Can you even remember life before hybrid working? Well, it wasn’t actually that long ago, but many of us have become so accustomed to the option of working remotely that we can’t imagine life any other way.
And what remote working has enabled is an increase in people jetting off on ‘workations’ – aka working vacations. But if you’re planning to jump on calls abroad, you’d better make sure you’ve got good wi-fi and a decent place to stay. So, where are the world’s best places to work-from-vacay?
The third annual ‘work from anywhere barometer’ from International Workplace Group evaluates cities based on 12 different criteria (such as broadband speed, transport costs, climate, flexible workspace availability, and access to nature) and it was Tokyo that claimed the crown!
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Scoring 91 out of a possible 120, the Japanese capital did well thanks to speedy broadband, top-tier transport infrastructure, safety, and a new digital nomad visa, which launched in spring last year. Oh, that’s on top of its proximity to mountains and national parks, as well as Tokyo’s brilliant skyline and packed offering of museums and street food.
Rio de Janeiro claimed second place with a score of 90 (affordable living costs and citywide 5G rollout are to thank) and Budapest claimed a close third with 89.5 (props to its strong transport links and heaps of cultural spaces).
These are the 10 best cities for a workation
- Tokyo, Japan
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Budapest, Hungary
- Seoul, South Korea
- Barcelona, Spain
- Beijing, China
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Rome, Rome
- Paris, Italy
- Valletta, Malta
Did you see that you’ll now have to pay a €5 fee to hike this popular Italian mountain trail?
Plus: A study just named this European nation the world’s funniest country.
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