Video conferencing 'could replace business travel'
Travelling to business meetings could be replaced by video conferencing, according to one commentator.
In news that may interest people whose sales jobs require them to travel, the campaigns director for the Campaign for Better Transport has said that telecoms advances could soon render such trips unnecessary.
Jason Torrance asserted that businesspeople are beginning to realise that they can speak with people on the other side of the world from their own office due to developments that benefit the environment as well as corporate relations.
"As technology continues to improve, video-conferencing is more and more of an option for people," he pointed out.
Figures from the Campaign for Better Transport show that walk-on train fares cost 4.7 times the price of advance tickets.
Mr Torrance noted that as the price of carbon-intensive travel escalates, people are more likely to seek out alternatives for organising events such as sales job meetings, like video conferencing.
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Filed: 28-08-2008
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