How are brands rethinking travel experiences for 2022? Why are train journeys on the rise? What are local communities doing to combat over-tourism? In this part of the 2022 Expert Outlook, we speak to three experts about how people will choose to spend their leisure time post-pandemic.

The pandemic has dramatically accelerated the shift to remote work and the majority of employees are happy to abandon the office. With a country estate, loneliness-beating coworking community, best-in-class amenities, and a packed events calendar, Birch could spell the future of bleisure.

Corporate travel fell steeply during the pandemic, but a survey of French employees suggests it will pick up in 2022. With travel rules shifting and company policies changing, workers and their managers are looking for tools that make organisation and payments clearer, easier, and more seamless.

Drawing a line between professional and personal life is easier said than done, especially as freelancing becomes more commonplace. And rather than trying to keep things separate, more people are embracing work-life ‘blending’ as a means of being productive without having to give up leisure time.