Letting technology ease the burden of business trips - Telegraph.co.uk

'I have a carefully honed system, and it doesn’t involve talking,” a seasoned business traveller deadpans. “Once I’m in my zone, I barely even change my facial expression.”

His is a sentiment which could be held by any of the hundreds of people quietly coursing through Heathrow’s departures terminal at 4.30am.

Queues of smartly dressed solo business travellers flow through the airport, dispersing and reforming through its familiar series of stops and checks.

Barring the occasional bleary eyed holidaymaker, it’s a well-rehearsed demonstration of efficiency. For many, the mark of a smooth travel experience is measured in time, and in how few words are required to complete it.

Technology helps. Travellers armed only with a passport and a smartphone check in hours before their Uber-drivers deliver them to the airport.

Technology ease the burden of business trips 

In the next country, another driver from the popular taxi app will be summoned...

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