Best Ways of Packing For Business & Vacation Travel

Hello 👋🏽 & thank you ☺️ for your interest in the Best Ways of Packing For Business & Vacation Travel 👙

Here in the DMV (DC, Maryland & Virginia), we vacation 🏖 in August because the humidity is STIFLING 🥵

But First

A little about me… 😀

I worked for over 1️⃣5️⃣ years in Corporate America 💼

After college 👩🏽‍🎓 worked for Fortune 500 💰 non-profit 🎁 and start-up investment 🌟 firms 🏬 Absorbed 👩🏽‍🏫 every facet of global corporate business 📈 from marketing 📣 & budget management 🧾 to client relations 🤝 & fundraising 🙏🏽

When I worked in Corporate America 👩🏽‍💼 I traveled 🗺 for corporate conferences 💺 & company retreats to the beach ⛱

On my 2️⃣nd day working for a major💡Fortune 500 company 💎 I was tasked 🆘 to assist in organizing 🤹🏽‍♀️ a week of policymaking meetings👩🏽‍⚖️ Which included luxury dinners 🥂 & team building activities🏌🏽‍♀️in LA 🌉 for 6️⃣0️⃣ lobbyists (I do live near DC) & the CEO! 😲

You can learn 🧠 more about my origin story 🦸🏽‍♀️ ➡️HERE⬅️

Travel Research

You’ve researched 🕵🏽‍♀️ where you are going (Yelp & Trip Advisor); the hotels 🏨 restaurants 🍜 & sites ⛩ You’ve checked the weather ☔️ ad nauseum 😬 and purchased your tickets 💸 (Expedia & Booking) 🚊 Now the time ⌚️ has come to prep for your trip🧳

Best Ways of Packing for Business & Vacation Travel

👇🏽 Below are THE BEST TIPS💡I’ve gathered over my many years of domestic 🗽 & international travel🗼

1️⃣ Put together your travel calendar 📅 breaking up the day by morning 🌞 afternoon 🌗 & evening 🌚 activities 💃🏽 (👇🏽sign up below for printable template👇🏽)

2️⃣ Decide 🤔 how often you will need to change 👙 throughout the day 🌈 & if you will be able to get back to your living quarters 🏨 (use the template)

3️⃣ Use a closet app 📲 to create outfits 👗 & your packing checklist 📝 so you don’t leave anything behind 🧏🏽‍♀️ (my preferred app is Get Wardrobe)

4️⃣ Choose the right luggage🧳(Checked bags or carryon only – is a garment bag needed❓)

OOTD & Daily Schedule Template

MORNING	AFTERNOON	EVENING

Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner





Workout/AM Prep	Tour/Meetings	Tour/Meetings





Tour/Meetings/Travel	Travel/PM Prep	Travel/Next Day Prep

Packing Timeline

3️⃣ Weeks Before Travel

Use the template ⬆️ to create outfits 👗 based on events/meetings of the day 👩🏽‍💻
Take items for dry cleaning & any repairs (shoes 👠 & clothes 🧵)
Book all tours 🪂 (BEST RATES THRU EXPEDIA & TRIP ADVISOR 💗)

2️⃣ Weeks Before Travel

Purchase travel toiletries🧴 & beauty products 🎨
Purchase 💳 any last-minute fashion 🩲 beauty 💄 & accessories items 💍
Make certain all travel documents 📑 are ready (passport/visas & travel itinerary) including ☎️ emergency contact information 🆘
Make arrangements📱 for your pets 🐶
All transportation arrangements 🚕 completed ✅
Decide all luggage 👜 & packing materials needed 🎒

1️⃣ Week Before Travel

Do laundry 🧺/pick up dry cleaning & items out for repair 🩹

2️⃣ Days Before Travel

Transfer beauty products 💄 into travel containers 🧃 & put in a toiletry bag 👝
Gather forgotten items 😑 (see list below ⬇️)
Lay out all clothing 👔 shoes 👟 & accessories 🩴

Day Before Travel 📅

Confirm transportation 🚙 & pet 🐱 arrangements ✅
Pack your shoes 👡clothing 👚 accessories 💍& all other items 🪄
Ensure travel documents 📖 are easily accessible 👌🏽
Let neighbors 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 know you will be away & give spare keys 🔑 (including car) to a loved one 💗
Transportation ✈️ check-in ✔️

TRAVEL DAY

Ensure temperature 🌡 & lights 💡 in your home are set to save energy ♻️
RELAX! RELAX! RELAX! 🥱 You prepared early so enjoy your travel day 🥳

Forgotten Items

Phone Charger 📱 & Outlet Adapter 🔌
Travel Toothbrush & Toothpaste 🪥
Extra Shirts 👕 Underwear 🩲 & Reading Glasses 👓
Reading Materials 📚 & Things to Do on The Plane 🎧 (so expensive at airport)
Carry-on Snacks 🥨 & A Ready Meal 🍱* (so expensive at airport)
*if you arrive late 🌒 to your hotel/air bnb/campground ⛺️ & there is no 🚫 restaurant/room service available 😢
Plastic Bags 🛍 for Dirty Clothes 🤢
Extra Bag 🎒 for Purchases 🎁
Comfort Items 🪔 (Candles, Incense, Pillows, Blanket)