The term bleisure has been a travel trend that has been gaining in popularity over the last few years. The term describes the growing trend in recent years of employees who want to combine business and leisure travel.But what percentage of corporate trips include an element of leisure time? What are the benefits of blending business and leisure trips to businesses, and most importantly, what does the rise of bleisure travel mean for your company and corporate travel policies? Read on for our list of bleisure travel statistics for 2026.
Bleisure in the business travel market
- The global bleisure travel market was valued at $472 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach $732 billion by 2030. ( Business Research Company )
- In 2024, the global bleisure travel market was worth $430 billion, up from $394 billion in 2023, for a CAGR of 9.3% ( Business Research Company ).
- Corporate travellers spend 22 days annually on average traveling for work, according to a 2023 survey. The average business trip lasts 3.8 days ( SavvySleeper ).
- In the UK, 42% of surveyed travelers in 2023 added leisure stays to their business trips ( IHG )
- A U.S. survey found that 84% of travellers wanted to include some vacation time to their next corporate trip, and 48% had taken a bleisure trip in the past year. ( American Hotel & Lodging Association )
- 41% of travel managers have noted a rise in colleagues asking to add a longer stay to their work trips for leisure purposes ( GBTA )
- 62% of CEOs expected to increase their corporate travel budgets in 2024 ( Perk ).
- 55% of business travellers took at least two blended trips in 2024, and 73% of employees view bleisure as a corporate perk. ( Navan + Skift )
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How common is bleisure travel?
- 66% of corporate travellers said they extended a business trip for leisure in 2023. 14% said they did so on three or more trips ( Deloitte ).
- 80% of business travellers believe they need to increase their business travel to support their personal and professional lives ( Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts ).
- 59% of Gen Z and 65% of Millennial workers choose employers specifically for blended travel flexibility. (Precedence Research)
- 46% of business travellers who’d taken bleisure trips in the past said they would take one again in the future ( GBTA ).
What are the top destinations for bleisure trips?
- Cities like Singapore, London, New York, San Francisco, Las Vegas and Dubai are leading the pack in attracting bleisure travellers in 2026. ( Travel Code )
- A survey of US travellers found California (27%), Florida (22%), and New York (18%) to be the most common bleisure travel destinations in North America. ( Visit Anaheim )
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Do bleisure travellers travel solo?
- 73% of employees view bleisure as a corporate perk, with many preferring to extend trips to spend time with family or friends. ( Navan )
- More than half of business travellers have had loved ones join their work trips, with the number rising to 73% among C-suite executives. ( CNBC, August 2025 )
- Three out of four workers say they would work with international teams if it meant more opportunities for bleisure trips. ( Hotel Tech Report )
Which employee demographic engages most with the bleisure travel trend?
- 79% of Gen Z business travellers want to travel for work to explore new places, compared to 72% of Millennials and 60% of Gen X. In addition, 41% of Gen Z workers say they want their companies to allow them to extend their business trip with leisure travel ( Perk ).
Employees consider corporate travel an important perk
- In 2026, 44% of business travellers now say they enjoy travelling for work more than they did before the pandemic. ( Wifitalents )
- Business travellers cited both “networking opportunities” (51%) and “exploring new places” (47%) as top benefits of business travel, suggesting both personal and professional interest in traveling for work ( Deloitte ).
- Bleisure travellers list their favourite elements of traveling for work as having personal time to explore a new destination (70%), making new connections (58%), having a change of work environment (57%) and having new experiences (55% ( Visit Anaheim )
- 64% of US employees surveyed said they thought bleisure travel created better work-life balance ( Howdy ).
- 25% of corporate travel decision-makers plan to offer a stipend for personal vacations as bleisure becomes an established employee benefit. ( Precedence Research )
- 73% of employees view the opportunity to add leisure time as a corporate perk, with 59% of Gen Z and 65% of Millennials specifically choosing to work for companies that provide blended travel flexibility. (CNBC)
- 85% of Gen Z and 88% of Millennials view work trips as opportunities to improve their everyday lives rather than obligations of the job. ( Hotels.com Business Trip Report 2025 )
- 75% of the HR decision-makers surveyed said advertising business travel opportunities in job descriptions makes the role more attractive ( Perk ).
- 60% surveyed employees said they would back a travel policy that permits workers to add personal travel to an existing trip ( AMEX ).
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What are the benefits of bleisure trips?
- 90% of respondents in a 2025 survey call business travel an essential investment or necessary cost, up eight percentage points from the prior year. (Inside Travel) .
- 83% of workers are experiencing at least some degree of burnout in 2026, with 48% citing overwhelming workloads as the primary driver. ( DHR Global via Metaintro, 2026 )
- A survey from Hilton Hotels reported that just over half of American employees (51%) feel guilty when asking for time off, with 28% not taking all their vacation days. With these staggering stats, businesses encouraging bleisure travel could stand out as advocates for employee happiness and ultimately benefit from better engagement and retention ( Hilton Hotels ).
- Employees cited “visiting family/friends in a destination” (42%), exploring the place they traveled to (57%), saving money on personal travel (41%), and relaxing before returning to work (14%) as top motivators for combining business trips for personal getaways ( Perk ).
- Bleisure trips can help reduce the cost of accommodation for business trips. 82% of bleisure travellers will opt for the same hotel for the entirety of their trip giving companies access to favourable pricing for extended stays while sharing the spend (GBTA) .
- 34% of surveyed business travellers shared that their most innovative concepts were conceived while on a business trip. This stat jumps up to 53% for team members aged 16-24 ( Perk ).
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