Workation
What is Workation?
A workation (portmanteau of "work" and "vacation") is a trip during which the traveller continues to perform their regular job remotely, from a location they'd typically visit purely for leisure. Unlike bleisure — which extends a business trip with personal time — a workation is fundamentally a leisure destination with remote work running in parallel. The growth of work-from-anywhere policies and high-quality coworking infrastructure globally has made workations increasingly viable and mainstream.
The appeal is the ability to extend time in desirable places far beyond normal holiday allowance: spend a month in Lisbon rather than a week, covering rent from your regular salary while experiencing the city more deeply than any tourist itinerary allows. The practical challenges include timezone management, reliable connectivity, and the psychological difficulty of genuinely switching off from work when your office is also your holiday.
Example of Workation
James rented a two-bedroom apartment in Valletta, Malta for six weeks with gigabit internet. He worked London hours — which meant starting at 10am locally in CET — finishing at 6pm and spending every evening and all weekend exploring the island properly. His employer never objected. His output metrics were unchanged. He returned to London the most recharged he'd felt after a "holiday" in years, having paid London rent for six weeks he wasn't there.