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6 Reasons to Add the Word Bleisure to your Vocabulary

 

For a long time there has been a stigma about frequent business travelers. Our friends and family contend that we all have this lavish, jet-setting lifestyle, while you and every other business traveler know that this is simply not the case a majority of the time. Business travel often consists of long grueling days filled with flight delays, lost luggage, scrambling to meet deadlines, last minute changes to presentations, networking dinners, and little to no time off. However, a new way of business travel is on the rise, especially with entrepreneurs; This new revolutionary idea, “bleisure”. Bleisure is the mix of business and leisure, which has been almost unheard of for years as far as U.S. businesses are concerned, however it seems as though this trend of mixing business and pleasure has, finally, become more attractive to the business world in recent years. Here are 6 reasons you need to implement this way of life into your own business and travel.

1. It’s not a new idea
While the word “bleisure” is new, and we know -not very pretty, the actual idea of mixing business and pleasure is definitely not a new thought. It is said that even one of our forefathers knew the importance of taking time to oneself and enjoying the sites. When he wasn’t working, it is said that Thomas Jefferson took great enjoyment in strolling the streets of Paris while serving as the U.S. Ambassador to France. Goes to show that even while building upon international relationships, there is time to take a walk and smell the flowers.

2. It deepens your experience and relationships
Business travel doesn’t have to be solitary and grueling. It can be fun and even life-changing! One New York based clothing line cites that her “buddy system” implementation has given her a fulfilling experience each time she’s used it.
Bringing a friend on your travels can be a great experience, whether you are indulging in your similar interests or even learning something new about your destination through the lens of your companion -time spent sharing experiences is time well spent.

3. Americans aren’t doing it enough
There are no two ways about it; Americans are some of the most vacation-poor people in the world. Which is shocking see as how we are one of the richest nations in the world as well. Reports show that the average American failed to take even a measly 5 days of earned vacation days in 2014. This is a problem. As we all know, free time is great! Everyone needs a little downtime to stay interested and motivated in the project in which you are invested. Reports show that almost 85 percent of people say that free time during travel would be enjoyable and 80 percent second that notion, stating that free time would make the trip more attractive (and therein, less of a grueling hassle, or at the very least, more worth the grueling hassle).

4. It’s a great deal!

As more and more people in the travel industry are becoming more inclined, and aware, of the bleisure idea hotels are beginning to make the idea of stretching that 2 day trip to the west coast a long weekend, a very real possibility, that makes fiscal sense. As many businessmen and women are wary of their funds, hotels making these kinds of weekend stretches fiscally responsible, and even too attractive to pass up, is a great sign for bleisure seekers. Hotels from San Francisco to New York City are implementing special “weekend only” deals directed at these business people looking to get some much needed “me time”.
5. Your family wants you to
A post card or teddy bear souvenir from all the exotic places you travel simply isn’t going to cut it anymore. Frequent business travel can often be tough on family relationships, so why not bring the family along? If it’s at all possible to stretch your trip one to three days, it can go a long way with your family. You all get to share a new experience together and trade in those strained phone calls for physical time together.
6. It sparks your creativity, and makes you more efficient
New experiences lead to new perspectives, and new ideas. Reports show that 1 in 4 business travelers report to have had, what they consider, their best ideas while out and about traveling. This is such an important point to make. If you stare hard enough at a problem, it will only seem more and more impossible to solve. It is imperative to take a minute, clear your head, and expose yourself to new ways of thinking so as to better understand the hurdles in your own business, bleisure provides this opportunity. Bleisure also can improve efficiency. Instead of procrastinating a report all week and then scrambling to get it together for the weekend’s presentation on the opposite coast, a bleisure traveler is motivated to give her or himself free time to enjoy the destination. Trade in all those so-so mornings and late nights editing for productive and efficient mornings and afternoons strolling through Central Park.

 

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