Bleisure Travel for Groups

Bleisure Travel is undoubtedly one of the quickest growing travel trends, this new trend blending business travel with, you guessed it, leisure travel.

Bleisure Travel Group Tours

Bleisure travel boosts morale within companies, helps save on vacation costs, and creates a better work-life balance for travelers. While you may think that since it is new, it must be a mostly Millenial trend, there are actually plenty of people in the workforce taking part.

"90 percent of Millennials have engaged in bleisure travel in the past year, compared with 81 percent of Generation Xers and 80 percent of Baby Boomers" - State of Business Travel Survey, National Car Rental (see video below)


Bleisure travelers, as mentioned before, are much more likely to be satisfied with their work-life balance, with 87% vs 64% according to National Car Rental. This means that both the employer and the employee benefit from taking these trips, especially if teambuilding activities, business meetings, and networking dinners are taken advantage of while away.

Location-wise, Bleisure travel can happen almost anywhere. Usually, the location is already set based on an impending business meeting or conference you are attending, but sometimes the employer, and maybe even employees, get to choose where they would like to go. In that case, there are certainly locations across America that we feel are better than others, whether due to the local business atmosphere, companies in that particular city, dining and/or nightlife scene, group-friendly venues, etc.

Here are what we consider to be the best places in the United States for Bleisure Travel for Groups today!

1. LA -

This sun-soaked metropolis has everything from 40,000-year-old tar pits at La Brea to the most luxurious and high-end shopping district at Rodeo Drive for culture and entertainment, not to mention the 75 miles of sandy coastline just begging for you to explore. LA is a business hub for the West Coast, giving you numerous networking options. Your group can catch a Lakers game, see a concert at the Orpheum, or see a movie sitting in the Hollywood Forever cemetery in your free time away from meetings and networking, there is no shortage of attractions in Los Angeles!

BENEFITS FOR GROUPS: Seemingly endless options for things to do for fun with your group outside of meetings.

Los Angeles Group Tours


2. NYC -

Known for having more sites and attractions per square mile than almost any other city in the world, New York City is a vacation destination that perfectly mixes business and pleasure. In the Big Apple, your group has the opportunity to do some of the world’s most famous shopping, dining, and networking. Visit Wall Street for business insights, network and eat lunch at any of the countless NYC famous eateries, then spend your evenings dazzled by the sheer number of entertainment options. You can spend your off time exploring cultural attractions, learning the history of this iconic city, or having fun in any of the several entertainment districts.

BENEFITS FOR GROUPS: Incredible local business scene, thriving networking around every corner, and world-class dining, shopping, and attractions.

NEW YORK CITY Iconified as "The Crossroads of the World" it's the brightly illuminated hub of the Broadway Theater District.


3. Dallas -

Dallas is an excellent destination for bleisure travel, with ready-made attractions and accommodations for conventions, conferences, or those big group vacations you've always talked about taking with your employees! Dallas is within a four-hour flight distance from most U.S. cities and boasts flights to more than forty international destinations as well, only adding to its business draw. Throughout the city, you will find a plethora of unique shopping and dining, popular pubs, and accommodations that vary from quaint bed and breakfasts to five-diamond establishments.

BENEFITS FOR GROUPS: Amazing accommodation and meeting space options for large groups and businesses.

Dallas City Skyline


4. San Francisco  -

Sitting within a California business hub, San Francisco is one of our favorite destinations for group bleisure travel. Within this culture and business-filled mecca your group can see iconic sites such as the Golden Gate Bridge, taste the delicious foods from Chinatown, and conduct the business you need to in any of the many group meeting centers. Any group will want to visit Fisherman's Wharf, Alcatraz Island, and Ghiradelli Square while here, this city filled to the brim with opportunity for both business and leisure.

BENEFITS FOR GROUPS: A perfect mix of business and leisure opportunities within. 

Golden Gate, San Francisco, California, USA.


5. Chicago -

The New York of the Midwest, Chicago has the landmarks, monuments, and museums of a much larger city added to the contemporary spice of newer attractions, community events, and more. This means that your group will have several opportunities to mix work with fun! Have a business meeting downtown amongst the skyscrapers of the Windy City, then go unwind and network with your colleagues at Navy Pier or any of the several eateries, bars, pubs, and clubs! Remember, Chicago has quite the growing, thriving Broadway theater district and a number of world-class art museums such as the Art Institute, meaning you can truly wow your business friends with an extremely entertaining day out in the city!

BENEFITS FOR GROUPS: Excellent entertainment and dining scene, perfect to really wow your colleagues!

Chicago Group Tours Public Domain

Chicago Group Tours Public Domain


6. Atlanta -

Atlanta is an exciting choice for group travel for many reasons: it is the birthplace of one of America's most successful brands, Coca-Cola, it is headquarters to CNN, and it is the home to several culturally iconic Martin Luther King, Jr. sites of importance. This is a city where you and your coworkers can get down to business during the day amongst some of the most successful companies in the nation, then sightsee and be entertained all throughout the evening with endless entertainment options throughout the city. You truly can’t go wrong when you choose Atlanta for your group bleisure destination, it is a thriving cityscape with world-class culture, attractions, and historic sites!

BENEFITS FOR GROUPS: An excellent local example of successful businesses to work and meet around. 

Skyline of downtown Atlanta, Georgia from Piedmont Park