If you are often required to travel as a part of your job, the chances are good that you are fairly bored with living out of suitcases in various, interchangeable hotels. It's also true that visiting a country on a business trip hardly counts as an excursion at all since you are rarely able to snatch a few minutes to take in your surroundings.
Rome apartments with its endless, bland hotels and its restrictions, is thus not always an enjoyable exercise. However, it is one that might be made better with a little change in routine.
If you are flying all over the world as a part of your job, it is a waste not to appreciate the culture and landscapes of your destination. While it might be the case that there is not place for sight-seeing on a business trip, it is also true that wandering around tourist attractions is not the only way to appreciate a country.
Prepare for your journey to a new, exciting place by reading up on the history of the region. Buy a biography of a famous person from the area you will be visiting; in short take an interest in the country in which you will be engaging in business.
This kind of 'homework' will ensure that the place, even if you see it only through the boardroom window, will take on new significance. An understanding of a country's history and culture might transform your bland business trips into interesting excursions.