[1][2] During business tourism (traveling), individuals are still working and being paid, but are doing so away from both their workplace and home.
[3] However, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".
[4] Primary business tourism activities include meetings, and attending conferences and exhibitions.
[2] Historically, business tourism takes the form of traveling to, spending money and staying abroad, being away for some time, and has a history as long as that of international trade.
Primary ones are business (work)-related, and included activities such as consultancy, inspections, and attending meetings.