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- Bleisure travel remains a priority for business travelers across Asia-Pacific, where a striking 76% of surveyed business travelers plan to combine business trips with personal leisure.
- Bleisure interest exceeds 85% in the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, with business travelers eager to extend their stay for some downtime.
- Markets with typically conservative business travel cultures show strong bleisure intent, with over half of Japanese business travelers planning to add personal time to work trips.
SINGAPORE, Jan. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital travel platform Agoda's 2026 Travel Outlook Report reveals that business travelers across Asia-Pacific are increasingly blending work with play, with a striking 76% of surveyed business travelers planning to combine business trips with personal leisure. Some markets are seeing interest from travelers exceeding 90%, signaling a fundamental transformation in how professionals approach corporate travel, turning airport layovers into extended getaways.
Business travel among respondents remains a priority for 2026, with Indonesia leading at 27%, followed by the Philippines at 20% and Vietnam at 19%. However, the real story emerges once their meetings wrap up.
Among those planning business trips, the appetite for extending stays to include leisure activities proves overwhelming. This is especially so in the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, where more than 85% of business travelers stated they are eager to extend their stays for some downtime. Filipino respondents topped the bleisure rankings at 95%, while Thai travelers followed closely at 92% and Vietnamese at 86%.
In markets like Japan and Indonesia, where work culture is traditionally more reserved, a majority of business travelers appear to embrace the trend. In Japan, 58% of business travelers plan to tack on personal time to their corporate itineraries, while South Korea showed strong adoption at 76%.
These findings reflect broader industry momentum, with the global bleisure travel market projected to reach as high as $1.71 trillion by 2032.
Omri Morgenshtern, Chief Executive Officer at Agoda shared: "Across Asia-Pacific, we're seeing professionals plan to intentionally extend their work trips with personal days to enjoy local experiences and make the most of their time on the road. At Agoda, we're focused on making it easy for travelers to seamlessly plan both the business and leisure parts of their journey, all in one place and at great rates."
Whether booking a hotel near the convention center or extending a stay to explore local attractions, Agoda's platform offers over 6 million holiday properties, more than 130,000 flight routes and over 300,000 activities that can all be combined in the same booking. Travelers can seamlessly plan both the business and leisure portions of their trip with great value deals at agoda.com or Agoda's mobile app.
- Bleisure travel remains a priority for business travelers across Asia-Pacific, where a striking 76% of surveyed business travelers plan to combine business trips with personal leisure.
- Bleisure interest exceeds 85% in the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, with business travelers eager to extend their stay for some downtime.
- Markets with typically conservative business travel cultures show strong bleisure intent, with over half of Japanese business travelers planning to add personal time to work trips.
SINGAPORE, Jan. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital travel platform Agoda's 2026 Travel Outlook Report reveals that business travelers across Asia-Pacific are increasingly blending work with play, with a striking 76% of surveyed business travelers planning to combine business trips with personal leisure. Some markets are seeing interest from travelers exceeding 90%, signaling a fundamental transformation in how professionals approach corporate travel, turning airport layovers into extended getaways.
Business travel among respondents remains a priority for 2026, with Indonesia leading at 27%, followed by the Philippines at 20% and Vietnam at 19%. However, the real story emerges once their meetings wrap up.
Among those planning business trips, the appetite for extending stays to include leisure activities proves overwhelming. This is especially so in the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, where more than 85% of business travelers stated they are eager to extend their stays for some downtime. Filipino respondents topped the bleisure rankings at 95%, while Thai travelers followed closely at 92% and Vietnamese at 86%.
In markets like Japan and Indonesia, where work culture is traditionally more reserved, a majority of business travelers appear to embrace the trend. In Japan, 58% of business travelers plan to tack on personal time to their corporate itineraries, while South Korea showed strong adoption at 76%.
These findings reflect broader industry momentum, with the global bleisure travel market projected to reach as high as $1.71 trillion by 2032.
Omri Morgenshtern, Chief Executive Officer at Agoda shared: "Across Asia-Pacific, we're seeing professionals plan to intentionally extend their work trips with personal days to enjoy local experiences and make the most of their time on the road. At Agoda, we're focused on making it easy for travelers to seamlessly plan both the business and leisure parts of their journey, all in one place and at great rates."
Whether booking a hotel near the convention center or extending a stay to explore local attractions, Agoda's platform offers over 6 million holiday properties, more than 130,000 flight routes and over 300,000 activities that can all be combined in the same booking. Travelers can seamlessly plan both the business and leisure portions of their trip with great value deals at agoda.com or Agoda's mobile app.
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Agoda's 2026 Travel Outlook Report Reveals Bleisure is on Travelers Minds Across Asia-Pacific
Agoda's 2026 Travel Outlook Report Reveals Bleisure is on Travelers Minds Across Asia-Pacific
SHENZHEN, China, Jan. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As artificial intelligence continues to develop rapidly, AI Computing Center (AIDC) have become the foundation of next-generation computing. At the same time, their power demand and reliability requirements are increasing sharply. As a crucial part of power protection for AIDC, UPS lithium batteries face increasing safety challenges.
To address these challenges, Vision Group, a world-leading provider of smart energy solutions, has released the AIDC UPS Lithium Battery Safety White Paper, offering a clear analysis of key safety risks and practical protection strategies for high-density computing scenarios.
Highlights
The white paper explains how AIDC operates differently from traditional data centers, and explains why existing UPS lithium battery safety designs are no longer sufficient. AIDC workloads involve frequent power surges and sharp load changes, which place continuous stress on battery systems and significantly increase safety risks.
Key highlights include:
1. Analysis of AIDC-specific battery risks, such as voltage sag, thermal accumulation, and accelerated system degradation caused by high-dynamic load profiles.
2. Identification of gaps in existing battery safety standards, which do not fully address long-term float charging combined with high-rate discharge in AIDC scenarios.
3. Vision Group's proposed safety solution for high-density and high-dynamic environments, featuring:
a. 4L (Cell–Module–Cabinet–System) hierarchical intelligent safety architecture for full-link protection.
b. Multi-layer fire protection mechanisms at the cell, module, and cabinet levels.
c. End-to-end (F2O, Factory-to-Operation) management, covering factory-prefabricated cabinet transport, simplified installation, and structured operation and maintenance.
4. Future technology directions and industry initiatives, highlighting liquid cooling, AIOps, and solid-state batteries, and calling for AIDC-specific safety standards.
The release of this white paper aims to draw attention to the need for AIDC UPS lithium battery safety standards, provide practical safety solutions, and support the high-quality development of the computing power industry. The full AIDC UPS Lithium Battery Safety White Paper is now available: https://www.vision-batt.com/en/white-paper-download.
About Vision Group
Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Shenzhen, Vision Group is a global leader in intelligent energy solutions, specializing in UPS batteries for data centers and critical digital infrastructure. With five R&D and production bases worldwide, the company provides safe and reliable UPS battery solutions to customers in over 100 countries, and maintains long-term partnerships with leading global UPS and power solutions providers such as Vertiv, Schneider Electric, Eaton, Socomec, and Delta.
Visit the Vision Group website: https://www.vision-batt.com/en/
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Vision Group Releases AIDC UPS Lithium Battery Safety White Paper
