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50+ Important French Vacation Words and Phrases (With Audio)

Whether you enjoy the feel of seawater and hot sand or the crisp mountain air, there’s nothing like a relaxing vacation.

However you choose to vacation, wouldn’t you love to do it all in French?

Here are 50+ useful French vacation vocabulary words and phrases , with example sentences so you can use them correctly in context.

So grab that passport and let’s get started!

French Vacation Vocabulary for a Smooth Trip

Talking about vacation plans, vacation accommodation, modes of transport, vacation activities, tips to learn vacation vocabulary, drill flashcards before your trip, visualize the vocabulary, watch authentic french videos, start using the words in your own sentences, and one more thing....

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This topic will require you to get comfortable with some basic interrogatives in French .

Common questions and answers

• où ? (where?)
• quand ? (when?)
• avec qui ? (with whom?)
• Comment voyages-tu ? (How are you traveling?)
• Je vais au / à la…  (I’m going to…)
• pendant (during)

Vacation seasons

• les vacances de Noël ( Christmas vacation )
• les vacances d’été ( summer vacation , also known as les grandes vacances )
• les vacances d’hiver ( winter vacation )
• les vacances de printemps ( spring vacation )
• les vacances de la Toussaint ( fall vacation ; All Saints)

Example sentences

Où vas-tu en vacances ? (Where are you going on vacation?)

Je vais à la plage / à la montagne / à l’étranger. (I’m going to the beach/to the mountains/overseas.)

Quand iras-tu en vacances ? (When will you go on vacation?)

Je voyagerai pendant les vacances d’été. (I will travel during the summer vacation.)

Avec qui allez-vous voyager / vas-tu voyager ? (Who are you going to travel with?)

Places people stay on vacation

• un hôtel (a hotel)
• une auberge de jeunesse (a youth hostel)
• un club de vacances (a resort)
• un camping (a camping ground)
• un appartement (an apartment)
• un gîte (a holiday home/cottage)
• une chambre d’hôtes (a bed and breakfast)

Phrases for making a reservation

• Je voudrais une chambre (I would like a room…)
• salle de bains (bathroom)
• pour une / deux / trois / quatre personnes   (for one/two/three/four people)
• du… au… (from [date] to [date])

Je voudrais une chambre pour deux personnes avec salle de bains du 5 août au 12 août. (I would like a room for two with a bathroom from August 5 to August 12.)

Pour mes vacances, je vais loger dans un hôtel. (For my vacation I am going to stay in a hotel.)

Je logerai dans une auberge de jeunesse. (I will stay in a youth hostel.)

L’année dernière, j’ai logé dans un camping. (Last year, I stayed in a camping ground.)

Getting to your destination

• en avion (by plane)
• l’aéroport (airport)
• en bateau (by boat)
• en train (by train)
• la gare (the station)
• le billet (the ticket)
• aller-retour (round trip)

Getting around your vacation spot

• en métro (by subway)
• en bus (by bus) 
• en taxi (by taxi)
• à pied (on foot)

Comment vas-tu en Belgique ? En avion ou en train ? (How are you going to Belgium? By plane or by train ?)

Où est l’aéroport, s’il vous plaît ? (Where is the airport, please?)

Je cherche la gare. (I am looking for the train station .)

À quelle heure est le départ de l’avion ? (What time does the plane leave?)

Combien coûte le billet pour Nice ? (How much does the ticket to Nice cost?)

Je voudrais un aller-retour pour le train qui va à Marseille. (I would like a return ticket on the train going to Marseille.)

This topic is a great opportunity to pick up common French nouns and verbs . There are hundreds of activities that you can add to your vocabulary list. Some common ones include:

• faire de la planche à voile (to windsurf)
• faire du lèche-vitrine (to go window-shopping )
• bronzer (to suntan)
• aller au restaurant (to go to the restaurant)
• nager (to swim)
• faire du ski (to ski)
• faire une randonnée (to go hiking)
• faire du vélo (to cycle)
• visiter des monuments / des musées (to visit monuments/museums)
• participer à une visite guidée (to join a guided tour)

Try to use this vocabulary with different tenses!

Aujourd’hui, je voudrais aller à la plage pour bronzer. (Today, I would like to go to the beach to suntan.)

Hier, je suis allé(e) faire du vélo en montagne. (Yesterday, I went cycling in the mountains.)

Demain, j’irai au restaurant avec mes amis. (Tomorrow, I will go to the restaurant with my friends.)

