The two-year COVID-19 pandemic has changed many parts of our lives. In particular, there have been major changes in the form of work, such as remote work and telecommuting. Work + Vacation, which combines work and vacation, is also spreading.
These days, I can work anywhere with the Internet and a laptop, so which travel destination suits me? Hotels Combine has released an overseas remote work place evaluation index.
The Overseas Remote Work Place Evaluation Index ranked 22 travel destinations by evaluating 22 detailed factors in six categories, including travel expenses, prices, safety, weather, and working environment in 111 countries. From the overall ranking considering the score by item to the ranking by continent and the ranking by evaluation item, you can check the countries where individuals can enjoy workation according to the criteria they want.
Portugal is the best place to enjoy work-cation, according to the Overseas Remote Workplaces Evaluation Index. Portugal scored high in all categories, including weather, tourist attractions, low crime rates and reasonable living costs. In particular, Portugal received good reviews for providing a digital nomad visa that allows foreigners to work locally without having to obtain a working visa because of its excellent English skills. Spain, which ranked second, scored high in all evaluation items due to its well-equipped environment for remote work such as various single-person restaurants, cafes, shared offices, fast Internet, and digital nomad visas. Romania, where living prices are low, ranked third with a particularly high score in terms of long-term rental costs and prices for apartments. Following this, Mauritius, Japan, Malta, Costa Rica, Panama, the Czech Republic, and Germany were included in the top 10.
Meanwhile, Korea ranked 63rd in the overall ranking and 11th in the Asia-Pacific region, receiving little good evaluation.
The top destinations for Koreans to go to included Japan (1st), Mauritius (2nd), Taiwan (3rd), Sri Lanka (4th), Indonesia (7th), Malaysia (8th), Romania (9th) and Georgia (10th).