The International Workplace Group (IWG) ranked 40 cities and placed Barcelona fifth in its third annual work-holiday index. The ranking evaluated internet speed, cost of living, transport, accommodation, resident happiness, and overall desirability for holidaymaking. Barcelona scored highly for essential infrastructure for remote workers, including numerous internet cafés, coworking spaces, and reliable high-speed connectivity. The city’s beaches, mild Mediterranean climate, and diverse gastronomic scene contribute to leisure appeal. Barcelona outperformed other European hubs such as Rome and Paris, and Spain overall has strengthened its reputation as a growing hub for digital nomads and remote workers.
THE CATALAN capital of Barcelona has been named one of the world's top five destinations for a so-called 'work holiday,' a lifestyle that fuses working remotely with travelling. According to a global ranking reported by the International Workplace Group, or IWG, Barcelona, which has famously been a magnet for digital nomads, ranks in the highly competitive fifth position, under global tourism hotspots like Japan and Brazil.
This is the third edition of the annual report and analyses key factors imperative to remote work such as Internet speed, cost of living, Work From Anywhere Barometer transport, accommodation, the happiness of its residents, and the desirability of the city as a whole for holidaymaking. The findings, unsurprisingly, cemented Barcelona as a top destination for digital nomads and those working remotely during their holiday.
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