Thailand is fast becoming recognised as one of the best destinations for digital nomads, with more and more choosing the kingdom as a base.
To highlight this growing trend to the Australian and New Zealand market, the Tourism Authority of Thailand collaborated with Australian influencer Sunny Burns, who relocated to Thailand several years ago to live, work and study Thai language. Sunny produced two videos in which he interviews other digital nomads explaining the advantages of basing yourself in Thailand.
Workation in Ko Pha-ngan
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Workation in Ko Samui
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This past year has revolutionised the way many of us work. The coronavirus pandemic has exponentially increased “working from home”, but many digital nomads are now making the choice to work remotely, sometimes halfway across the globe. Countries like Thailand, with its tropical sandy beaches, are welcoming them with open arms.
In fact, Bangkok has topped the list of ‘workation’ cities around the world in 2021, in a global survey by German travel search engine Holidu.
The Thai capital was ranked first thanks to its affordable cost of living, high degree of English-language proficiency, range of attractions, world-class facilities, and multinational corporate offices. Phuket also featured among the top workation cities around the globe, coming in at No. 10.
Holidu’s Workation Index for 2021 reflects the growing popularity of a ‘workation’ – whether a long weekend, week, month or longer – in which business can be mixed with pleasure at home or abroad, particularly in the current situation where more and more people work from home.
The Workation Index based the Index on various factors ranging from monthly rent for a one-bedroom apartment, cost of after-work drinks to average hours of sunshine, Wi-Fi speeds, and the number of ‘things to do’.