Episode 059-12 High Germ Danger Zone Areas to Avoid on Business Travel

The Elite Road Warrior Podcast

Welcome to the ERW podcast, I’m your host, BpB, fellow road warrior, husband of one, father of five, and doing my part trying to keep from getting sick on the road and bringing any unwanted germs home with me as a parting gift from the trip.

I’ve become a big fan of the travel tip site called: Smarter Travel found at https://www.smartertravel.com/

Here are 12 High Germ Zones to Avoid on Business Travel…

Now, the overall locations shouldn’t surprise you considering where we spend a majority of our time on the road, but where specifically the germ zone is located should be highly noted.

Let’s start at the airport for the 1st two high germ zones…

Security Checkpoints
Water Fountains

A number of studies have shown that public fountains are founts for germs—one study by the National Sanitation Foundation (NSF International) found that the dirtiest spots in public schools are the water fountains.

Now let’s board the plane and find out where are high germ zones are located...

Airplane Seat Pockets

Airplane Tray Tables

Poor tray tables—besides working and eating, how many times have you seen someone sick, put their head down, hack themselves silly, sleep, and wake up when the flight is done only to put up their tray table for the next victim.

With quick flight turnovers, these tray tables aren’t getting sanitized between every trip, either. So think about that before you eat off of one on your next flight. Bring sanitizing wipes and give your tray table a good wipe-down before using it.

Advice - wipe the tray tables down like your life depended on it!

Use Your Wipes (Correctly)

https://www.amazon.com/Wet-Ones-Antibacterial-Singles-24-Count/dp/B00QPHL1VO/ref=sr_1_25?keywords=wet+ones&qid=1582298413&s=beauty&sr=1-25

Airplane Bathrooms

Hand Sanitizer vs. Hand Washing on a Plane

Janilyn Hutchings, a Certified Professional in Food Safety and food safety specialist of StateFoodsSafety.com, weighs in: “In general, washing your hands in non-potable water isn’t very effective in cleaning your hands.

1. Hotel Light Switches
2. Hotel Remotes
3. Hotel Bedspreads
4. Hotel Pools
5. Handrails
6. Buffets

The Save: Wash your hands. The CDC calls hand washing a do-it-yourself vaccine and says that you should lather and scrub for 20 seconds (the length of two rounds of the “Happy Birthday” song) before rinsing.
Bonus Germ Danger Zone: Elevator Buttons

Smarter Travel gave three Tips to Avoid Getting Sick After Flying

1. Stay hydrated.
2. Keep your hands clean.
3. Take your vitamins.

There is a ton of useful information in this episode so for all things in this episode, check out the show notes at www.EliteRoadWarrior.com//059

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