![BLEISURE BECKONS](https://cdn.magzter.com/Outlook Business/1696310730/articles/GnvPNzuMp1696400572295/BLEISURE-BECKONS.jpg)
I am going to Costa Rica in two weeks," announced a friend who worked as a data analyst at a Big Four consulting firm. His excitement suggested that he might be headed on a vacation. But as he disclosed more details, my misunderstanding faded. He was going for a work trip-or at least that is how he put it. Of course, given that it was his first-ever international trip, and Costa Rica is at the top of any keen traveller's wish list, it could not be just that. When he returned, his watch covered a tattoo on his wrist, and his memory was fresh with tales from the central American country.
Business trips have evolved. Travelling for work once meant that sightseeing was limited to the journey from the airport to the hotel and vice versa. Now, it offers an opportunity to explore. A portmanteau of business and leisure, bleisure involves fusing a work trip with activities that are usually reserved for a vacation. While this trend may have grabbed the industry’s attention now, it has been in the making for a few years.
Bleisure So Far
The Traveller Value Index 2023 report by online travel company Expedia notes that 76% of participants wish to extend their work trip for leisure purposes, and 28% plan to opt for a flexication. But Indian travellers have always been keen to take advantage of the places their work takes them. The same report, published in 2018, notes popular preference for blended travel, stating that 60% of the participants indicated extending their work trips for leisure.
While bleisure may not be new, its popularity is. Over the last two years, the bleisure travel market size has grown considerably and is poised to expand in the next decade.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة October 2023 من Outlook Business.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك ? تسجيل الدخول
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة October 2023 من Outlook Business.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك? تسجيل الدخول
![Coalition Karma](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/259/1753524/w29MXS6ji1719997923510/crp_COALITION-KARMA.jpg)
Coalition Karma
In the winter of 2011, the world watched as international crude prices surged amid the chill of economic uncertainty, casting a shadow of concern over the global economy.
![MARKET MAVERICK](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/259/1753524/muZpGQSxM1720002905929/MARKET-MAVERICK.jpg)
MARKET MAVERICK
For FCB Group India CEO Dheeraj Sinha, music makes life easier, and writing is the best way to get clarity of thinking
![AN INSIDE STORY OF THE BANKERS' BANK](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/259/1753524/WyUFX_y8N1720002434412/AN-INSIDE-STORY-OF-THE-BANKERS-BANK.jpg)
AN INSIDE STORY OF THE BANKERS' BANK
Reserve Bank of India is not perfect. It has room for improvement. Alpana Killawala, who handled RBI's communication for over 26 years, uncovers insider facts about the central bank and its governors, from S. Venkitaramanan to Raghuram Rajan, drawn from her extensive experience as the communication officer
![THE GAMES WE PLAY](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/259/1753524/ZnTGE4BNF1720002187918/THE-GAMES-WE-PLAY.jpg)
THE GAMES WE PLAY
For the youngest and most populous nation in the world, India's sporting achievements leave much to be desired. Things are changing, but they need to change way more quickly
![Realty Gets a Luxe Push](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/259/1753524/U5OfRf0PA1720001820851/REALTY-GETS-A-LUXE-PUSH.jpg)
Realty Gets a Luxe Push
A post-Covid rebound in the economy and NRIs are pushing the sale of luxury properties in metros as well as smaller cities
![Backroom Revolution](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/259/1753524/-nX2qNuge1720001644324/BACKROOM-REVOLUTION.jpg)
Backroom Revolution
Availability of skilled talent pool along with competitive costs have made India a major attraction for MNCs to set up their support centres, commonly known as GCCs
!['GOOD GOVERNANCE IS THE CORNERSTONE OF GOOD BUSINESS'](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/259/1753524/hXIED69dL1720001526565/GOOD-GOVERNANCE-IS-THE-CORNERSTONE-OF-GOOD-BUSINESS.jpg)
'GOOD GOVERNANCE IS THE CORNERSTONE OF GOOD BUSINESS'
Shikha Hora Kamdar, head, retail assets & ESG, IDFC FIRST Bank, talks about how the bank is integrating sustainability in its operations
![PRASAR BHARATI STRIKES BACK](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/259/1753524/JBaVQAUHw1720001335309/PRASAR-BHARATI-STRIKES-BACK.jpg)
PRASAR BHARATI STRIKES BACK
As smartphones take over TV as the primary source of entertainment in India, the national broadcaster is planning a comeback
![NBFC LICENCE, PLEASE](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/259/1753524/n1Tshgldz1720001104870/NBFC-LICENCE-PLEASE.jpg)
NBFC LICENCE, PLEASE
Fintech firms are queueing up outside RBI’s office seeking NBFC licences as they see loans as a sure-fire way to profitability. But things are not as easy as they seem.
![WALKING A TIGHTROPE](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/259/1753524/AZtgbzjBs1720000812174/WALKING-A-TIGHTROPE.jpg)
WALKING A TIGHTROPE
Cybercriminals are taking over vast parts of India's increasingly digitalised financial markets. The SEBI wants to act, but it cannot afford to spook rookie retail investors