How Much Do Business Travelers Spend?

Cocktails and dinners add up on the road

- STORY BY IVY YOUNG

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EVERY DAY, more than 1.3 million Americans pack a carry-on, slap on a weary smile, and call it "business travel." A new survey of 502 corporate road warriors finally quantifies what many of us already suspected: The company pays some of the bill, but our own wallets bleed, our bodies take the hit, and yet somehow we keep signing up for more.