Changing yourZoom backgroundto an image of a blissful , sunnybeachmight be the closest you’re able to get to working from paradise decent now , but Barbados want to help you swap your virtual experience for a real one .
AsCondé Nast Travelerreports , the Barbados administration has create a 12 - calendar month “ Barbados Welcome Stamp ” visa that will allow visitor to work remotely from the island for up to a year . Barbados already began toreopenits borders to vacationers on July 12 , with American Airlines , Virgin Atlantic , JetBlue , and British Airways all expected to summarize escape there in the next few week . That said , the island is requiring all out - of - towners to test damaging for COVID-19 before entry , and the increased safety protocols can deter citizenry from thinking a myopic trip is deserving the effort .
Since Barbados ’s economic system relies hard on tourism , the government is hop-skip the opportunity for a long - term stay will encourage visitors to come anyway — especially considering how many people are working from home late . For many , that trend may not finish even after the pandemic does ; Global Workplace Analyticsestimatesthat between 25 and 30 percent of the world ’s hands will have transitioned to remote work for multiple day a workweek by the end of 2021 .
harmonise toBarbados Today , Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley announced the pending Welcome Stamp program at a reopen result for Primo Bar and Bistro in the St. Lawrence Gap neighborhood of Barbados ’s Christ Church parish . During her spoken communication , she stressed the grandness of help the cordial reception industry get back on its feet .
“ The masses who must keep these towns awake are not just those who get from overseas , as we are learning with COVID , but those who live here and who have a responsibility to check that that this is the best that can be offered in this part of the world , ” she say .
Applications for the new stamp are now being accept online . Clickhereto learn more .
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