Millennials Say That They Are Ready to Travel for Business


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It turns out young professionals don't think traveling and building your career are mutually exclusive.

Youngsters in the workforce want to put their phones away and forge tangible connections at meetings and conventions, contrary to popular belief. For all the talk about teleconferencing and mobile technology replacing meetings, the latest study from the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) and American Express Travel shows that millennials actually want to travel for business. A solid 45 percent of millennials want to travel more for business, and a full 57 percent said that face-to-face meetings can't be replaced by technology, according to the latest GBTA Business Traveler Sentiment Index