Study: Cheapest Autumn Business Trip Is The One You Don't Take

One must truly appreciate the unparalleled wisdom of suggesting a full complement of flights, hotels, and expense reports merely to experience ‘crisp air’ or ‘lighter airport crowds.’ As the leaves outside one’s office window turn a rather predictable shade of ochre, the urge to contribute significantly to the airline industry's Q4 earnings becomes almost irresistible. Who needs the tangible benefits of a successful meeting when the intangible thrill of navigating a regional airport in October beckons? Indeed, for the fiscally prudent enterprise, the genuine frontier of cost-saving is not found in meticulously comparing seat pitch on competing carriers, nor in heroically sacrificing in-flight peanuts.

No, the truly revolutionary saving, the kind that might actually affect the bottom line, involves remaining steadfastly at one’s desk. Or, daringly, at one’s home office. The quiet triumph of the remote work paradigm is that it consistently offers the unbeatable autumn business trip deal: it costs precisely nothing, and your carbon footprint remains commendably stagnant.