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Mobile Dependence: A Growing Trend in Business Travel

MOBILE DEPENDENCE Business travelers are among the top users of mobile devices today and are becoming more reliant on them to get business done on the road than ever before. But is this growing dependency better or worse for travelers' daily lives? The facts may surprise you. A Growing Trend in Business Travel WHO ARE THESE BUSINESS TRAVELERS? O AVERAGE AGE 38 in 2012 THEY ARE WORKAHOLICS 41 in 2011 25 YEARS OLD 45 in 2010 240+ Hours Business Travelers work 240 hours more per year than the average 60% American worker. 50 are MEN 94% CONNECT TO WORK ON VACATION I THEY ARE Wi FI THEY ARE TECH FANATICS WIFI ADDICTS SPEND 16+ HOURS CARRY 3 TO 4 DEVICES per day within range of Wi-Fi. During travel * Most common: Smartphone, laptop and tablet. 95% expect Wi-Fi AT НОMЕ 95% own a 90% expect Wi-Fi AT HOTELS SMARTPHONE 64% own a TABLET in 2012 89% expect Wi-Fi AT THE OFFICE Compare To 86% expect Wi-Fi AT THE AIRPORT 44% 33% 2010 2011 TOO ADDICTED TO TECHNOLOGY? 20%. 56%. of smartphone users of mobile workers Log on to Facebook before they even get out of bed. Exercise erratically or not at all due to technology. 59%. Average business traveler Checks their smartphone of business travelers Said they would feel disori- ented, distraught or lonely without their smartphone for just a week. 34 TIMES A DAY. GET MORE DONE 0000 98% 75% 75% REPORT THEY MULTI-TASK EVERY DAY DUE USE THEIR PHONE WHILE ON THE TOILET GET MORE THAN 6 HOURS OF SLEEP PER NIGHT DUE TO PRODUCTIVITY TO THE HELP OF TECHNOLOGY 65% believe they are more productive as a result of multitasking with multiple devices like a laptop and smartphone. To save time elsewhere, business travel- ers are checking their smartphones in the bathroom. Travelers report productivity on their mobile devices helps free up more of their time enabling them to sleep longer than they used to without them. Android users are more likely to check while on the toilet (87%) compared to Blackberry (84%) and iPhone (77%). However this also caused lower levels of concentration which resulted in taking longer to finish tasks. CREATED BY PC HOUSING www.pchousing.com Short term housing solutions for today's business traveler. PC Housing SOURCES: Computerworld.com, FrequentFlyerServices.com iPass.com, Carlson Wagonlit Travel

Mobile Dependence: A Growing Trend in Business Travel

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According to our stats, smartphones and tablets are slowly placing themselves in between water and food as top necessities for business travelers. It makes sense. Being on the road is simply made easi...

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