One of the best parts of going on a holiday in France is getting to eat out and sample food. So, food vocabulary should be in the cards. We’ll give you the basics for a vacation— for an in-depth guide to restaurant vocabulary in French, check out this article.

• le repas (the meal)
• le petit déjeuner (breakfast)
• le déjeuner (lunch)
• le dîner (dinner)
• la salle à manger (the dining room)
• le restaurant (restaurant)
• Qu’est-ce que vous recommandez aujourd’hui ? (What do you recommend today?)
• le plat du jour (today’s special)
• Je voudrais… (I would like…)
• L’addition, s’il vous plaît. (The check, please.)

À quelle heure est le petit déjeuner ? (What time is breakfast ?)

Comme dessert, je voudrais la crème caramel. (For dessert, I would like the crème caramel.)

Recommandez-vous le plat du jour ? (Do you recommend today’s special?)

Je voudrais des escargots. (I would like some snails.)

Make flashcards for the words above and go through them periodically before your trip. You don’t even need to carry around a stack of index cards—there are apps like Quizlet for creating flashcards online and even playing games to test yourself.

French vacation words tend to be highly visual, so consider  making mind maps , or visual diagrams that represent the words you want to learn. There are many examples of mind map templates online.

You can also create a memory palace . The idea of this memorization device is to visualize a location—say, your childhood home—and populate it with the relevant vocabulary. For example, you could visualize a building and each hallway, room or object would be associated with a word you wish to remember.

It’s a great technique for visual learners to create context for seemingly isolated terms.

The best way to remember any new French vocabulary is to learn it in context. And one of the best ways to do that is to watch videos in French from French sources. You can easily find French TV shows and movies on streaming services like Netflix. If you prefer shorter videos, you can find French videos about all sorts of topics on YouTube.

FluentU is another way to hear French how it’s spoken in actual French-speaking regions. It’s a language learning program that uses authentic videos with interactive subtitles as the core of its lessons, along with active learning features like flashcards and quizzes.

The videos on FluentU are sorted by topic, so you can easily find media that’s related to travel, such as news clips about French vacation habits or video tours of French open-air hotels.

You’ll be using the words and phrases below with real French speakers throughout your vacation. So, why not start practicing now?

For example, don’t just learn the word nager (to swim). Start creating sentences, like:

Où est la plage ? J’aimerais nager cet après-midi. (Where is the beach? I would like to swim this afternoon.)

Savez-vous nager ? (Do you know how to swim?)

To ensure your own sentences actually make sense, you can use a grammar checker like Bon Patron . 

Now that you’ve used all the tools and resources at your fingertips and you’ve prepared everything for your vacation, you’re ready to go.

Use your new vocabulary as often as you can and you’ll become good at communicating and recognizing repeated words.

Bonnes vacances ! (Have a good vacation!)

FluentU has a wide variety of great content, like interviews, documentary excerpts and web series, as you can see here:

FluentU brings native French videos with reach. With interactive captions, you can tap on any word to see an image, definition and useful examples.

For example, if you tap on the word "crois," you'll see this:

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All throughout, FluentU tracks the vocabulary that you’re learning and uses this information to give you a totally personalized experience. It gives you extra practice with difficult words—and reminds you when it’s time to review what you’ve learned.

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Les loisirs et les vacances – French Vocabulary

Les loisirs et les vacances, leisure and vacation terms.

Les loisirs et les vacances - Leisure and vacation terms - How do you talk about leisure and vacations in French? What does it sound like? Listen to Anne's AUDIO below, with a French accent.

There are many many words about leisure and vacation.

Les loisirs – Leisure time

• art gallery .... f .... galerie d’art
• board game .... m .... jeu de société
• book .... m .... livre
• cards .... fp .... cartes
• checkers, draughts .... fp .... dames
• chess .... mp .... échecs
• children’s games .... mp .... jeux pour enfants
• closing .... f .... fermeture
• closing hours .... fp .... heures de fermeture
• collecting .... ø .... collectionner
• comic strip .... f .... BD, bande dessinée
• disco .... f .... boite, discothèque
• drawing .... m .... dessin
• guestbook .... m .... livre d’or
• hobby .... m .... passe-temps, passetemps
• leisure .... m .... loisir
• magazine .... m .... magazine
• model .... f .... maquette
• new .... m/f .... nouveau/velle, neuf/ve
• novel .... m .... roman
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Les voyages - Travels

