Escape: The Key Advantage of Business Travel

Despite all of the grumbling, there can be some distinct advantages in business travel.

From Jared Sandberg’s Career Journal article:

Marketing consultant Jeffrey Hirsch achieves a Zen-like peacefulness hard to replicate in the terrestrial world, except maybe in a house of worship. "The feeling is one of total freedom, calm and timelessness...sometimes nearly bliss," he says. "The secular world is left behind -- no calls, no emails, no IMs, no clients, no nagging ex-wife, no problems whatsoever." He says he's more productive and creative in-flight.

That's why some people would welcome cellular service on planes as much as a drastic drop in cabin pressure. "I'm dead set against the idea," says Gil Gordon, a telecommuting consultant who views the plane ride as his "little island of sanity." Says Mr. Gordon: "It's the adult equivalent of a timeout for kids."