MelissaHI

At my last job, I got on a plane about four times a year for work. At my current job, it became two times per year....and this year we had to cut the travel budget so I'm not doing it.


So for me, yes, I absolutely love the perk of getting to travel for work, and I always tack on a few days here and there for pleasure--whether in the same city, or one nearby. It just makes sense, since I am traveling all the way from Hawaii. Last year I had two conferences back to back, one in New Orleans and then one in Philadelphia. I took some "down time" in Lancaster with a friend headed to Philly. Then after THAT conference, I went to St. Paul to visit my niece! Another time I had a conference in Chicago, so from there I took a week off in Paris.

I enjoy all the conference cities: San Francisco, Las Vegas, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Diego, Atlanta, San Antonio, New Orleans, etc. I didn't enjoy LA, Tampa, or Washington DC as much as the others, but I was still thrilled to be there.

charsuzan

I am on the road at least 3 weeks out of 4 now. I enjoy parts of it. this week, I was able to tack a couple of days on and go to Colonial Williamsburg-one of my favorite spots. A couple of months ago, it was a day in Napa. Most of the time, it is a drag. Hurrying through airports only to wait when a flight is delayed, forgetting where you are when you wake up in one more hotel room, etc.

Sometimes, I am in exciting places, sometimes not.

Attending a conference is usually fun and much less stressful than client visits from daylight to dark, with work in the hotel room later.

onemoneygirl

I have meetings regularly in San Francisco, Pasadena and Phoenix and I enjoy those cities. Once or twice a year I am able to take a professional class elsewhere in the US and I greatly enjoy choosing the cities I wish to visit. So, yes, I make it a pleasure!

tchoiniere

In moderation, yes. I usually go to SD for business and have managed to really enjoy SD as a result. However, over the past couple of years, it had gotten to the point where I was going every other week. That got to be real old and boring. As much as I like SD, the cross-country flights got to me after a while

Cali

My husband and I travel a lot for business (together) and we enjoy it as we always add some fun time to every trip. The only down is the airport time but we are pretty good at using that time to our advantage too.

citychicnyc

Unfortunately, I've only had one opportunity to travel for business and it was to LA, which I really enjoyed! Mostly because my boss was nice enough to let me stay 2 extra days... all expenses paid!

suze

I've never had the pleasure of traveling for business.

starrs

I've been lucky enough to do it for 20+ years. More local now, so the answer to Katie's question would be Savannah or Jekyll Island. But, ANYWHERE? Well, NYC, San Francisco, Phoenix (so I can get to Sedona, the Grand Canyon and the SW) and Florida (so I can add on time on the beach). Oh, Seattle too. And, Vancouver - with stopovers in Victoria.
It's been a great ride

Cali

We try to combine some pleasure in our business trips and usually it works and we feel we got a vacation as well as business was handled. We are leaving 3 weeks for a 3 weeks trip and only one or two days will be business so that will be wonderful. We need some rest and relaxation.

dfnh

I'm lucky. I usually travel twice a year on business and sometimes can add some extra days for pleasure. It was great to visit Phoenix and then do an overnight bus trip to the Grand Canyon. But most of the time I can't do extra time for pleasure. I just came back from Columbus OH which I thought had great restaurants and a fabulous North Market. Would have liked to explore the city more but couldn't spend extra days. When our son was young we did combine my trips with a family vacation to places like San Diego and Washington DC.

divine54

i LOVE it!
i execute approx 15 trips annually to africa and mediterranean countries and i appreciate it very much despite it sometimes is exhaustive.
i appreciate very much to work in different business environments which includes at least 4 exhibitions.

div

tcreath

When I travel for work its usually to attend conferences. I always try to tack on an extra few days for fun. Sometimes my husband will come with me and stay a few days before or after. Usually its just me and a few co-workers though, and we always have fun.

My favorite places that I've traveled for work have been Denver and DC. I can't say I enjoyed visiting KC for work, although I enjoyed visiting when I had a car.

Tracy

emcash

When i worked outside of the home, I loved travelling for work. even my 2 days in Birmingham, Alabama was a pleasure. I got to see a city that I would never have travelled to before. But that can't compare to the trips to Laguna beach, CA, Aventura, FL, Toronto, asheville, NC and many other great places. Even getting a taste of another great area was enough to make the trip interesting.

DrBlueCrab

I travel four or five times a year for business, but I never tack on an extra day, because I am anxious to get home to my family. However, I always make a little time away from the conference or whatever the primary trip's purpose is to explore. Since I work in the public transportation industry, most trips are to medium or large cities, and there is always something interesting or fun to do with a couple of free hours.

One trip this past May took me to Pittsburgh. What a great town! I went to a baseball game in the Pirates' beautiful stadium and visited the Carnegie Museum of Art and a charming nearby public park in the Oakland neighborhood. I also always try to use the bus or rail system in a city that I'm visiting -- sort of a busman's holiday.