The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns around the world have accelerated a new trend in the workplace that is here to stay: remote work. The ability to work remotely from anywhere in the world has been a major revolution and has eliminated the physical barriers that prevent many people from finding work beyond geographical limitations. But how does this affect community life? How can the hospitality industry benefit from remote work? Keep reading below! We’ll tell you all the details.
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Benefits of Remote Work and Living Together
Imagine waking up to go to work and being able to do so from a resort in Bali. Incredible, isn’t it? For travel and adventure lovers, it’s a dream come true, but for hospitality professionals and hotel managers around the world, it’s a great business opportunity. Here are some of the benefits of remote work in the hospitality industry:
1. New Trend: Coliving
Coliving is a growing trend in which many hotels make their facilities available to guests so they can stay and enjoy them for a fixed monthly fee, just as if they were staying in an apartment. In addition, many hotels also have areas exclusively reserved for companies that want to take advantage of this model, where their employees can work and hold meetings while enjoying the comfort of a nice hotel and providing excellent service to their clients (for example, when meeting with potential buyers). It is, therefore, a model entirely inspired by student housing, though geared toward a more adult audience. These are entire buildings where common spaces and areas are designed to encourage tenants to socialize and share: barbecue areas, a gym, a 24-hour doorman, a lounge area…
2. All-inclusive
In many cases, these services include all hotel amenities—such as swimming pools, gyms, parking, laundry service, and restaurants—for the same price you pay to rent the room or workspace.
3. The chance to meet new people and build relationships
Many of these hotels are occupied by young people who have embraced this co-living lifestyle and live together, so you have the chance to meet people from all over the world and build relationships with amazing people.
4. Consistency in Reservations
One positive aspect for hotels and the managers of these hotel chains that are embracing coliving is that it allows them to continue generating revenue and profits during the “off-season” or “slow” periods of the year, since rooms remain rented for medium- to long-term periods (fortnights, months, and even quarters or semesters). As the saying goes: reinvent yourself or die. Hotels have had to find ways to stay open during these difficult months to avoid massive losses and even bankruptcy.
5. Opportunity to travel and explore new countries
The possibility of remote work and co-living in hotels allows you to work from anywhere in the world, balancing work hours with free time for leisure, relaxation, and exploring new countries and cultures, since you don’t need to be physically present at the office to work. Many employees prefer a nomadic lifestyle to satisfy their curiosity while working, so it’s undoubtedly a model that’s here to stay.
Whether near the sea or in more rural destinations, in Spanish cities or cities anywhere in the world, coliving (remote work and communal living) is a trend that’s here to stay—a new way of living, working, and enjoying life in today’s world. Now that you know what this trend is all about and the benefits it offers, are you ready to give it a try and become part of this new world? All you have to do is choose the destination and the place you want to stay to start enjoying it!
