First of all, let’s agreed we spend more than enough time sitting in traffic. Thankfully, as a road warrior, I probably spend less time commuting (but more time in a hotel) than someone who may drive to work everyday. Still…
USAToday.com says:
Business travelers who rent autos often waste an average of 1½ hours per trip stuck in traffic, getting lost and waiting to pay tolls, according to the survey, which Avis (CAR) is releasing this week at the National Business Travel Association’s annual convention in Boston.
More than 80% of 6,300 Avis customers who responded to the survey say they spend an average of 44 minutes stuck in traffic during a three-day business trip. At least half of those who responded say another half an hour is wasted getting lost, and 12 minutes go down the drain while in line to pay tolls.
You can follow some common sense guidelines to minimize traffic delays such as working well past rush hour or booking hotels as close as possible to your client destination.
If you happen to work in NYC, avoiding traffic might be a little difficult especially when traveling to / from Newark or JFK airport, but Travel Zoo now offers you another alternative…HELICOPTER transfers to and from the airports in just 8 minutes.
If you have the cash to spare here are the routes:
- $99 – Downtown Manhattan Heliport (JRB) to/from JFK
- $99 – Downtown Manhattan Heliport (JRB) to/from Newark
- $99 – East 34th Street/Midtown Heliport (TSS) to/from JFK
- $99 – East 34th Street/Midtown Heliport (TSS) to/from Newark
Go ahead, be a celebrity, but make sure you can expense it first!