Work Moves to the Beach as ‘Bleisure’ Time Catches On
The pandemic has taught us to be more flexible in what we think of as the office, paving the way for longer vacations with the family.
After work time with the family could include a walk along the beach in a new ‘bleisure’ age .
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The future of business travel is shaping up to be one of the big unanswered questions of the economic reopening. At the same time, many people are eagerly planning their first big post-pandemic family vacation — or vacations. And that's where "bleisure" comes in.
It may still be awhile before business travelers are packing convention halls in Manhattan and Chicago again. But our growing comfort with remote and flexible work arrangements may open up an even bigger category of travel that combines both business and leisure. Bleisure is one way we can take advantage of some of the new experience we've acquired over the past year in how to live and work.