• airfare .... m .... prix du billet
• airplane .... m .... avion
• airport .... m .... aéroport
• amusement park .... m .... parc d’attraction
• arrival .... f .... arrivée
• automobile .... f .... automobile, voiture
• backpack .... m .... sac à dos
• bag .... m .... sac
• baggage .... m .... bagage
• bathing suit .... m .... maillot de bain
• beach .... f .... plage
• bicycle .... m .... vélo
• bike (moto) .... f .... moto
• binoculars .... fp .... jumelles
• boat .... m .... bateau
• bus .... m .... bus
• cab .... m .... taxi
• cabin (house) .... f .... cabane
• cabin (plane) .... f .... cabine
• camera (movies) .... f .... caméra

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You want to travel to a French speaking country and to live there for a certain period of time? Then you should at least learn the most important travel-related words and phrases in French ! In this lesson you can find out how to respond and interact with others at the airport, at the bus stop, in the hotel or in the shop.

First of all, I will show you the most important vocabulary related with public transportation. Afterwards, you will find a list with some useful vocabulary about the topic accommodation and going to shopping .

Lesson outline

• 1. Travel-related sentences
• 1.1. At the airport  
• 1.1.1. Example dialogue
• 1.2. At the bus station
• 1.2.1. Example dialogue
• 1.3. French hotel vocabulary
• 1.3.1. Example dialogue
• 1.4. French shopping vocabulary
• 1.4.1. Exampe dialogue
• 2. Exercises
• 2.1. Matching words: at the airport, at the bus station
• 2.2. Matching words: at the hotel
• 2.3. Going to the shopping mall exercise

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At the airport  

Example dialogue

Marie:   Bonjour, est-ce que vous pouvez m´aider?

Paul:   Bien sûr!

Marie : J´ai oublié ma carte d'embarquement. Qu'est-ce que je dois faire maintenant?

Paul: Vous pouvez vous enregistrer aussi ici, à l´aéroport.

Marie: Donc, j´ai un vol direct vers Paris et j'ai seulement des bagages à main.

Paul : Le bagage peut avoir 20 kilos maximum. Vous devez vous présenter à la porte 15 minutes avant l’heure du départ.

Marie: Merci beaucoup.

Paul:   Merci à vous et bon voyage!

Marie: Good morning, can you help me, please?

Paul: Of course.

Marie: I forgot my boarding pass. What can I do now?

Paul: You can check in also at the airport.

Marie: Ok, so I have a flight for Paris and carry-on luggage.

Paul: The luggage can have 20kg maximum and you need to be at gate 15 minutes before the flight.

Marie: Thank you very much.

Paul: Thank you and have a nice trip.

At the bus station

Travelling with a bus can be another option. To complete this topic, check the lesson before about Asking for directions in French .

Marie: Bonjour, je voudrais acheter un carnet direction Versailles.

Paul: Le prix est  de 10€, le trajet dure 2 heures.

Marie : Bien et pouvez-vous me dire l'horaire?

Paul: Donc, le car part à 10 heures et le terminus pour votre direction est le château de Versailles.

Marie: Merci beaucoup pour votre aide. Au revoir!

Marie: Good morning, I would like to buy a book of ten tickets for Versailles.

Paul: The price is 10 euros and the trip lasts 2 hours.

Marie: Good, and can you tell me the time?

Paul: So, the intercity bus leaves at 10 a.m. and the last stop for your direction is the castle Versailles.

Marie: Thank you very much for your help. Goodbye!

French hotel vocabulary

Paul: Bonjour, je voudrais une chambre à deux lits, qui donne sur la mer et pour trois nuits?

Marie: Nous n'avons pas une avec la vue sur la mer, mais il y a une au quinzième étage, aussi vous avez lnternet sans fil et la terasse.

Paul: Bien, et quand je dois régler la facture?

Marie: Vous devez la régler le dernier jour de votre séjour.

Paul: Merci et à bientôt!

Paul: Good morning, I would like a double room, for three nights and with a sea view?

Marie: We don't have one with a sea view, but there is one at fifth floor, with wireless internet and with a terrace.

Paul: Good, and when do I need to pay?

Marie: You can pay at your last day.

Paul: Thank you and see you than!

French shopping vocabulary

Exampe dialogue

Paul: Bonjour, est-ce que vous avez besoin de l'aide?

Marie: Oui, je cherche un souvenir pour ma soeur. Je voudrais acheter quelque chose d'utile.

