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international business travel ruining "fun" of travel?
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Hi All, Just curious if anyone in here who travels internationally on business a lot has found that it has taken some of the fun out of taking vacations abroad. I’ve talked to some people who feel that since they are in Europe so often on business, the last thing they want to do for vacation is head over there. Anyone here feel the same way? Marcus
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I sat next to a guy (in first class) who said he traveled a lot. When his wife asked him of their vacation plans, he said he wanted to stay home. Cliff – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Just curious if anyone in here who travels internationally on > business a lot has found that it has taken some of the fun out of > taking vacations abroad. I’ve talked to some people who feel that > since they are in Europe so often on business, the last thing they > want to do for vacation is head over there. Anyone here feel the same > way?
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I find a marked difference between business travel and leisure travel. I _despise_ business travel — as far as I’m concerned, a plane is a plane, a hotel is a hotel, and a conference room is a conference room, no matter where in the world it may be. When I travel on business, I have no opportunity to enjoy my destination. Leisure travel, on the other hand, is whole other matter. My wife and I love to go to Europe for pleasure. The only impact on my vacations from business travel is an increasingly lower tolerance for the discomfort of air travel.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi All, > Just curious if anyone in here who travels internationally on > business a lot has found that it has taken some of the fun out of > taking vacations abroad. I’ve talked to some people who feel that > since they are in Europe so often on business, the last thing they > want to do for vacation is head over there. Anyone here feel the same > way? > Marcus
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> I sat next to a guy (in first class) who said he traveled a lot. > When his wife asked him of their vacation plans, he said he > wanted to stay home.
so, she went without him 
Michael
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Holmes "Just curious if anyone in here who travels internationally on business a lot has found that it has taken some of the fun out of taking vacations abroad. I’ve talked to some people who feel that since they are in Europe so often on business, the last thing they want to do for vacation is head over there. Anyone here feel the same way?" I am leaving shortly for my fifth business trip to Europe his year. This time I will be gone for over a month. In November or December we will travel to Europe for our pleasure. One of the big differences is that business in Europe in my speciality tend to be early morning rise & shine breakfasts coupled with long site visits and evening meetings. One is too tired to live it up after eleven hours on the job. The joy of vacationing in Europe is to have a nice long sleep with breakfast in your room with your companion, go out for five hours, take a short nap and you are ready for an evening out on the town. In Europe on holiday no one calls you to sell you things on the telephone, there are no distractions; its quite a big difference from being there on the job. Michael Schneider P.E. San Francisco, CA.
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>Hi All, >Just curious if anyone in here who travels internationally on >business a lot has found that it has taken some of the fun out of >taking vacations abroad. I’ve talked to some people who feel that >since they are in Europe so often on business, the last thing they >want to do for vacation is head over there. Anyone here feel the same >way? >Marcus
Business trips and vacations are two distinct activities. In situations where business travelers have a home life, it may be their preference to enjoy it as opposed to reliving all the fun they had in various European capitals. Exploring locally and sleeping in my own bed is a vacation. Exotic destinations as opposed to business destinations is a vacation. The Canaries, Bali, Mykonos, and even the caribean are vacation destinations, Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, etc. are not. After spending a week in Cannes for meetings, going there for a "vacation" isn’t a vacation. amp
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Hi All, Just curious if anyone in here who travels internationally on business a lot has found that it has taken some of the fun out of taking vacations abroad. I’ve talked to some people who feel that since they are in Europe so often on business, the last thing they want to do for vacation is head over there. Anyone here feel the same way? Marcus
Response:
I sat next to a guy (in first class) who said he traveled a lot. When his wife asked him of their vacation plans, he said he wanted to stay home. Cliff – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Just curious if anyone in here who travels internationally on > business a lot has found that it has taken some of the fun out of > taking vacations abroad. I’ve talked to some people who feel that > since they are in Europe so often on business, the last thing they > want to do for vacation is head over there. Anyone here feel the same > way?
Response:
I find a marked difference between business travel and leisure travel. I _despise_ business travel — as far as I’m concerned, a plane is a plane, a hotel is a hotel, and a conference room is a conference room, no matter where in the world it may be. When I travel on business, I have no opportunity to enjoy my destination. Leisure travel, on the other hand, is whole other matter. My wife and I love to go to Europe for pleasure. The only impact on my vacations from business travel is an increasingly lower tolerance for the discomfort of air travel.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi All, > Just curious if anyone in here who travels internationally on > business a lot has found that it has taken some of the fun out of > taking vacations abroad. I’ve talked to some people who feel that > since they are in Europe so often on business, the last thing they > want to do for vacation is head over there. Anyone here feel the same > way? > Marcus
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> I sat next to a guy (in first class) who said he traveled a lot. > When his wife asked him of their vacation plans, he said he > wanted to stay home.
so, she went without him Michael
Response:
Holmes "Just curious if anyone in here who travels internationally on business a lot has found that it has taken some of the fun out of taking vacations abroad. I’ve talked to some people who feel that since they are in Europe so often on business, the last thing they want to do for vacation is head over there. Anyone here feel the same way?" I am leaving shortly for my fifth business trip to Europe his year. This time I will be gone for over a month. In November or December we will travel to Europe for our pleasure. One of the big differences is that business in Europe in my speciality tend to be early morning rise & shine breakfasts coupled with long site visits and evening meetings. One is too tired to live it up after eleven hours on the job. The joy of vacationing in Europe is to have a nice long sleep with breakfast in your room with your companion, go out for five hours, take a short nap and you are ready for an evening out on the town. In Europe on holiday no one calls you to sell you things on the telephone, there are no distractions; its quite a big difference from being there on the job. Michael Schneider P.E. San Francisco, CA.
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>Hi All, >Just curious if anyone in here who travels internationally on >business a lot has found that it has taken some of the fun out of >taking vacations abroad. I’ve talked to some people who feel that >since they are in Europe so often on business, the last thing they >want to do for vacation is head over there. Anyone here feel the same >way? >Marcus
Business trips and vacations are two distinct activities. In situations where business travelers have a home life, it may be their preference to enjoy it as opposed to reliving all the fun they had in various European capitals. Exploring locally and sleeping in my own bed is a vacation. Exotic destinations as opposed to business destinations is a vacation. The Canaries, Bali, Mykonos, and even the caribean are vacation destinations, Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, etc. are not. After spending a week in Cannes for meetings, going there for a "vacation" isn’t a vacation. amp