From a team of international experts comes this analysis of the role, nature and effects of modern business travel. Issues addressed include the relationships between airlines and business travellers, the role of mobility in business, and the opportunities and challenges created by mobile workforces. The study combines theoretical advances with comprehensive analysis, and will provoke debate across the social sciences on the nature, organization and space of work in the twenty-first century.

Professor Jonathan V. Beaverstock is Professor of Economic Geography at the University of Nottingham, UK. Dr Ben Derudder is Lecturer in Human Geography at Ghent University, Belgium. Dr James R. Faulconbridge is Lecturer in Economic Geography at Lancaster University, UK. Professor Frank Witlox is Professor of Economic Geography at Ghent University, Belgium

Chapter 1 International Business Travel and the Global Economy, Jonathan V.Beaverstock, BenDerudder, JamesFaulconbridge, FrankWitlox; Part 1 Geographies and Modes of Business Travel; Chapter 2 A People Set Apart, John T.Bowen, Jr; Chapter 3 Geographies of Business Air Travel in Europe, BenDerudder, LommeDevriendt, Nathalie VanNuffel, FrankWitlox; Chapter 4 'Official' and 'Unofficial' Measurements of International Business Travel to and from the United Kingdom, Jonathan V.Beaverstock, JamesFaulconbridge; Chapter 5 The 'Bizjet Set', LucyBudd, PhilHubbard; Part 2 Business Travel and Mobility Regimes; Chapter 6 Business Travel and Portfolios of Mobility within Global Companies, JohnSalt; Chapter 7 Hierarchies in the Air, JamesWickham, AlessandraVecchi; Chapter 8 '...Travelling, where the Opponents are', SvenKesselring, GerlindeVogl; Part 3 The Production and Meaning of Business Travel; Chapter 9 Business Travel and Leisure Tourism, AharonKellerman; Chapter 10 Individual Rationalities of Global Business Travel, ClausLassen; Chapter 11 Understanding Mobility in Professional Business services, AndrewJones; Chapter 12 Face-to-Face by Travel or Picture - The Relationship between Travelling and Video Communication in Business Settings, Jon Martin DenstadliMattias Gripsrud;