Yes. Outsiders to business usually are envious of people attending a business conference/convention outside their home area, especially if its a exotic/adventurous/entertaining location. The truth of the matter is that generally your only experience of the host city is the airport, long boring 12 hour days in a conference room, and the plane rides to and from the convention. Not a whole lot of fun, and at the most, a few drinks in the adjacent bar/restaurant with your associates at the end of the day. One reason you see, if the family comes along, at the Royal Pacific convention resort....one parent and kids at the pool, and the one parent and kids in the park. And the business spouse (male or female) nowhere to be seen, since they're locked into a conference room for most of the waking hours.