Paul: Je vous recommande un chapeau ou un sac avec le signe de la ville.

Marie: C`est très bien, mais quelque chose bon marché s'il vous plaît.

Paul: D`accord, voilà un sac pour 10 euro.

Marie: Parfait, je l'achète.

Paul: Good morning, do you need help?

Marie: Yes, I am searching for a souvenir for my sister. I would like to buy something useful.

Paul: I suggest you to buy a bag with the city sign.

Marie: That's an excellent idea, but do you have something cheap?

Paul: Yes, we do, we have a bag for 10 euros.

Marie: Excellent, I am going to buy it.

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Matching words: at the hotel, going to the shopping mall exercise, what our students say.

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What is the translation of "leisure travel" in French?

"leisure travel" in french.

• volume_up voyages de loisirs
• volume_up voyages d'agrément

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• temps libre
• aller en véhicule
• se déplacer
• déplacement
• centre de délassement
• centre de loisirs
• base de loisirs
• directrice de centre de loisirs
• directeur de centre de loisirs
• voyage d'aventure
• voyages en avion
• liberté de voyager
• leisure property
• leisure pursuit
• leisure reading
• leisure sector
• leisure services
• leisure society
• leisure spending
• leisure sport
• leisure suit
• leisure time
• leisure travel
• leisure travellers
• leisure use
• leisure wear
• leisure-time activity
• leisured class
• leisurely activities
• leisurely afternoon
• leisurely bike

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loisir, temps libre, loisirs are the top translations of "leisure" into French. Sample translated sentence: During the bubble, people dreamed of a life of leisure. ↔ Pendant la bulle, les gens rêvaient d'une vie de loisirs.

Freedom provided by the cessation of activities. [..]

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time free [..]

During the bubble, people dreamed of a life of leisure .

Pendant la bulle, les gens rêvaient d'une vie de loisirs .

temps libre

What do they do with all their leisure time?

Que font-ils de tout leur temps libre ?

Less frequent translations

• divertissement
• distraction
• sports et activités de loisirs
• activité de loisir
• loisir en forêt

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Leisure (album)

Come the day Wheal Leisure's fit, she can count on us an'all.

Le jour où Wheal Leisure repart, elle pourra compter sur nous.

Phrases similar to "leisure" with translations into French

• Canadian Conference on Leisure Research Congrès canadien sur la recherche en matière de loisir
• leisure sport
• leisure society
• leisure-time education
• leisure and sports director directeur de la récréation et des sports · directeur des loisirs et des sports · directeur des sports et de la récréation · directeur des sports et des loisirs · directrice de la récréation et des sports · directrice des loisirs et des sports · directrice des sports et de la récréation · directrice des sports et des loisirs
• Canadian Association for Leisure Studies L'Association canadienne d'études en loisir
• sports and leisure attendant
• leisure service manager

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Forget Aspen. Let's All Go Skiing in Courchevel.

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In the photograph, titled "Culinary Heights," three men smile as they stand behind a decadent spread of food on the mountaintop:

In the same era Aarons was photographing the après-ski lifestyle, Town & Country sent writers Jeanette and James Egan to explore the "Smoothest Skiing in France" in the magazine's November 1966 issue. "Every skier, or almost every skier, has a recurring dream. In this dream he floats down endless fields of powder in graceful linked turns; the snow is perfect, the sun high, and he can do no wrong," the Egans write. The dream, they conclude, has to take place in the French Alps.

The duo offers a survey of the mountains in the region, and in writing about Courchevel, they note, "An observer once called Courchevel 'the supermarket of skiing,' and it's true that here is everything for the skier, neatly packaged and convenient as a frozen dinner, if more flavorful." They explain how at one hotel, the guest list "netted one queen, three princesses, two princes, two Kennedys, and naturally, Bridget Bardot."

That Courchevel—filled with old-world glamour, royals, luxury, and incredible mountainside meals—still exists. And as Americans look ahead to ski vacations for the 2024—2025 season (or want to squeeze in one final weekend of spring skiing this year), I offer my humble opinion, as a writer who has been skiing her entire life: You should absolutely add Courchevel to your list.

What to know about Courchevel

Courchevel, located in the French Alps, is part of the vast Les Trois Vallées (the Three Valleys) ski region. It actually consists of four different ski areas, each named for their altitude, but the most exclusive is the highest up the mountain: Courchevel 1850, a favorite of celebrities and royals from around the world. Notably, Prince Willian and Kate Middleton have brought their three children on holiday there . (I heard from a reliable source that the Waleses are seen in Courchevel "pretty much every year." Likely not this year , though.)

