Remote workers try 'workcations' before returning to office

Paul says she has been quite productive while on a ‘workcation’ in Gran Canaria, Spain. — Reuters

Drawn by sun, sea and speedy WiFi, remote workers are converging on Europe’s southernmost islands to try “workcationing” before employers order them back to the office, giving battered tourism businesses a welcome boon.

Olga Paul, 34, came to the Spanish island of Gran Canaria in May to work remotely for the first time, after long pandemic months cooped up in her flat in Munich, where she is a business analyst for one of Germany’s largest car manufacturers.