# Canadian business travelers show a different personality on the road

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Published: 2026-09-07T11:01:47.106Z
Modified: 2026-09-07T11:01:47.106Z
Author: Joan Sanz
Topics: Hotels
Summary: Hotels.com finds 53% of Canadian business travelers adopt another personality on work trips. Free breakfast tops perks.

## Article

Hotels.com surveyed 1,000 Canadian business travelers and the findings are juicy: **53% say they have a different personality at work when traveling**. The quiet one in the office might turn into the life of the party in Calgary. Or the opposite, of course. Hotels should take note because that double life shapes what they want from their stay.

The same report ranks **free breakfast as the most valued hotel perk**, ahead of any other amenity. Makes sense after a day of meetings and an early flight, the last thing you want is to hunt for an overpriced coffee in the lobby. And if we talk timing, **September stands out as the busiest month for business trips**, so if you run a city hotel, you know where to aim.

What's striking is that this 'work persona' only switches on when traveling. Maybe it's the distance, the anonymity, or that the office title weighs less in the elevator. For the industry, that's an opening: how about services designed for that more relaxed version of the executive? Free breakfast is already a given, but a lounge designed to help loosen the tie wouldn't hurt. The opportunity is there, just read the study with an open mind.

## Sources

- Hospitality Net: https://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/4134271/more-than-half-of-canadian-business-travellers-say-they-have-a-different-personality-at-work-according-to-new-hotelscom-report

## Citation

Canadian business travelers show a different personality on the road. Notitur. 2026-09-07. https://notitur.com/en/digest/canadian-business-travel-personality-hotels