The one thing you need in your pocket when packing for a work trip is your phone. Sure, you need to pack your suitcase and make sure you’ve dressed professionally, but if you forget your phone, you lock yourself out of a whole world of easy work-related travel.

Technology has made traveling for work a lot easier. In 2024, we expect to see around half of the workforce to travel abroad for work purposes; in a world that’s so commercially focused, it only makes sense that the tech in your pocket is leading an accessible revolution.

Even though it feels like people aren’t buying anywhere near as much new tech as they used to, the tech they do own is becoming more and more useful in its own right. You don’t need the latest smartphone to take advantage of everything companies like Apple (News - Alert) and Sony have to offer!

As such, here are the best ways the tech you already own can make your work trips a lot easier, smoother, and convenient.

Online Comparison Sites Ensure You Get the Best Deal

You don’t have to do the legwork yourself anymore. You can now input your desired work trip plans and have an algorithm do all of the hard work for you. We strongly recommend using these sites when you need to get somewhere quickly.

You can even download and install browser extensions that’ll find coupons and money off vouchers for you. You can find an easy list of the best extensions for this right here.

More Transport Links Means You’ll Always Be on Time

Transport links have only increased in the past 10 years. Companies like Uber make it super simple to just download an app, choose your location, pick a vehicle, and then book a ride. It’ll take you no longer than 5 minutes overall, if you know exactly where you need to go.

More intercity travel options are available now than 10 years ago as well. It might feel like technology of the past, but trams and cable car lines are common in a lot of European cities. You just need to buy one ticket to use them and can hop on and off all day long.

If you’re not keen on the bus and you want to save money on taxis, look into these more traditional technological routes before you go. For anyone without a driver’s license, this is going to open up the world in a way that’s never been accessible before.

You Can Check in Before You Reach the Airport

Checking in before you’re actually in the airport takes a lot of stress out of timing your arrival correctly. That’s the one thing travelers have struggled with since the invention of commercial air travel.

Getting to the check-in desk and having to deal with a long queue, and then needing to find the gate on the other side of the airport, has made many a traveler miss their departure. But seeing as you can check in online, you can go straight through to security.

Even when you’ve got a bag that needs to be checked, you can drop it off on the allocated conveyor belt, rather than need to wait to go through the traditional check in process. Sure, you’re still going to need to use the left luggage st pancras if you get into London with a heavy suitcase dragging behind you, but you’ve still saved some time (and a lot of energy!) overall.

AI Can Help You Coordinate the Trip

AI has been great for the travel industry, with big companies adopting it to allow travelers to coordinate the timings and ease of an upcoming trip. Indeed, some apps can help you plan the logistics throughout your entire trip. From booking a flight and transport towards the airport (if you’re not driving), you can then book hotels and find a rental on the other side too.

All options will be personalized towards you, according to previous travel habits and how you’re currently surfing online booking platforms. You won’t need to go anywhere else either - all of this can be done from the app’s homescreen.

Expedia (News - Alert), Kayak, and Hopper are three of the biggest names amongst apps like these, but there are quite a few you can choose from. Downloading a couple and aggregating what they come up with (especially the quoted flight costs) will help you get the best deal possible.

In 2024, trust tech for a good work trip.