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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Rachel Hall

‘Brilliant for work-life balance’: how Britain is embracing the ‘workation’

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‘It’s a great way to have a change of scene.’ Photograph: Maskot/Getty

Katherine first caught the bug when she visited Australia a couple of years ago. The flights were expensive, and it was a once in a lifetime opportunity, so she asked her manager if she could extend the trip by two weeks, and work remotely from her friend’s house.

That was her first taste of a “workation” – combining working with a holiday – and she loved it. She now regularly arranges petsitting in different places so she can visit family, friends and new cities for long weekends without spending extra.

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