Combining business with leisure: the rise of the ‘bleisure’ trip

We’re now used to working from home – why not from the beach?

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How business travel will look in the post-pandemic world is one of the great unanswered questions, says Conor Sen on Bloomberg. At the same time, many people are looking forward – or at least planning to book – their first big post-lockdown holiday. That’s where the concept of “bleisure” comes in. “Our growing comfort with remote and flexible work arrangements may open up an even bigger category of travel that combines both business and leisure.”

Particularly in the summer months, when the schools are out and work is slow, it may become normal to work “outside the office for two or three weeks from a scenic destination on the water or in the mountains”. In our “always on” culture, when you’re expected to respond promptly to emails at all hours, doing so from the Hamptons or Puerto Vallarta in Mexico “beats having to do it after commuting home from the office”. Airlines and accommodation will have to adapt. Travel will no longer be all about air miles and hotels will need internet fast enough to handle videoconferencing.

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