The boundaries between work and leisure have never been more blurred. As global mobility returns to full force, a new travel trend has emerged among entrepreneurs, executives, and remote teams: “bleisure” travel - where business trips are extended, adapted, or planned with leisure in mind.
The boundaries between work and leisure have never been more blurred. As global mobility returns to full force, a new travel trend has emerged among entrepreneurs, executives, and remote teams: “bleisure” travel - where business trips are extended, adapted, or planned with leisure in mind.
Whether it's a long weekend in the Algarve after a client meeting in Lisbon or a post-conference retreat in the Amalfi Coast, bleisure travel represents a shift in how, and why, people move. And for those who value time, comfort, and flexibility, private jet travel is enabling this trend like never before.
At Villiers Jets, we’ve seen a marked increase in clients blending corporate and personal objectives into a single itinerary. Here’s how the bleisure model is evolving, and why private aviation makes it seamless.
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What Is Bleisure Travel?
Bleisure is more than a buzzword. It’s the conscious decision to merge professional travel with personal enrichment, often by extending a work trip into a short holiday or adding a leisure leg to a business tour.
This may look like:
A CEO attending a board meeting in Geneva, then flying to the French Alps for a weekend with family.
A start-up team hosting investors in Barcelona before unwinding in Ibiza.
A solo entrepreneur running workshops in Dubai, followed by a wellness retreat in Oman.
This approach allows high-performers to maximise time away from home while reducing the number of separate trips required throughout the year.
Why Private Jet Travel Complements Bleisure
Traditional business travel often comes with rigid scheduling, long security lines, and inefficient routing, making it harder to add a personal component without logistical headaches. Private jet travel eliminates those barriers.
1. Flexible Scheduling
With Villiers, your itinerary works around you. You can depart when meetings finish, adjust flight times at short notice, or split your journey across multiple destinations, without waiting for airline schedules to align.
2. Access to Regional Airports
Bleisure often involves going beyond major cities. With access to over 40,000 routes and 10,000+ aircraft, Villiers gets you closer to your final destination - be it a vineyard in Provence, a lakeside resort in Como, or a beach villa in Mykonos.
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3. Productivity Onboard
For many clients, the flight itself is an extension of their workday. Private jets offer quiet, uninterrupted environments ideal for calls, presentations, or focused prep, helping you clear your schedule before switching into leisure mode.
Popular Bleisure Routes Among Villiers Clients
We’ve seen a rise in bleisure-style trips across Europe, the Middle East, and North America. Some examples include:
London → Zurich → Lake Lucerne
New York → Miami → Turks and Caicos
Paris → Barcelona → Menorca
Dubai → Riyadh → AlUla desert lodges
Lisbon → Porto → Douro Valley
These itineraries often combine fast-paced meetings in a commercial hub with access to quieter, experiential destinations that are perfect for unwinding.
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Who’s Booking Bleisure Flights?
Bleisure travel isn’t limited to solo executives. We’re seeing:
Remote teams booking retreat-style work weeks, with collaborative sessions followed by wellness or leisure days.
Entrepreneurs with families, flying their partners or children in after the business component is complete.
Founders and creatives, extending client trips into inspiration-led solo breaks.
Corporate hosts, treating key partners or clients to a combined work-and-play itinerary.
Private aviation makes these hybrid trips realistic. With no need to book multiple commercial legs, wait in lines, or juggle layovers, you have more time, and more freedom, to enjoy both sides of your journey.
Maximising Value with Empty Legs and Mystery Flights
For clients embracing flexibility, Villiers offers additional ways to make bleisure travel more efficient:
Empty leg flights provide reduced-cost options for one-way travel, ideal if you're extending a trip solo after the team returns home.
The mystery flight experience is perfect for spontaneous bleisure extensions - set your budget and departure point, and we’ll match you with an empty leg to an unexpected destination, often at short notice.
A New Way to Travel with Purpose
The rise of bleisure isn’t just a lifestyle shift, it’s a sign of changing professional priorities. In a world where work and life are more integrated, people are seeking mobility that supports both productivity and presence.
Private jet travel allows you to work without interruption, arrive without fatigue, and enjoy more of what the destination offers. Whether you’re extending a board meeting into a spa weekend or turning a sales tour into a wine country retreat, Villiers Jets helps you make the most of every moment.
Start planning your next bleisure trip with us today.
