Corporate travel has gained a lot of momentum over the last few years. As the global business scenario has increased significantly, so has the need to travel. Though much has been said about corporate travelling, reputed corporate tour organizers wants to draw your attention to the fact that nobody wants to know about. Some are important, some are for general knowledge. Keep reading to find out more.
#Fact 1
An average business traveller spends almost 88 nights away from home every year. Also, a corporate traveller spends an average of 4 weeks of their life on a plane.
#Fact 2
About 47% of the business tourists are woman.
#Fact 3
A corporate man travelling to another city or country checks the phone 34 times (in average) every day.
#Fact 4
Not only checking their phones, but business travellers is also addicted to their phones during their travels. Studies have shown that travellers, who are not taking a trip for leisure, tend to spend more time on their phones, specifically on their social media accounts. (Sometimes even replying to the piling emails!).
#Fact 5
Corporate tourists expense up to $3 billion per year on fast food alone. To make it more interesting, that number is equivalent to having 750,000,000 burgers.
#Fact 6
Millennial corporate travellers spend money not only on gorging on fast food but also on finding the best hotels. A reputed hotel with more amenities is more likely to get booked than a newly opened unit around the corner. Patterns have also shown that travellers are ready to spend 60% of their travel expense on accommodation, rather than anything else.
#Fact 7
Your passport color, regardless of which country you belong to, is derived from four basic shades of red, green, blue and black.
#Fact 8
Corporate tours are not all about just working. In a 4-day business trip (minus the travel time), a person spends 2 days on business, 1 day sleeping and 1 day undertaking leisure activities. And even when going for leisure activities, they spend most of the time either visiting a tourist destination or shopping.
#Fact 9
Most business travellers are concerned about their safety and security, especially when travelling to a different county. Sometimes the negligence of another person leads them to lose their belongings. Life is uncertain and accidents are surprising. Anything can happen anytime. There are travel insurances available, but most business tours are last minute. This has been a major issue for years now. However, to bring an end to it, most corporate tour operators now offer insurances along with the packages offered. Hence, if you undertake a corporate tour in 2018, you will be paying for your insurance along with your accommodation package.
So the next time you go for a business trip, make sure you keep the following in your mind. Visit the best travel agents and get lucrative offers on your travels. Happy travelling!
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9 Facts about Corporate Travel That Everyone Ignores