These are the 10 best 'workcation' cities in the world for hybrid workers

Have you been searching for a location where you can combine work and leisure? Look no further.

The Hungarian capital of Budapest has topped the list of the world's best cities forwork and vacation, or "workcation," compiled by flexible and hybrid workspace operator International Workplace Group.

The results are based on in-house research as well as findings from a survey conducted across 1,000 hybrid office workers globally.

Hybrid and remote work, which gained traction during Covid-19 as businesses around the world temporarily shut down offices to meet health standards, has become a permanent arrangement for many companies.

The number of people working from home increased five-fold between 2019 and 2023,and 40% of U.S. employees currently work remotely at least one day a week, according to a report published by the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research.

"Thanks to cloud technology that can be anywhere in the world provided there's a high-quality internet connection available ... it's no wonder that more and more individuals are embracing the idea of combining work with travel, whether it's for a few days tacked on to the end of a vacation, or a few months as a digital nomad," said Mark Dixon, founder and CEO of International Workplace Group.

According to the IWG report, 84% of hybrid workers have either extended or would consider prolonging a vacation to work remotely, while 75% said "the freedom of being able to work from anywhere boosts their job satisfaction."

The IWG report compared 30 cities globally rating them on a scale of 10 in the following categories:

This criteria was chosen to "help measure how comfortable or conducive overseas environments will be, especially when factoring in work responsibilities,"