“Tackling Today’s Travel: On The Road Without The Load”

Doug Dyment at San Francisco Airport Doug offers meeting planners that true rarity in the field of keynote (amd breakout) programs: a presentation that is simultaneously topical, entertaining, and truly useful to its audiences (many of whose stressful travels to the event will be all too fresh in their memories)!

For more than two thousand years, travel experts have repeated the wisdom that “He who would travel happily must travel light” (Antoine de Saint Exupéry), but a quick look around at any airport reveals just how few manage to make their travels efficient, effective, and effortless. Starting with an overview of the five main benefits of travelling lightly (security, economy, mobility, serenity, ecology), Doug then reveals the primary “secret” of the successful traveller, and goes on to discuss such issues as minimizing the amount of stuff one needs to haul around; understanding how to choose functional & reliable luggage; and making a little clothing work like a lot, without getting wrinkled in the process.

Those imagining that a program on travel skills might prove less than engaging will discover otherwise as they meet the concert solo violinist who travels the world with a single tiny suitcase; learn the secret that travel stores hide from their customers; see popular travel products debunked; discover the hidden delights of braided latex, rubber door stops, & dental floss; and find out how to dissuade a waiter who thinks they haven’t left a large enough tip!

This “trove of packing-light wisdom” (says the San Francisco Chronicle) is “advocated with zest and humor” (says U.S.News), and filled with enough memorable moments and eye-opening examples to keep your group talking for a long time afterward. Small wonder that Neal Conan (of NPR’s Talk of the Nation) quipped, “Doug Dyment, we worship at your shrine!”

Although last-minute openings do occur, it’s always wise to contact Doug well in advance to hold your preferred dates. And be sure to read the reviews and testimonials!