Bleisure: Sightseeing day adds sanity, fun to business trip
[...] these days, Achille, CEO of The Devon Group, which does public relations and marketing for tech firms, is "quite intentional" about flying in early for a business trip or staying over an extra day "to squeeze in a side trip, a spa visit, try out a top restaurant or similar activity."
In some destinations, airlines and hotels charge more on weekdays because of higher demand from business travelers, so Achille's early arrival in Vegas entailed a cheaper flight and a relatively inexpensive hotel room.
Thier, founding partner of the leadership development firm Listening Impact, based in Boulder, Colorado, says clients don't complain about paying for extra hotel nights and other expenses because both clients and I benefited.
Sashee Chandran, who owns a small artisanal tea company, Tea Drops, says adding time for sightseeing to a business trip is "part of my philosophy of an integrated lifestyle" with "a great balance of work and life every day, even on weekends."