In the United States , a quiet change is happening at work .
Many workers are taking "workations ."
This is when employees work remotely from a vacation place without telling their boss .
Workation combines the words "work " and "vacation ."
Another example is "staycation .”
This word describes when a person decides to stay home during vacation rather than traveling .
During the COVID-19 pandemic , teleworking and remote work led people to re-think parts of their professional and personal lives .
This increased the popularity of workations .
Corporate trainer Rudi Riekstins works with businesses and employees .
And as people went back to work , they sought to have more control .
The research suggested that 52 percent of employed Americans would use vacation travels as a chance to work remotely .
Riekstins said workations can be good for both workers and employers .
For example , a workation can improve worker happiness by making life more interesting .
“Productivity goes up by 70 percent on average when people are happier when they are working .
And we see happy people when they're traveling because they feel stimulated ,” said Riekstins .
“You start to be stimulated emotionally , mentally , and physically , and then when you show up to work , you are more creative .”
Some hotel companies offer workation specials to boost business , especially during slower times .
She also rents out eight beach cottages .
Wieber herself worked remotely for eight years and now offers workation services that she would have liked using .
In Georgetown , Maine , the 13-room Gray Havens Inn , which sits near the water , created a special program that aims to appeal to younger , remote workers .
“We have a lot of younger travelers , but not as many as we would like .
This is part of the reason we started this program ,” said innkeeper Ali Barrionuevo .
“I read about other hotels doing it , so we put it out there to see if we could attract people who were teleworking .”
The room comes with daily breakfast , a welcome gift , and some food and drinks .
Barrionuevo also provides advice and support for seeing the area and taking part in activities .
Gen Z is a name for the generation of people born in the late 1990s through the early 2000s .
Riekstins noted that not all workations have to be secret .
Some employers permit workations as long as employees get their work done .
Riekstins said he thinks more companies should accept remote work situations as a way to improve worker satisfaction and business productivity .
He said employers should be asking : Are workers happy ?
Are they able to work anywhere and still get the job done ?
Can companies get better products and better results with happier workers ?
And will this make them stay at the company ?
And that's the Health & Lifestyle Report .