For any long term travel or business, the travel case is a very good idea for any of the Nespresso models.

I bought one last year taking a Citiz model on what turned out to be an unexpected 3.5 week business trip. I plugged the machine into my hotel room, and enjoyed my coffee choice (Dulsao) whenever I wanted. No going out in the cold or rain either.

I'm considering the smaller Pixie model and case for exactly that purpose.