYTHING FROM FOUR
SQUARE TO HOTELS TONIGHT.
I USE A TON OF DIFFERENT APPS
WHEN I GO TO DIFFERENT CITIES.
IT'S A GOOD WAY TO G THE BEST G.
THE BEST THING TO DO IS TALK TO
LOCALS.
DO AS MUCH RESEARCH AS POSSIBLE.
IF YOU ARE GOING ON A COMPANY
TRIP, TRY TO LOOK OUTSIDE OF
WHEREVER YOU'RE STAYING.
A LOT OF PEOPLE GO TO
CONFERENCES AND YOU MIGHT BE IN
AN AMAZING CITY BUT YOU NEVER
SEE THE CITY.
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE TIME THAT
YOU'RE THERE.
>> USUALLY WHEN I TAKE A
BUSINESS TRIP I DON'T SEE THE
CITY.
YOU'VE GOT TO COME RIGHT BACK.
SO IF YOU CAN GET A FEW HOURS IN
THERE, YOU'RE LUCKY.
>> 100%.
I THINK COMPANIES WILL START TO
PROMOTE THIS.
THEY DO WANT YOU TO HAVE A CHURL