How much business travel is too much for the seasoned road warrior? Well, the evidence shows it's less the frequency of travel than the travel experience itself that leads to botched meetings and self-destructive behavior.
This week I explored a report polling road warriors on what is ruining their lives. Balancing work and life remains a major hurdle, although the elements that improve a business trip aren't too hard to predict: More sleep and more comfortable flights lead the pack.
There is also evidence that pushing business travelers too hard is leading them to leave their jobs for something requiring less soul-crushing travel that distances them from their families and leads to gluttonous In-N-Out Burger binges (just speaking from recent experience here).
We've also got the latest on how U.S. airlines are jacking up fares to outrun rising fuel prices, courtesy of Senior Aviation Business Editor Brian Sumers. Could the recent era of low fares driven by competition be coming to a close? Looks like it, although the airlines have complex arbitrage methods to deal with fluctuations in fuel prices.
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