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Bleisure on rise as business travellers turn trips into workations, says expert

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Business travel with leisure is on the rise. Well, that’s according to Dr Erika Zeelie, tourism expert and Deputy Head of Faculty: Commerce at The Independent Institute of Education in South Africa.

Dr Zeelie said due to the ability of most knowledge workers to now operate remotely, there is an ongoing increase in “Bleisure travel”, where business travellers

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