Hokkaido city to promote camping resort as "workation" base

 

北海道城市推銷露營休閒場當「工作度假」基地

【摘要2021.7.28.自由】◎管淑平

The city of Tomakomai in Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost main island, plans to promote a local camping resort for teleworkers interested in "workations" that combine work and vacations.

日本最北邊的主要島嶼北海道的苫小牧市，打算向有意「工作度假」結合工作與度假的遠距工作者，推銷當地的露營休閒場。

The municipal office is eyeing a budget of 40 million yen to provide high-speed internet access in the cottages and meeting rooms at Auto Resort Tomakomai Arten, a popular resort owned by the city close to New Chitose airport.

市府正打算用4000萬日圓預算，在當地熱門的公營Arten汽車渡假區的小木屋、會議室提供高速網路。

Workations are drawing attention with the growth of remote working amid the coronavirus pandemic.

由於在新型冠狀病毒疫情中，遠距工作增加，工作度假也正受到注意。

Tomakomai is facing a population decline and hopes its efforts will attract teleworkers to counter the trend, a city official said.

市府官員說，苫小牧正面臨人口減少，希望這麼做會吸引遠距工作者，扭轉這種趨勢。

新聞辭典

workation：名詞，work（工作）和vacation（度假）兩字結合的新創字，意指度假時遠距工作。例句：Workation is the latest travel trend.（邊工作邊度假是最新的旅行風潮。）

teleworker：名詞，遠距工作者。例句：The number of teleworkers has increased during the pandemic. （疫情期間遠距工作者人數增加。）

eye：動詞，考慮，打算。例句：The government is eyeing a ban on vaping.（政府正考慮禁止電子煙。）