The 8 Most Frustrating Things About Business Travel

Why is business travel such a pain?

We know, we know business travel can be a real pain in the you-know-what… For all sorts of reasons.

It’s time consuming, airport wifi is crummy, and other travelers aren’t quite as savvy as us road warriors.

Last week Mike Volpe, our CEO, took to Twitter to actually ask business travelers about the biggest frustrations they face on the road.

What is your biggest frustration with business travel?
— Mike Volpe (@mvolpe) January 24, 2020

Here are some of the top themes.

1. Wasted time, especially when it's time away from family.

the time wasted in airports and hotels. love the actual business part. it's the rest that sucks.
— Mark Josephson (@markjosephson) January 24, 2020

Having to be away from my family.
— Sandra Proulx Rand (@sandra_rand) January 24, 2020

I refuse to miss a flight so it's the time involved. I leave for the airport way early. Although, not traveling by covered wagon is a big plus. #firstworldproblems
— Andrea Waltz (@GoforNo) January 24, 2020

2. Staying on top of health goals becomes significantly more difficult.

Eating healthy and workouts.
— Brian Ackerman (@BMAckerman) January 24, 2020

Not working out enough
— Aazar Shad (@Aazarshad) January 24, 2020

Me too! I’m a health freak dairy-free, plant-based, vegetarian and it is so hard to find fresh food the fits when I’m away from home and moving fast.
— Lindsay Tjepkema (@CastedLindsay) January 25, 2020

3. Other people also appear to be a massive pain.

Other people. But seriously the person who crushes your laptop when they slam their seat back. Coach problems.
— Jon Hartnett (@jonfhartnett) January 24, 2020

Non-business travelers.
— joemoriarty (@joemoriarty) January 24, 2020

Non-b travellers who almost carry their homes in their "carry on baggage" and cause delays at every queue! Reasons well known.
— Deepthi (@deeptnag) January 24, 2020

4. The environmental impact of travel

I want high speed trains, in part to reduce my carbon footprint. The amount of pollution business travel entails is terrible.
— John (@tuke) January 25, 2020

5. Bad WiFi...

Substandard wifi, by far
— Andrew Remis (@AndrewRemis) January 24, 2020

layovers (when necessary), crummy wifi, and crippling plane seats
— krista pappas ✌ (@pappas) January 24, 2020

6. The aftermath of expense reports, receipt collecting, and reimbursements...the worst.

The paperwork
— Sarah King (@Sarah_Hu) January 24, 2020

Corporate travel policies
— sierrasummers (@SierraSummers) January 24, 2020

Reporting, approvals & budget analysis...
— Mike Massaro (@mpmassaro) January 25, 2020

7. The lovely, inevitable, travel mishaps.

On board tv not working for 10 hours.. missed some great movie catch up!
— Karl Leigh Bromley (@karllbromley) January 25, 2020

When your boarding pass says Group 2 and in reality you are near last to get on!
— Ralph J. Folz (@ralphfolz) January 25, 2020

Reclining seats. Makes laptop use painful and frustrating.
If we are to be packed in like sardines, having someone recline just makes my experience that much more crappy.
— Geoff Skerrett (@geskerrett) January 24, 2020