Most business travelers are taking families along on trips
When the American Natasha Colkmire returned to work after taking her first child, she didn’t want to leave her newborn son with a nanny to go on a business trip.
So he convinced a family member to label.
“They would meet me when my son had to be breastfed,” he said. “We spent the evening together.”
The journey worked so well that Colkmire made more business trips with non -mass comrades.
“My grandmother went to Houston with me, a friend went to St. Paul, and my mother helped me when I had to do a job at Washington DC.” “Every person liked to travel free of charge.”
According to a survey of 4,000 adults from the United States, England, Germany and Spain, a survey published by travel technology company Travelperk on Wednesday, more than half of the business travelers (55%) participated in business trips.
The number of C-Suite executives increased to 73%-managers, partners (53%), children (22%), friends (21%), and even pets (7%), they say that they participated in business trips.
Friendship and cost savings
According to Jean-Christophe Taunay Bucalo, President of Travelperk and COO, it is a way to bring your loved ones on business trips for some.
“Traveling for work may be alone,” he said CNBC travel. “Business trips may have the opportunity to experience something new, and you are connected by taking their loved ones.”
Also, Taunay Bucalo said that business travelers have no need to miss their family time, whether they have bed hours or birthdays.
“For me, having the best of both worlds and sometimes performing at the summit means seeing my child at the end of a working day – it provides some normality.”
Other business travelers speaking to CNBC said another motivation – money.
Colkmire, who currently runs a travel website, remembered her husband when she attended a working trip to Vienna and Austria.
“Our expense was halved, which was a great blessing, so we could discover a region that we have not yet gone without breaking the bank.” He said.
I didn’t hold [my] Travel plans are a secret, nor did I publish them to your colleagues.
Bridgette Borst Ombres
Founder of Comultant
Bridgette Borst Ombres, a former journalist Public Relations Consultant, said that he used working trips to create a “budget-friendly mini-vacations” for his family.
“Orlando was a perfect business trip to attend a technology conference in Disney World in Florida, to bring my husband and my 2 -year -old daughter at that time.” He said. “The conference lasted two days, so my husband took our daughter to visit our father to visit the region and meet at dinner in the evening.”
After the conference was over, Ombres and his family spent a few days at Walt Disney World.
Bridgette Borst Ombres made a technology conference in Orlando a mini sound to Walt Disney World. His family also participated in business trips to New York City.
Source: Bridgette Borst Ombres
“My hotel was welcomed by my company for the first two days, but I paid money for additional nights and all our activities. My flight ticket was greeted by the company, but I bought my husband’s ticket separately,” he said.
This mixture of personal and business travel, or “Bleisure”, was worth $ 315 billion by the allied market research in 2022. Consulting firm projects blended trips will reach 731 billion dollars globally by 2032.
Or not to tell?
It is common to bring loved ones on business trips and said it is generally accepted, he said Frank Harrison, American Risk Management Company World Travel Protection Regional Security Director.
However, this does not mean that employees explain their plans to their companies.
“I didn’t keep it [my] Travel plans are a secret, nor did I publish them to their colleagues, Omb Ombres said. Some of them were worried that he could come professionally. “
Deepak Shukla, CEO of London -based marketing company Pearl Lemon CEO, said that he turned his three -day working trips into weekly adventures with his wife in New York, Lisbon, Dubai and Tokyo.
Orum I don’t hide my team, dedi he said. “If the business is over and the costs are not on the company card, it’s not anyone’s job.”
However, he said that large companies generally see traveling with the family as “policy gray zone”.
“Adhesion points are expense demands, insurance scope and whether the leisure days are blurred on the working days … [which are] “He said,” he said. ” So some companies quietly allow, but they openly expects employees to divide their receipts and activities. “
Work first
Ombres said that allowing the family and friends to participate in business trips can increase the morale and create loyalty among employees.
“I am for this,” he said. “Unless it intervenes.”
He said that he has put clear expectations for the work for the completion of trips, and as long as it was met, there is no reason to try to micro how people spend their personal time “.
Gabe Richman, CEO of the Seattle -based biotechnology company Omic, said that San Diego and Frankfurt have combined their work trips with family holidays in Germany.
“First, as long as business goals are met”, he said he encouraged employees to travel with their loved ones. He said employees should clearly distinguish their personal and employment expenses and ensure that companies are not exposed to additional costs. Passengers should also be transparent in their plans with their companies.
Beyond that, travelers should benefit from travel in the best way – for work and pleasure.
“Business takes me to the places where we can never take a holiday.” he said. “Why are you wasting the opportunity?”
