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The Rise of Digital Nomads is Creating a Runaway Industry

Allwork

SafetyWing, a startup offering travel health and medical insurance for remote workers, was cited as a prime example. One estimation from an independent 2023 survey stated that digital nomads contribute a staggering $787 billion to the global economy annually. The company is reported to have seen earnings of $24 million last year.

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Top 10 Most Innovative Companies to Watch in 2024

Success

How they innovate: Group Black partners with media companies using Uplift, which helps match Black creators with 200 brands in their network. Most Innovative Travel Company 5. Photo cred: courtesy of Travel Environmental Most Innovative Company in Beauty 6. Financials: According to ZoomInfo, total revenue is $1.2

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How to Volunteer Abroad (and Great Organizations to Explore)

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Volunteering abroad allows you to make a difference—all while traveling and exploring a new locale. You’ll meet new people—and broaden your network. There’s a big difference between teaching, building homes, providing medical care and supporting wildlife conservation. You may also want or need travel insurance.

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When to Retire from Your First Career and How to Plan Your Next Move

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After managing a successful loyalty program at 3M Company, he retired to volunteer, travel and “relax.” “I Lastly, Carman says, never underestimate the power of your network. When I travel for business, I work full time,” Bassett says. It will pay dividends.” That’s exactly what happened with Bassett’s Plan B.

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How My Experience as a Black Entrepreneur Shaped My Views on Building Financial Freedom

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I was traveling on business and planning to open a new franchise in the area, I said. As a Black professional, he had been through his own set of uncomfortable interactions traveling on business and was all too familiar with the array of characters you meet and the variety of tactics used to wiggle out of uncomfortable environments.

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The Power of Strong Friendships in Strengthening Well-Being

Success

In F3—a network of free, outdoor, peer-led workouts with 3,545 locations as of early November with more added every week—he is immersed in a group of like-minded men, and it was with them that he formed more deep friendships in a few years than he had in the rest of his life combined—including with me.

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One in four people will work from abroad this year, and many won’t tell their employer

Workplace Insight

What’s more is almost three in ten (27 percent) overseas workers have faced challenges that impacted their ability to work including travel disruption, damaged, stolen and lost technology as well as personal accidents. Cybersecurity is another area where businesses could find they are unprotected.