Business travel

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– Jobs Involving Business Travel:
– Salespeople
– Sales engineers
– Executives
– Field engineers
– Project managers

– Negatives to Business Travel:
– Loneliness and depression are common
– Reduced mental health reported by 1 in 5 business travelers in 2019
– Missing important family events causes relationship stress

– Positives to Business Travel:
– Opportunity to see parts of the world at the company’s expense
– Incorporation of bleisure travel into work travel
– Studies suggest performance increases during travel
– 88% of small business owners enjoy business travel

– See Also:
Business tourism
Environmental effects of aviation
Travel Management Companies

– References:
– The C. Boarding Group (9 May 2019). 23 Jobs with Travel – the ultimate list of travel jobs
– H M Treasury Group, HM Treasury Group – travel and expenses policy
– 2022 Corporate Travel Leaders Outlook
– Study: More than 20 Percent of Business Travelers Cite Negative Mental Health Effects
– How Millennials Are Redefining Business Travel

Business travel (Wikipedia)

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.

Business class seats (pictured aboard an Emirates aircraft) in aircraft usually provide more space and facilities than the standard class.

Relatively recently, the rise of videotelephony have cause a reduction of business travel.

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