1. Corporate business travel is a $274 billion industry with an estimated 30 to 40 million business travelers in the US
alone.1
Nearly 30 percent of the American working adult population is at much higher risk for cancer and overall
poor health simply because travel is part of their job description.
THE HEALTH IMPACT
stress load by about 12%.2
from travel related stress, which leads to “brain
fog” and near-term and long-term illness.
sleep than non-business travelers, which is enough
to lower productivity and increase the risk of illness
and disease.
THE FINANCIAL IMPACT
productivity due to jet lag.
due to travel related stress, and the financial cost
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Business Travel News
Journal of Occupational and
Environmental Medicine
3. Travel Stress Index: The Hidden Costs of Business Travel,
Business Travel News
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HOW IS TRAVEL WELLNESS DIFFERENT FROM GENERAL WELLNESS?
TRAVEL WELLNESS FACT SHEET
Why Business Travelers Are Left Behind
By Corporate Wellness Programs
Source: Global Business Travel Wellness Associates

2. HOW DOES A TRAVEL WELLNESS PROGRAM DIFFER FROM A CORPORATE
WELLNESS PROGRAM?
stress load of individuals under normal working conditions.
Corporate wellness programs assume that people have control over their environment and can engage in routine
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CORPORATE WELLNESS AND TRAVEL WELLNESS
CORPORATE WELLNESS
office or employees who telecommute.
participating in a wellness program, achieving
certain health outcomes or metrics, or progress
targeted blood pressure,
cholesterol,
weight, or
body mass index (BMI) reading.
insurance premiums, cash/gift cards, or
contributions to health savings accounts.
rooms, yoga studio.
management, etc.
per employee
TRAVEL WELLNESS
causes physical stress.
immune system strength, which can be
measured by an antioxidant score;
alkalinity, which measures ability to manage a
dehydrated aircraft environment; or
heart rate, which measures physical stress load.
travel wellness coaching program.
restaurants that support travel wellness objectives.
strengthening immune system.
per trip
Companies are incurring direct costs related to business travel beyond travel expense management.
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Source: Global Business Travel Wellness Associates