AWW rounds it up: who is still hiring in 2023?
Our online community is poppin', thanks to a viral Instagram reel.
Greeting AWWs, we recently hit 1.4K members! 👋 If you’re new to the community, don’t forget to do a self intro post in the FB group, explore the various niche chat channels, and look at the upcoming events we have planned.
Who is still hiring?
As we’ve seen with the layoffs happening in tech, loyalty to a company means nothing. Prioritize yourself, your health, and your happiness. If you’ve been laid off, please share in the community group so we can help support or share connections.
Companies still hiring include Alchemy, ServiceNow, Mercury, Gitlab, TikTok, and Bill 🏢 You can also check out this list by Corporate Bro.
The biggest travel trends for 2023. Credits and photo by Conde Nast.
Travel & Tourism News
Over 60% of travelers in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China & US plan to travel abroad this year. The latest survey from the European Travel Commission (ETC) has revealed that over 60 per cent of potential travelers from these listed countries intend to travel long distances this year, with Europe being at the top of their destinations list.
The biggest travel trends in 2023 include transformation retreats, swankier airport lounges, sleep tourism, and psychedelic immersions.
Interesting Visas to 👀
The top 5 easiest digital nomad visas to get are Colombia, Ecuador, Hungary, Croatia, and Costa Rica. Digital nomad visas you qualify for if you make less than $2,000 USD include Latvia, Colombia, and Cape Verde.
Hong Kong has a Top Talent Pass Scheme. It will allow those earning an annual salary of 2.5 million Hong Kong dollars ($318,472) or above and graduates from the world's top universities to work or pursue opportunities in the city for two years, but college smollege.
Since launching the scheme in October 2022, Portugal has approved 200 digital nomad visas (different than D7). The majority of applications have come from Brazil, the UK and the USA, according to the country's Ministry of Affairs. To qualify, applicants must earn at least €2,800 per month - four times Portugal’s minimum wage.
AWW Features
Gi from The Sensible Fay writes a blog on sustainable & ethical fashion, creative and personal anecdotes, and pieces on mindful living by Gi’s documentation of the journey to a more thoughtful lifestyle. It is a platform for inspiration, creative exchange, and acceptance. Most recently, her Instagram reel blew up and has been a huge catalyst for new members joining AWW.
Debbie is a slowmad writer and freedom lifestyle advocate. In her own words, she’s “an island-born, city-raised girl who ditched the cubicle to become location independent.” Her podcast The Offbeat Life Podcast is extremely well-known amongst the nomad community—AWW was on it last year too!
Cynthia Huang is the Head of Dtravel, a web3 Direct Bookings company which allows you to create your own vacation rentals booking website with fiat, crypto and smart contracts. Listen to her most recent podcast to learn about the future of travel.
Upcoming AWW Events in 2023 (rsvp required)
Feb 5th at 9 PM GMT+8 - LinkedIn like a Pro: Masterclass on Personal Branding and Lead Gen with Smri Sha
Feb 22nd at 1 pm PST - How to Solo Female Travel Online Panel
Feb 23rd - Meetup in Taipei, Taiwan (details in the Facebook group)
March 4th - Meetup in Southern California (details TBA)
March 25th - Volunteers needed in Singapore! We’re hosting a launch party in the lion city and need a couple of extra hands to help run our big event. Email us for details.
🎥 Watch the How to Work and Travel Abroad recording if you missed it!
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Lastly, here’s some food for thought: our friend Amy Yu shared a really great article Travel is No Cure for the Mind. When you view life as a continuous cycle in this box, it can be easy to take its components for granted and view everything as a mundane blur of familiar events. However, when you take the time to actually inspect the box with mindful awareness of its contents, you will discover the true amazement that lives within them. And the best tool one can use to magnify these great discoveries is the practice of gratitude.
Loved it. Interesting visa applications info 🙏