Wellness for Business Travel Is an Uphill Slog

It only makes sense that business travel — including meetings and conventions — would incorporate more aspects of the wellness movement. While industrywide changes are happening, it's debatable whether they've made a real impact on the lives of business travelers yet.

It only makes sense that business travel — including meetings and conventions — would incorporate more aspects of the wellness movement. While industrywide changes are happening, it's debatable whether they've made a real impact on the lives of business travelers yet.

Oh, the joys of business travel — drinks with coworkers who you may not particularly care for, early morning presentations (hopefully not hungover), red-eye flights, and, lest we forget, long layovers and flight delays.

Some of those aspects of business travel are unavoidable — mainly the flight delays — but the business travel and meetings industry is hoping to give the other situations a wellness makeover.

"The business travel industry is taking baby steps to incorporate more wellness, but there is a ton of room left for growth," said Sahara Rose De Vore, founder of the Travel Coach Network, a community of travel coaches.

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