It is unlike any ski resort in America. Courchevel 1850's village and restaurants remind me most of Aspen and Vail, but the vast terrain of the skiing is more akin to the resorts of Palisades Tahoe, California and Big Sky, Montana. Throw in the exclusivity of the private Yellowstone Club , and you've got a sense of what Courchevel is like.

How to get there

Traveling to Courchevel from the U.S. may seem intimidating, but with a little planning, it's actually pretty straightforward. Namely, take an overnight flight to Geneva, sleep the entire plane ride, and then drive two and a half hours to Courchevel in the morning.

Instead of renting a car, consider booking a transfer with Alps En Route , who will meet you at arrivals and whisk you to the mountains. The drive goes by the beautiful Lake Annecy ; our driver, Jamie, was from the UK, but had spent years in the Alps, gave us insight into the region, like origin of St. Bernard dogs as search and rescue dogs in the area, or which roads the famed Tour de France takes place on.

Where to stay

Upon arriving in Courchevel 1850, my husband and I checked into Six Senses Residences Courchevel , which serves as the perfect base for a ski trip. It's not a classic hotel, but rather a collection of apartment-style suites, perfect for families or groups of friends, with multiple bedrooms, bathrooms, and common areas in each accommodation.

"Guests here tend to be discerning travelers seeking a combination of exceptional service, wellness experiences, and access to world-class skiing," André Ferreira, the Residences Manager at Six Senses Courchevel, tells T&C. "The vibe is upscale yet laid-back, with an emphasis on holistic well-being and environmental sustainability. We are a family and friends oriented residences which after a day of ski on the slopes everyone can get together in a warm and cosy residence."

There are some key advantages to staying in residences over hotel rooms on any ski trip: Not only do they offer additional space, but also, all the residences feature fully equipped kitchens and living areas. And there's nothing better than getting back from a long day on the slopes and relaxing in your sweatpants on the couch.

But ultimately, the best part of staying at the Six Senses is that it is just a quick, 5-minute walk to the base of Courchevel 1850, where three different gondolas await to take skiers to different parts of mountain. If you don't feel like shlepping your skis to Europe, it's easy to rent skis through SkiSet , attached to the residences, and then they'll have your boots and skis waiting for you at the base of the mountain.

Where to ski

I grew up skiing in the Berkshires (in Western Massachusetts), in southern Vermont, and in Colorado (the mountains of Beaver Creek, Snowmass, and Vail were family favorites). I also worked as a ski instructor in college, at my school's small mountain in the Upper Valley of New Hampshire. Nothing compares with skiing in the Alps. Unlike in the U.S., there aren't exactly marked trails—it's more wide-open. There are groomed runs ("on-piste") and plenty of powder ("off-piste"), and skiing for every ability level.

Plus, because Courchevel is part of the Three Valleys ski area (which is all on one surprisingly affordable pass), you can easily ski over to neighboring resorts, like Méribel and Val Thorens, from Courchevel. Americans will be astounded at the prices: For six days of skiing in the Three Valleys, it's around $325. (Compare that to just one day at Aspen Snowmass: $244.)

Where to shop

Every designer you can think of has a boutique in the main town center, and on the slopes, you'll see more luxury skiwear on one gondola ride than you'll see in an entire day at a U.S. resort. Chloé ski goggles ! Prada ski suits ! Gucci jackets ! There is even a Moncler store on the mountain. Literally: You can ski up to it.

Where to eat

Lunch is an elaborate affair in Courchevel—and reservations are practically required. Our best mid-day meals were at La Soucoupe (if the weather is nice, sit outside for the incredible views, and make sure to get the pain perdu) and Le Chalet de Pierres (next to aforementioned Moncler store on the mountain).

If you're staying at Six Senses, book a dinner at Sumosan , a contemporary Japanese restaurant located in the hotel, and be sure to try the yellowtail with truffle yuzu vinaigrette. Have a sweet tooth? Indulge it at Cedric Grolet's desserts at Les Airelles Courchevel; the famed patissier creates desserts that are works of art in the shape of fruits. We had three, with the overarching flavors of mango, grapefruit, and pistachio and raspberry. But the menu changes throughout the season, so you'll be sure to be wow'd by whatever you get.

