Business travelers often hide their bleisure moments from bosses and colleagues.

Regular business travelers spend some time for fun and personal activities during their business trips. Although most believe they deserve a break from work, many avoid telling their bosses, coworkers and even their spouses, according to a U.S. survey by National Rent-a-Car.

According to the survey by the Enterprise Holdings-owned company, 80% of frequent travelers feel they deserve a break from work and take time for themselves during work-related trips, although a good 38% believe it's best not to tell their bosses about leisure or personal activities while traveling. 

And not only to their superiors. Forty percent avoid talking about it with their work colleagues and 31% do not even tell their spouses or other people in their immediate environment. On the other hand, a quarter of the travelers surveyed even go so far as to avoid posting on their social networks 

Paradoxically, such secrecy seems to be unwarranted. According to the report's findings, nearly all of the bosses and supervisors surveyed (92%)support their employees when they take a break for fun while traveling on business.

"Business travel may seem glamorous to some, but navigating airports, managing intense meeting schedules and sleeping in unfamiliar places can become exhausting and stressful over time,  maintains Rob Connors, vice president of Brand Marketing at National.

Making business travel more enjoyable has clear benefits. According to National's survey, despite the challenges, 92% of business travelers say they are satisfied with their quality of life on the road. The majority, 57%, report working longer hours, while 48% say they are more focused when traveling for business.

 

 

When traveling for business, business travelers are more focused.