Frequent flyers are miserable all too frequently
Readers who are well accustomed to business travel might think of flat-beds, friendly service, champagne and suave business class lounges, but apparently it’s not all chrome furniture and free booze. A new study claims that frequent business flyers are sickly and lonely and their kids are miserable.
A study from the University of Surrey, whose alumni includes global brand Planet Hollywood’s founder Robert Earl (presumably himself a frequent business traveller), suggests that while jet-setting is often seen through rose-tinted glasses, “little public attention is given to the negative personal and social consequences of hypermobility.”
Frequent flyers apparently have their biological rhythm disrupted on the reg, leading to poor sleep, upset stomachs, mood-swings and a lack of concentration. And that’s without mentioning the psychological downsides. In extreme consequences, the disorientation from frequent travel can create “severely disrupted conceptions of personal identity”, as well as a knock-on effect at home thanks to the “emotional upset” of mum and dad living their high-flying dream. What a jolly thought for the end of the school holidays!