Remember those remote workers we loved to hate before the pandemic? Bloggers posting from beach bars, entrepreneurs checking in from exotic Airbnbs, influencers and digital nomads ticking off their bucket lists… well, now you too can be like them! Well, not now exactly — but hopefully in the not-too-distant future, when infection rates come down, vaccination rates go up and it’s safe to travel once again. Remote working is a trend rocket-fuelled by the Covid-19 pandemic, and with tourism in collapse all over the world, destinations are racing to attract a new kind of visitor — the long-stay ‘workationer’. From Barbados to the Algarve, destinations say it’s a win-win. Employees stuck at home get to ditch the ‘boffice’ for the chance to explore beyond their four walls and 5k. And their presence (and cash) helps to sustain hotels, Airbnbs, car rentals and restaurants emptied of their tourists.