The State Department issues a Travel Warning for any country it deems particularly volatile, and recommends that anyone traveling overseas, whether for business or pleasure, register with them first.

FORBES: Most Dangerous Destinations 2006

Up to 6 million Chinese are expected to travel abroad this year for business or pleasure--many for the first time--up from 5.3 million in 1997 and 2.8 million in 1992.

CNN: ASIANOW - TIME Asia | Travel Watch

FlyerTalk is an online forum for people who travel for business or pleasure, many of them mileage junkies, to share strategies to score tickets, upgrades, lounge access and other perks.

WSJ: Flying With the Ultimate Travel Junkies

There are certainly worse places to visit, either for business or pleasure, and few cities from where it is so easy to travel anywhere in Europe in a few hours by virtually any method you choose.

WSJ: Travel: Vienna: a Gem at the Heart of Europe

For an industry that typically views travel as either business- or pleasure-related, the news comes as a surprise.

BBC: Is your vacation an obligation?

At the end of the day, you have to get from point A to point B -- be it for business, pleasure or personal obligations.

BBC: What is the safest mode of travel?

While businesses across cultures and countries are building successful ventures with these type of relationships, particularly in the BRIC countries, Americans at a disadvantage by not mixing business with pleasure or going for the drive-through transaction.

FORBES: American Business Needs To Shed Its Paper Tiger Reputation

For those requiring another notch up when it comes to service, Kingfisher Elite offers private jets (on which you can even take a mid-air shower), for charter for business....or, indeed, pleasure.

BBC: Smooth skies: The world's best airlines