Emily Burack (she/her) is the Senior News Editor for Town & Country, where she covers entertainment, culture, the royals, and a range of other subjects. Before joining T&C, she was the deputy managing editor at Hey Alma , a Jewish culture site. Follow her @emburack on Twitter and Instagram .

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Planning to Combine Business and Leisure Travel? You’re Not Alone.

As employees increasingly add leisure time to their business trips, companies are trying to figure out where their duty of care obligations begin and end.

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By Amy Zipkin

• April 7, 2024

On a Sunday in late January, Melinda Buchmann, who lives in Florida and supervises client relations for RevShoppe, a 30-person remote company advising organizations on sales techniques and strategies, arrived in Banff, Alberta, to help set up a four-day company meeting.

The last day of the event, her husband, Josh, a director of strategic partnerships for the delivery company DoorDash , who also works remotely, joined her. They spent two leisurely days hiking in Banff National Park and visiting Lake Louise.

“I take advantage, because I don’t know when I’m going to return,” Ms. Buchmann said of the decision to combine downtime with a business trip.

As postpandemic work life has changed, and arrangements now include full-time office attendance as well as hybrid and remote work, so, too, has business travel. The phenomenon known as bleisure, or blended business and leisure travel, was initially embraced largely by digital nomads . But such combined travel is now also popular with people outside that group . Allied Market Research, a subsidiary of Allied Analytics, based in Portland, Ore., estimated that the bleisure travel market was $315.3 billion in 2022 and would reach $731.4 billion by 2032.

As employees increasingly add leisure time to their business trips, companies are struggling to determine where their legal obligation to protect employees from harm — their so-called duty of care — begins and ends. And workers may think that because their trip started with business, they will get all the help they need if something goes wrong on the leisure end. Instead, they should generally consider the leisure part of a trip as a regular vacation where they cover all expenses and contingencies.

Companies are responsible for knowing where their employees are during a business trip, covering expenses if an accident or emergency occurs, securing new lodging if a hotel is damaged, even swapping out a broken down rental car. Still, it’s not entirely clear if that coverage ends completely after the conference or the last client meeting.

Companies recognize that threats are increasing, said Robert Cole, senior research analyst focusing on lodging and leisure travel at Phocuswright, a market research company. They are trying to figure out how to take care of a valuable company resource, the employee, without leaving themselves open to financial risk or potential litigation.

“Crafting a comprehensive policy that balances business objectives, employee well-being and legal considerations can be challenging,” Nikolaos Gkolfinopoulos, head of tourism at ICF, a consulting and technology services company in Reston, Va., wrote in an email.

Employees may be on their own without realizing it and may be surprised by out-of-pocket expenses if they require hospital care abroad or evacuation, said Suzanne Morrow, chief executive of InsureMyTrip , an online insurance travel comparison site in Warwick, R.I.

Ms. Morrow said medical coverage provided by a company “is generally only for the dates of the actual business trip abroad.” If travelers are extending the trip for personal travel, she added, “they would want to secure emergency medical coverage for that additional time abroad.”

Employers and employees are left to figure out when the business portion of the trip ends and the leisure segment begins, a significant detail if an employee has a medical emergency. “Where does the corporation liability end?” said Kathy Bedell, senior vice president at BCD Travel, a travel management company.

Companies have varying policies to deal with the new travel amalgam. The chief executive of RevShoppe, Patricia McLaren, based in Austin, Texas, said the company provided flexible travel options and allowed employees to work anywhere they choose.

Even so, there are constraints. The company requires all employees, including executives, to sign liability and insurance waivers when they are on a voluntary company-sponsored trip, such as an off-site meeting. Such waivers typically place responsibility on employees for their own well-being. And if they bring someone, they are responsible for that person’s expenses.

Employees are responsible for requesting the paid time off and notifying their managers of their whereabouts, although that part is not a requirement. Managers have to ensure adequate staffing, Ms. McLaren said.

Elsewhere, employees may not bother to mention the leisure portion of their trip. Eliot Lees, a vice president and managing director at ICF, said he had been on trips as a child with his parents when they combined business and leisure. His parents were academics, who would piggyback vacations onto conferences.

Now he does the same. “I don’t think I ever asked for approval,” he said. (ICF has no formal business-leisure travel policy. It’s allowed as part of personal time off.) After a conference in the Netherlands last year, he spent four days hiking in the northern part of the country.

