A business trip or official trip is a travel/journey caused by business necessities. The place of employment is left transitionally, e.g.

• to visit customers, suppliers or a trade fair
• to participate on congresses or seminars
• because of further education
• excursions for research, scientific campaigns
• teachers activity in study trips, school or exploratory trips
• away on business in civil engineering, construction, geology etc.

Business trips have to be approved by the employer, who usually meets the costs. The traveling expenses can be calculated in detail or by a lump sum, depending on the average expense of the travel country.

For activities away, the correspondent term in military is duty travel, in politics facility trip.

See also

• traveller
• business travel
• pleasure trip
• The Business Trip