Business travelers are taking more personal time on either side of a business trip, according to a recent Yesawich, Pepperdine & Brown/Yankelovich 2006 National Business Travel Monitor study. The research shows that attitudes towards this corporate perk favor mixing pleasure with business. YPBY data showed that 44% of active business travelers state that they “extend business trips for pleasure purposes” whenever they can (up from 40% last year). As many as seven out of ten did so at least once during the previous 12 months, compared to less than six out of ten in 2003. The research also shows that six out of ten (59%) business travelers are most likely to bring just their spouse. One out of seven (14%) invite along both their spouse and children (a significant decline from the 18% incidence recorded in 2005).
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