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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
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