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Rise of ‘Workations’ a Boon for Travel Agencies

SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The tourism industry is getting a boost from rising demand for traveling as the work-from-home culture expands. Accommodation booking app Good Choice reported a 69 percent increase in the number of reservations of longer than two consecutive nights in the first quarter of this year, compared to the previous [...]

‘Workations’ Sweep Across Fintech Industry

SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — So-called ‘workations’, in which many fintech employees work as they rest, are expanding in response to rising demand for a working environment that caters to contactless business practices in the pandemic era. Viva Republica Inc., the company behind popular South Korean financial app Toss, joined hands with Namhae County [...]