ワーケーション

わーけーしょん
noun
workcation; working vacation
businessworkdaily-life
1. workcation; combining work and vacation
a work style that combines remote work with vacation by working from resort or travel destinations
ワーケーションを体験(たいけん)する。
Experience a workcation.
沖縄(おきなわ)でワーケーションをして、午後(ごご)は海(うみ)で泳(およ)いだ。
I did a workcation in Okinawa and went swimming in the afternoons.
会社(かいしゃ)がワーケーション制度(せいど)を導入(どうにゅう)した。
The company introduced a workcation program.

Etymology

A blend of ワーク and バケーション, from English "workation."

Usage

Spread in Japan from 2020, promoted by the government and by resort areas as remote work grew. It usually means keeping normal working hours at a holiday destination and using free time for sightseeing.

Similar words

  • テレワーク / リモートワーク: working away from the office in general; ワーケーション adds the holiday destination
  • 在宅勤務(ざいたくきんむ): working from home

Common collocations

  • ワーケーションをする: to take a workcation
  • ワーケーション施設(しせつ): workcation facility
  • ワーケーション制度(せいど): a company's workcation program

Related Words

Related: テレワーク (telework)
Related: リモートワーク (remote work)
Related: 在宅勤務(ざいたくきんむ) (work from home)
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