Business travel is

travel Travel is the movement of people between distant geographical locations. Travel can be done by foot, bicycle, automobile, train, boat, bus, airplane, ship or other means, with or without luggage, and can be one way or round trip. Travel c ...

undertaken for work or business purposes, as opposed to other types of travel, such as for leisure purposes or regularly

commuting Commuting is periodically recurring travel between one's place of residence and place of work or study, where the traveler, referred to as a commuter, leaves the boundary of their home community. By extension, it can sometimes be any regul ...

between one's home and workplace. According to a survey, 88% small business owners enjoy business travel.

Jobs involving business travel

In the twenty-first century, many jobs involve periodic or frequent business travel. Common careers involving business travel include: * Salespeople * Sales engineers * Executives * Field engineers * Project managers * Trainers * Consultants Additionally, it is common to see doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals flying for work. Often lawyers, politicians, athletes, clergy, military, academics, and journalists conduct business travel on a regular basis.

Negatives to business travel

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. Additionally, they may miss important family events creating additional relationship stress. "Travel management professionals, along with their colleagues in HR and department heads, are increasingly aware that corporate travel policies contribute to employees’ job satisfaction."

Positives to business travel

Business travel has many positive benefits for employees the largest being the opportunity to see parts of the world at the company's expense. Today, many business travellers incorporate

bleisure travel Bleisure travel (UK US ) is a portmanteau of "business" and "leisure", and, it refers to a trend of business people to add on some sightseeing to a trip The term bleisure was first published in 2009 by the Future Laboratory as part of their biann ...

into their work travel. Studies on cases imply performance increases during travel.

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