"She wanted to set an example of how to travel safely during Covid, and share what different destinations, like Mexico, were doing to welcome guests back. So she and her husband "packed a backpack with all of the digital things that we thought we would need to work remotely from around the world. And we set off." A New Life as a Global Local"
"She has been working from the road ever since: Kenya, the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Guatemala. A "full-time traveling event prof," as she calls herself, she runs her third-generation business, Achieve Incentives & Meetings, manages events, stays involved with the industry, and posts regularly on Instagram about her adventures (@ashleyroseontheroad) - all from a suitcase. Lawson and others like her have taken what most people would dream of and made it their reality. Today, 11% of U.S. workers call themselves digital nomads."
"She stays entirely at Airbnbs. "We live for a while off the beaten path, but then I make it to a city that could work for an incentive and I use it as a learning opportunity and do as many site visits as I can. "I become a local in every destination I visit. It's almost like I'm doing a needs assessment, and learning about the people and their history. I think it's so important that we introduce our event attendees to the culture.""
Ashley Lawson left home in December 2020 to model safe travel during Covid and work remotely worldwide. She and her husband packed digital tools and traveled to Kenya, the Dominican Republic, Colombia and Guatemala while running a third-generation events business from a suitcase. Lawson stays in Airbnbs, lives off the beaten path, conducts site visits and performs cultural needs assessments to design incentive events. Digital nomadism rose sharply, with 11% of U.S. workers identifying as digital nomads. Agnès Canonica also shifted lifestyles during Covid, buying a Class C RV in October 2020 and outfitting it for boondocking and electric-bike travel.
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