December 11, 2018 View in browser

Perhaps one of the biggest travel trends in recent years has been the blurring between business and leisure travel. Squeezed for time, many corporate travelers view the business trip as a working vacation, and a chance for family time on the road.

It's a trend very much at odds with today's segmented agency world, where most advisors are either leisure or corporate specialists. Addressing the very different requirements of both types of travel is no easy task. However, it's a crucial one as the bleisure trend means increased sales opportunities — not just headaches — for agents.

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Skift Travel Advisor Editor Maria Lenhart [mbl@skift.com] curates the Skift Travel Advisor Innovation Report. Skift emails the newsletter every Tuesday. Have a story idea? Or a juicy news tip? Want to share a memo? Send her an email.

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