Report highlights new travel trend

As many as 83% of business travellers use time on their trip to explore the city they’re visiting. Nearly half of them (46%) add personal travel days to business trips every time they go away. In its report on the “bleisure” market, (leisure and business travel combined) serviced apartment operator BridgeStreet Global Hospitality reveals that the three most popular bleisure activities are sightseeing, dining and arts/culture.

The majority of those polled (60%) have taken bleisure trips, with most of them adding two annual leave days to a business trip. More than half (54%) of respondents said they bring a partner or family members with them on such trips.

The top reason for bleisure travel is a desire to see the world and participate in cultural experiences. As many as 78% feel that adding leisure days to business travel enhances the value of the work assignment, while six out of 10 are more likely to take business trips now than they were five years ago.

The report also found that most business trips (48%) have a duration of 1-2 days, with 25.5% of respondents citing 2-4 days; some 18.2% regularly go on trips that last longer than a week.