Brits who have to travel for work say staying in posh hotels is the best perk

collected by :Frank Ithan

Getting to travel abroad and staying in expensive hotels is a perk of the job that one in four business people say is the best part of their working lifeBREAKING the routine, travelling to new places and staying in expensive hotels are among the best perks of travelling 'on business', according to research. It also emerged the average travelling businessman hits the road for work six times a year, totalling 20 days away from the office on business. Half of business travellers find it an unexpected luxury when they are asked to travel further afield in the name of their profession. Research also found 72 per cent of males wouldn't post about their business travel, with the figure slightly lower for women at 70 per cent. "It is clear that business people love getting out of the office, as our study found that half of business travellers wish they could travel even more than they currently do.

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