Do what you love and you’ll never work another day in your life. And though it seems impossible for some to reach this goal, the Bleisure-Business Travelers trend has created a new culture that combines productivity, opportunity, and new experiences, quickly becoming a lifestyle.
The concept of business travel has gained popularity among young entrepreneurs due to the huge opportunity to positively impact their careers and lives that this brings. Tech advancements allow business travelers to expand horizons during travel time between destinations, in the air, at the hotel, mobile apps enable them to be more efficient and use the time saved more effectively.
Most of all, the new business traveler trend opens an opportunity to network, even on the go, new connections emerge and leads to even close deals on the fly. But it isn’t all work and no play. They are also putting more time aside to immerse themselves in their travel destinations. Nowadays, the industry is more likely to mix business and pleasure on trips than it was five years ago, and so it will continue to grow. As a result business travelers claim they have the best job in the world –isn’t this what we all want?
Four-day trade shows and conferences make it easy to extend the trip for another weekday and on into the weekend. In fact, exploring a new or interesting city is one of the things people like the most about business travel.
But either you are the employee or the employer, there are some points that need to be considered.
1. Know the company’s expense policy.
2. Determine who will pay for the extra day, will the company or the employee absorb the expense?
3. Define unacceptable expenses such as alcohol, apparel, or admissions to attractions. This can be considered as an incentive gift, but the company needs to define it before.
4. Employees should use a corporate credit card or business-related expenses and pay out-of-pocket for all personal transactions.
5. Save receipts for each expense item.
It’s up to the employer to encourage or restrict the inclusion of leisure time in business trip planning. It must be a win-win situation for both, the company and the employee. And in the end, doing business will be a pleasure for everyone involved.
If you need help to plan a great business-leisure travel for your team, feel free to contact us and our expertise will make it a long-lasting experience.
