Is this a hard sell?

As a business traveling parent, this is a big conflict.

If you travel to places that you'd also visit for fun, the tempatation to add a few days is strong. I've only done it once when I added a day to a trip I took to Beijing. Otherwise, I tend not to add more time away from home.

Case in point: The recent trip to Barcelona. I'd never been, but didn't add a day to see any of the sights. A mistake perhaps, but I just couldn't rationalize it.

What's the view of other business traveling parents? How often do you add an extra day or two to explore the cities you visit?

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Saturday business travel?

Except for an occasional Sunday flight to get grounded in time for Monday meetings, I don't travel on weekends too much. Tonight though, I'm flying on a Saturday night to Barcelona.

I don't know what it is, but the airport has a different vibe (maybe it's the smaller number of people?). Wouldn't make it a date night destination, but it's actually kinda clubby here in the Delta Crown Room.

As if that wasn't weird enough, (weird in addition to Saturday travel and the nice vibe at the Crown Room), I'm flying international out of the T Concourse at Hartsfield . This may be a strange trip in deed.

I love to know how many fellow business traveling parents find themselves away from family at the airport on a Saturday night.

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