“I go anywhere, and take more risks than I should,” he said. He said he didn’t carry personal travel or accident insurance.

Any nonchalance may quickly evaporate if a threat emerges. Security experts say even low-risk locations can become high-risk for a few days or weeks of the year.

“Companies are concerned about losing visibility into a traveler’s whereabouts if they booked flights and hotels outside their corporate travel management company,” Benjamin Thorne, senior intelligence manager in London for Crisis24, a subsidiary of GardaWorld, wrote in an email. “The company may think the traveler is in one city when, in reality, they could have booked a holiday package to another nearby city. This lack of visibility by the company makes it difficult to support travelers when a disaster occurs.”

He also raised the possibility that “a traveler with bleisure travel reservations and expectations may find their work trip canceled due to changes in the risk environment or company policy, disrupting their leisure plans.”

Will a company step in off hours if there’s a problem? “That depends on how you are booked,” Mr. Cole, the senior research analyst at Phocuswright, said. A rule of thumb is the further you get from corporate control, the greater the gray area gets.

Half of GoldSpring Consulting’s clients take the responsibility for the entire trip, said Will Tate, a partner at the consultancy based in Cross Roads, Texas, and a certified public accountant. They don’t want the reputational risk. The other half say: “The business trip ended Friday. That’s when we end our duty of care.”

Some companies are trying to define and narrow the gray area. “If you are clearly on personal time, there is no legal requirement for your employer to provide for you,” said Nicole Page, a lawyer whose practice includes employment law at Reavis Page Jump in New York.

Uber provides employees with advisories before a trip, travel assessments, safety tips while traveling and emergency travel assistance, including medical aid, airport travel support, urgent and emergency assistance, and lost or stolen personal property insurance whether they are on business or pleasure travel or a combination.

And at DoorDash, Chris Cherry, head of global safety and security, wrote in an email that “while personal travel is not something we track, we have received requests to extend our travel support capabilities to personal travel.” Mr. Cherry said in those cases, the company has manually added employee leisure itineraries to its travel risk management system and “provided the same level of overwatch that we do for regular business travel.”

The Buchmanns plan to travel this month to Barcelona, Spain, for the McDonald’s Worldwide Convention. DoorDash will have a booth, and Mr. Buchmann will work on the exhibit floor and also entertain clients.

Ms. Buchmann will accompany him. She plans to go sightseeing in the morning, and work in the afternoons and evenings Barcelona time. She will also take three days of paid time off and has shared her plans with Ms. McLaren, the RevShoppe chief executive.

They will stay a day after the conference and plan to visit the Dalí Theater and Museum in Figueres. “I’m sure there will be no shortage of tapas and window shopping along way,” Mr. Buchmann said. He expects to be back at work the next Monday.

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In the world of chandelier design, few work harder to ensure that the art form survives than Régis Mathieu. Born in Marseille to lighting designer Henri Mathieu, Régis took the reins of the family business, Mathieu Lustrerie , at 19.

Today, when he isn’t restoring glittering pieces for the Palace of Versailles or Notre Dame Cathedral , Mathieu creates one-of-a-kind fixtures for French fashion houses like Saint Laurent (a hallway of chandeliers for its Paris Fashion Week show last February) and celebrities like Brad Pitt (an octopus-shaped chandelier for the actor’s Château Miraval winery). 

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Until recently, only industry insiders knew that Mathieu also maintains galleries in New York City and Paris and operates a museum in Gargas, in his native Provence . But that museum has quietly built a reputation as a must-visit — it holds a private collection of more than 1,000 chandeliers dating back as far as the Middle Ages.

Housed in a former factory that made ocher (a natural clay pigment), the museum, which is free to the public, showcases treasures like an 1878 Baccarat crystal confection. The lights, which are solar-powered, are always on: visitors are encouraged to view them at night, when a soft, luminous glow shines through the floor-to-ceiling windows. 

In 2022, the museum unveiled a third exhibition space dedicated to the company’s contemporary chandeliers, along with pieces by other designers, including Maria Grazia Rosin and Warren Mueller. In the workshop, visitors can watch artisans craft custom pieces for clients like Cartier and the nearby Coquillade Provence resort. 

Also new is a 10-acre park designed around the stone basins once used to wash ocher ore brought from the neighboring village of Roussillon. Mathieu hopes the park will deepen travelers’ connection to the region, as well as attracting a younger generation: “We have to write the history of chandeliers today.”

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