In airports more and more spaces for smart workers

Airports are increasingly becoming the ideal places for remote working. To put it in black and white are the data released by the analysis platform CoworkIntel: The number of flexible workspaces located in airports has grown 83% year-over-year since the end of 2021.

New life for airports

Airports are transforming to keep pace with new post-pandemic travel trends, including the rise of packaged travel. Airport hotels, for example, are becoming increasingly popular meeting places for companies, especially those that have teams made up of people located in different locations. Co-working is set to play a major role as flexible office platforms and lounge operators leverage corporate policies to work from anywhere.

One of the largest companies in the sector, Switzerland International Workplace Group (IWG)has recently opened its second location of co-work spaces at the airport Schiphol Of Amsterdam. A place that includes six work areas, four meeting rooms and spaces suitable for holding up to 100 people. It is designed for transit passengers who have to work while waiting for connecting flights, but also for people who work nearby.

Co-working networks

Today, IWG has nearly 50 hybrid workspaces in or near airports around the world. Between these Los Angeles, London Heathrow, Berlin, Sydney and Tokyoas well as Schiphol. There are even smaller locations such as Geneva, Abu Dhabi, Accra, Monk and Bordeaux.

“We are seeing a rapidly growing demand for hybrid working solutions with today’s workers looking to stay productive no matter where they are,” said Mark Dixon, founder and CEO of IWG. “The Spaces Lounge at Schiphol Airport is an example of the work we are doing to provide high-quality hybrid workspaces where people need them.”

The greatest demand for flexible workspaces, however, continues to come from major metropolitan areas, close to major airports. In exponential increase the solutions that combine the concepts of “work from anywhere” with those of space of co-working. We are also witnessing a passage that goes from business travel only to “bleisure” tripswhich combine business and leisure.