They may be striking deals for self or on behalf of their companies on foreign soil, sharing dinner lunches and dinners with top executives at five-star settings, but the experience is far from satisfying the taste buds of home-food-craving Indians.
A survey by Regus India, a global premium office space provider, puts home food third in ranking among the top three things Indian business travellers miss during their official trips. Family and home sickness are the other two things that figure ahead of ghar ka khana.
According to the study, when travelling abroad for business, respondents said that after family (68%) and their home (38%), they are most likely to be hit by a bout of nostalgia over home cooking (25%), rather than savouring foreign cuisine.
One in five respondents (17%) also longs to speak in his mother tongue, highlighting that some home comforts really are irreplaceable.
According to industry insiders and travel agents, majority of Indian travellers do not enjoy food while travelling abroad.
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