Hi Kiwi Flyer:

For me, it is related to the relative value of the business trip. If it is a top level meeting where we are discussing the potential close of a multi-million dollar project/take over, etc., involving multiple personal from multiple organizations, high level customer contacts, several attorneys, M&A folks, PR people, etc., yes, I get there a day early, practice my presentation on site, make sure the PC projector works, etc. Now if you have others to take care of these details for you...which I do not have the luxury of ...I guess I would arrive just like you apparently do---just time to take limo from airport to meeting site.