For many workers, the pandemic changed very little about where they spent the days. They never stopped going to work at stores and hospitals and factories so the rest of us could have food, medical care, and other essentials. But for a small subset of workers, it looks like the pandemic has permanently reset how and where work happens.
Just 13.4 percent of people are still working remotely, according to numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But with many (though not all) large white collar employers announcing plans to allow flexible and remote work indefinitely, it looks like for this small slice of the population working from wherever is here to stay.
What does that mean for how they organize their lives, and as a knock-on effect, for the travel industry? That’s the subject of a recent interview with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky in the Atlantic. His prediction can be summed up in three words: the Great Convergence. Or to put it in everyday language, Airbnb is betting that…
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