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If you have a say in where you stay while traveling for work, consider staying\u00a0 in a part of town with active nightlife, popular museums and attractions or whatever sorts of things float your boat. For example, should you need to be in one of London<\/a>‘s two financial districts \u2013 The<\/em> City of London or Canary Wharf \u2013 for a few days but you\u2019re keen to tuck into the local food scene, consider staying in Shoreditch, where upscale restaurants vie for foodie attention from up-and-coming street food vendors and cutting edge cocktail bars pop-up within a stone\u2019s throw of age-old pubs. Situated on the edge of The City and a short commute away from Canary Wharf, you can prowl Shoreditch for excellent eats once office hours are over.<\/p>\n Even if you don\u2019t expect to have much time to explore, you still can try to enjoy your accommodation by choosing an awesome hotel. Maybe you can book a room at a hotel<\/a> with an amazing spa, acclaimed restaurant, rooftop bar or other features you can access with ease during your downtime. Pushing off to Pittsburgh<\/a>? The Ace Hotel, set in an old YMCA in the neighborhood of East Liberty, offers select rooms with turntables and curated vinyl and other with acoustic Martin guitars, in addition to more typical amenities and features and an ideal location for visiting nearby attractions.<\/p>\n Can you swing some free time for your lunch and coffee breaks? Need to book a nice dinner with clients in the evening? Gonna want to hearty breakfast or a cup of specialty coffee en route to a meeting? Odds are pretty good if you\u2019re working in an area with lots of other business travelers, there\u2019s going to be plenty of competition cooking up tasty treats for all that hard earned moolah passing by. If a job takes you to downtown Austin<\/a>, perhaps you can investigate the best breakfast tacos close to where you\u2019ll be in the morning. Boss says be in Beantown? Look into where to the best cafes and coffee roasters are in Boston<\/a>.<\/p>\n Take some time to browse local listings and events calendars for where you\u2019re heading. You might find one of your favorite bands, comedians or [insert your preferred pastimes, hobbies or form of entertainment here<\/em>] will be in town when you are. This advice is especially worth noting if you\u2019re off to somewhere with a major sports team \u2013 even if you\u2019re not into sports. Let\u2019s say you\u2019re going to be in Oklahoma City<\/a>. Love the NBA? Maybe you can catch a Thunder home game. Love large concerts? If you\u2019re there off-season or the team\u2019s away, maybe there\u2019s a huge music act taking the stage in the area.<\/p>\n If you can decide which days you travel and you\u2019re interested in exploring the place where you need to go, see if you take your trip over a weekend or maybe even ask if you can take some days off while you\u2019re away. Going to Orlando<\/a> without going to a theme park would be tragic.\u00a0 Doing D.C.<\/a> without seeing some of its museums or monuments would border on being unpatriotic.<\/p>\n Single and solo in an unfamiliar place? Hit the town (and the dating apps) for the chance to mingle with some locals. The chance to hangout with a kind stranger more familiar with the local terrain is a wonderful way to pass some time. And who knows? You might end up locking eyes with your soul mate or at least making a new friend. There\u2019s not need to dine alone in San Francisco<\/a> when there\u2019s an opportunity to leave a little of your heart there with someone special you might meet.<\/p>\n Heading to your old stomping grounds, the HQ where you used to work, or a destination near to where a friend or family member now lives? As easy as it is to keep in touch online and through social apps with practically everyone in the world, there\u2019s no beating actual face time with the folks who mean the most to us. Got people (and work) in Chicago<\/a>? Here\u2019s your chance for a catch up for some deep discussion over a few slices of deep dish pizza.<\/p>\n Do you travel a lot for work? 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Scope Out Where to Eat and Drink
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Build Your Trip Around a Long Weekend or Vacation Days
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Rendezvous\u00a0with Old Friends
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