How do you avoid a creased shirt?

Roll rather than fold, put the shirt on top, and hang it in the bathroom during a hot shower on arrival. A travel steamer is rarely worth the space.

What should stay in hand luggage?

The outfit you are presenting in, the laptop, the chargers and the medication. If the hold bag is delayed, the meeting still happens.

Everything here is in service of one moment: walking into a room the morning after you land. Pack the outfit first and the rest around it.

30 items

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The items

The outfit you are presenting inIn the cabin bag. If the hold bag is late, the meeting is not.
Shirt or top, rolled not folded
Jacket
Trousers or skirt
Shoes you can stand up in for two hours
Second day
Change of top
Underwear and socks×3
Something comfortable for the evening
Work kit
Laptop and charger
Phone charger
Adaptor for the country you are landing in
Notebook and a pen that works
Business cards, if your industry still uses them
The presentation, saved offline
Adaptor for the meeting-room screenThere is never the cable you need.
Documents
ID or passport
Boarding passes and hotel booking, offline
Expenses card
Receipts envelopeStart it on day one or you will reconstruct it from memory.
Toiletries, all under 100ml
Toothbrush and toothpaste
Deodorant
Razor, if you shave
Any daily medication
Lint roller or a small sewing kitA missing button ten minutes before is survivable.
Painkillers
Snack for the trip backThe return leg is always at a time with no food.

Makes your own editable copy. No account needed.

How do you avoid a creased shirt?: Roll rather than fold, put the shirt on top, and hang it in the bathroom during a hot shower on arrival. A travel steamer is rarely worth the space.
What should stay in hand luggage?: The outfit you are presenting in, the laptop, the chargers and the medication. If the hold bag is delayed, the meeting still happens.