Business travel

Business travel is travel undertaken for work or business purposes, as opposed to other types of travel, such as for leisure purposes or regularly commuting between one's home and workplace. According to a survey 88% small business owners enjoy business travel.[1]

For the similarly named television program, see CNN Business Traveller.
Business class seats in aircraft usually provide more space and facilities than the standard class.

Reasons

The reasons to conduct business travel might include:

  • visiting customers or suppliers
  • meetings at other company locations
  • professional development and attending a conference or trade show.
  • market or promote a new or an existing product
  • visiting project site for evaluation
  • conducting project work at a customer site (e.g. installing equipment)
  • strengthening relationships with customers
  • strengthening employees' loyalty to the business
  • building new partnerships
  • networking
  • identifying trends and new markets

Jobs Involving Business Travel

Today, many jobs involve periodic or frequent business travel. Common careers involving business travel include:[2]

  • Salespeople
  • Sales Engineers
  • Executives
  • Field Engineers
  • Project Managers
  • Trainers
  • Consultants

Additionally, it's not uncommon to see doctor's, nurses, and other medical professionals in the air these days. Often lawyers, politicians, athletes, clergy, military, academics, and journalists conduct business travel on a regular basis.

Negatives to Business Travel

Frequent business travel can be very rewarding for travelers, however, there is a dark side to frequent business travel.[3] Employees who travel for work on a regular basis often experience loneliness, depression, and reduced mental health. In 2019, 1 in 5 business travelers reported business travel negatively affected their mental health.[4] Additionally, many business travelers often miss important family events creating additional relationship stress.

Positives to Business Travel

Business travel has many positive benefits for employees the largest being the opportunity to see parts of the world on the company's dime. Today, many business travelers incorporate bleisure travel into their work travel.[5]

See also

References
  1. Haileyesus, Samson (12 January 2020). "88% of Small Business Owners Enjoy Business Travel". Small Business Trends. Samson Haileyesus.
  2. Group, The C. Boarding (2019-05-09). "23 Jobs with Travel - the ultimate list of travel jobs (that will take you around the world)". C Boarding Group - Business Travel. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  3. Group, The C. Boarding (2019-12-08). "Travelling for Work: The Dark Side of Work Travel". C Boarding Group - Business Travel. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  4. "Study: More than 20 Percent of Business Travelers Cite Negative Mental Health Effects: Business Travel News". www.businesstravelnews.com. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  5. Landrum, Sarah. "How Millennials Are Redefining Business Travel". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-01-20.

Bibliography
  • Davidson, Rob; Cope, Beulah (2003), Business Travel: Conferences, Incentive Travel, Exhibitions, Corporate Hospitality, and Corporate Travel, Pearson Education, ISBN 9780582404441CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Beaverstock, Jonathan; Derudder, Ben; Faulconbridge; Witlox (2012), International Business Travel in the Global Economy, Ashgate Publishing, ISBN 9781409488439CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Swarbrooke, John; Horner, Susan (2012), Business Travel and Tourism, Routledge, ISBN 9781136423062


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