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Aruba Featured In World's Best Island's for Remote Working 2021
ORANJESTAD — It’s no surprise that “One Happy Island” has launched ployed by a foreign company or ing is extremely reasonable.”
the world of remote workers and a remote worker visa which are self-employed to ensure you
digital nomads is growing at a rap- they’ve aptly coined the “One won’t be taking any Aruban jobs. Source: https://bigseventravel.com/
id rate. With more and more yearn- Happy Workation” program. The Fair enough, right? They’ve even best-places-remote-working/
ing for an independent work envi- Dutch Caribbean island is famous sweetened the deal with several
ronment coupled with the freedom for its pristine beaches and lively Wi-Fi stations throughout the island For more information about a wor-
to travel, remote working is on its locals who are sure to make you and hotels that are offering pack- kation in Aruba you may contact
way to the mainstream field. Not to feel right at home. To qualify, you’ll ages to fit your office needs. Plus, the site: https://www.aruba.com/
mention, the ongoing pandemic need to prove that you are em- for an island nation, the cost of liv- us/one-happy-workation. q
has especially forced many to re-
consider where they are basing
themselves. Simply put, remote
working is the future, and it’s on its
way fast. That’s why Global travel
site Big 7 Travel put together a list of
the best cities and islands to work
from remotely in 2021.
As the global shift to remote work-
ing shows no sign of switching
back, workers across the world
are leaving behind the traditional
office setup to WFH permanently -
and for many, that means relocat-
ing! In the US, at least, 20% of the
current workforce are freelance
workers and that number has been
predicted to grow to 40% by the
mid-2020s. So, where will people
want to answer emails from? Aru-
ba is listed at #37 in the list:
“37. Aruba
Aruba, whose national slogan is