Travel is a good motivational factor in the work environment

Business travel is a motivating factor in the workplace, especially for millennial workers. In fact, 46% would look for a new job to travel more and 37% would accept a new job for this purpose, according to a study conducted by Booking.com.

The study reflects the responses of more than 17,000 professionals from 24 countries in some 20 business segments to identify common trends and variations by profession.

Almost one-third (30%) of working professionals surveyed accepted their job in part or in whole because it offered the opportunity to travel for business, a fact that only confirms the appeal of business travel for employees.

By profession, this idea is especially prevalent amongarchitects and designers (45%) and business consultants (38%). In addition, more than one-third (38%) said they would actively seek a new job if it meant being able to travel further for business. This figure rises to 46% among professionals aged 18-34, 48% among architects and designñaders and 43% among business consultants. 

The statistics 

Statistics suggest that companies looking to attract and retain the most talented professionals should consider travel as a key part of the job offer.

BUSINESS AND BUSINESS

A third of professionals (32%) consider their work and leisure time to be highly interconnected, particularly in the Agriculture and Livestock (43%), Architecture and Design (43%) and Business Consulting (42%) sectors.

Not surprisingly, regardless of industry, professionals try to make the most of a destination when traveling for business. Two-thirds (69%) extend a business trip for several hours or days to enjoy the destination, while three-quarters (73%) find time to do leisure activities during the trip. 

Overall, 45% of professionals value the ability to combine business travel with leisure over the benefits traditionally offered in a job.

Most people who extend a business trip to enjoy their leisure time at the destination tend to do so for 24 hours (41%), 2-3 days (29%) or a few hours (24%). When it comes to how professionals enjoy that time, the results show a very interesting picture of today's professional.

More conventional activities, such as visiting famous places of interest (57%), sampling local cuisine or dining at the best restaurants (42%) and shopping (40%), occupy the top three places overall, but interesting variations are seen between professions.

When looking across all professions, 70% of employees say that finding time to take a leisure trip brings them more job satisfaction. In addition, the majority (75%) say that leisure travel helps them better manage stress and pressure at work.