Survey Results: Most travel 2-3 nights

OK...it wasn't a scientific study, but the results of our recent poll showed that most of this blog's readers took busines trips that were 2 or 3 nights.

Oddly, that's not my experience. In my business travling experience, it's been either 1 night or 5+ nights. Unlike the survey participants, I don't recall taking many trips in the middle.

Another odd thing is that for my family, the short trips are more disruptive than the longer trips. I think I know why. With a longer trip, there is more planning and preparation, which means the kids are more aware of the fact that I'm leaving. The shorter trips get treated more casually and consequently, the kids are less aware. So when I finally announce I am not going to be home, it came across more abrupt to the kids. And that's not good for them.

Which creates an interesting topic for the next poll: How many days do you normally have between realizing you'll have to travel and actually leaving? Take the poll on the right and we'll compare notes.

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