Survey: Consultants Are On the Road Again

After years of fits and starts in an uncertain economy, travel is back in the consulting profession, at least according to the results of our annual Best Places to Stay survey.

Joe Kornik | December 03, 2014

More than half of all consultants—51%—report that they spent more than 100 days on the road this year

After years of fits and starts in an uncertain economy, travel is back in the consulting profession, at least according to the results of our annual Best Places to Stay survey.

Consider this: In 2013, 41 percent of consultants reported they spent more than 100 days a year on the road. This year, that number jumped to 51 percent. That represents a 25 percent increase year over year for the 100-day threshold, about two days per week, which is considered to be a benchmark for road warriors.

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