Anyone who has recently booked a plane ticket or hotel room knows that the demand for and cost of travel skyrocketed after many COVID-19 restrictions were lifted. Combine this with the rise in remote work, and you have the perfect motivation for employees to merge their business and leisure trips, which is sometimes referred to as "bleisure" travel. Now is the time to weigh the pros and cons of allowing employees to combine work and play and consider creating a clear policy on what type of travel is permissible on company time.

Defining the Latest Trends

Perhaps your employees are tacking on a few vacation days at the end of a work conference in Orlando. Maybe they're working remotely for a week from Puerto Rico and learning to surf in their off time. But what if they're secretly sampling the digital nomad life in Portugal while you think they're working from home in Denver? Employers should recognize the following popular travel trends that are expected to continue through 2023:

Bleisure travel. The portmanteau may be new, but the concept has been around for a long time. This term is used when an employee takes a scheduled business trip and either brings friends and family along for the ride or extends the trip for some personal time off. Generally, the employer covers the airfare, as well as the accommodations for the workdays, and the employee covers any added costs.

Workcation. This buzzword has been popping up more since many employees shifted to remote or hybrid...

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