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Articles tagged “digital nomads”

Short-Term Rentals

Blueground Buys a Rival Housing Platform to Help Launch a Partner Network

Blueground's second acquisition this year is part of its strategy to build a global accommodation network, listing third-party inventory.

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 11 months ago

Blueground Buys a Rival Housing Platform to Help Launch a Partner Network

Business Travel

The Next Phase of Business Travel Is Definitely Not One-Size-Fits-All

It’s all about priorities. Companies are now reviving their travel programs with a new set of top-down corporate focuses, regardless of where employees choose to work from.

Matthew Parsons | 12 months ago

The Next Phase of Business Travel Is Definitely Not One-Size-Fits-All

Business Travel

Dutch Hotel Brand Zoku Fine-Tunes New Blend of Hospitality and Work in Paris

The group's French debut next month follows an experiment with one corporation that "bought out" one of its hotels for an entire month. Zoku is now figuring out how to better accommodate office workers — not just business travelers.

Matthew Parsons | 1 year ago

Dutch Hotel Brand Zoku Fine-Tunes New Blend of Hospitality and Work in Paris

Business Travel

Amplifying Company Retreats With Year-Round Culture Building

One startup, WorkTripp, strives to find ways to keep hybrid and remote workers feeling connected between in-person retreats.

Matthew Parsons | 1 year ago

Amplifying Company Retreats With Year-Round Culture Building

Business Travel

Extended Stay Specialists Court Influencers to Help Fill Apartments

Long-term accommodation providers are calling on digital creators and TikTok influencers to showcase their brands to new audiences, shifting the conversation away from tourists to remote workers and digital nomads.

Matthew Parsons | 1 year ago

Extended Stay Specialists Court Influencers to Help Fill Apartments

Tourism

Hostelworld Breaks Records in Central America, Helped by a New Social Network

Places like Costa Rica and Panama have long welcomed backpackers, but they now seem to be rushing back to the region after travel restrictions were lifted in 2022.

Matthew Parsons | 1 year ago

Hostelworld Breaks Records in Central America, Helped by a New Social Network

Business Travel

Bulgaria Sees Former Communist Party Hotel Being Converted to a Digital Nomad Co-Op

Communism meets co-living in Semkovo, where an entrepreneur wants to transform a hotel built for members of Bulgaria's former ruling party into a more modern hub for digital nomads and remote workers.

Matthew Parsons | 1 year ago

Bulgaria Sees Former Communist Party Hotel Being Converted to a Digital Nomad Co-Op

News Blog

Zumper Launches Short-Term Rental Subscription Service

There is now another subscription service for short-term rentals. San Francisco-based privately-owned rental platform Zumper has launched Flexpass — its subscription service targeting remote workers and digital nomads. Priced at $300 per year, the service will allow access to Zumper’s listings of fully furnished short-term rentals.  Sample of an apartment listing in Boston. Source: Zumper…

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 1 year ago

Short-Term Rentals

Portugal’s Proposal to Ban New Short-Term Rental Licenses May Hike Prices

The new proposals yet to be finalized may achieve the opposite effect, reducing short-term rental inventory in the long run while pushing rental prices up. The government should be cautious given tourism's significant 17 percent contribution to the economy.

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 1 year ago

Portugal’s Proposal to Ban New Short-Term Rental Licenses May Hike Prices

Business Travel

Dubai Accelerates Positioning as Remote Working Hub

The emirate’s digital nomad-friendly tourism blueprint, now endorsed by Airbnb, has a lot going for it. But rising accommodation costs could deter the more price-conscious traveler.

Matthew Parsons | 1 year ago

Dubai Accelerates Positioning as Remote Working Hub