A wise man once said, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." Taking a company retreat is a nice way to mix work and play (or, in our case, work and eating). We think taking a company retreat (or "workcation") is important in building solidarity, especially for distributed teams. In this episode, Fred and Jeremy discuss the plans for Tortuga's yearly company retreat. Find out where we're going and why, how we're funding it, and what our workcation goals are.

In This Episode

• 01:03 Tortuga Air video and packing cube photos
• 03:02 Company retreats
• 04:07 Why we picked San Sebastian
• 06:25 Why have work retreats?
• 10:05 The inspiration for our work retreats
• 12:07 How we're pulling it off
• 14:44 Traveling affordably with credit card rewards
• 17:56 Airbnb accommodations/credits
• 21:37 Southwest companion pass
• 23:35 What we hope to accomplish
• 25:03 Word to the Wise

People On This Episode

• Jeremy Michael Cohen
• Fred Perrotta

Links from This Episode

• The Basque History of the World: The Story of a Nation - Book by Mark Kurlansky about the Basque people in Spain and France
• The Bootstrapper's Guide to Getting Out of the Office and Into a Workcation - Blog Fred wrote about workcations and other companies who take them
• Power Trip 025: Working Remotely With Lauren Kulifay - Podcast where we had our first group conversation
• Power Trip 017: How to Save Money With Travel Debit and Credit Cards & Our Favorite Travel Debit and Credit Cards - Information we've shared on using points to pay for travel
• Chase Sapphire & American Express SPG - Credit cards with great travel rewards
• How to Travel for Free on Airbnb - Blog sharing information on getting referral credits
• Rewards chart - Cool chart displaying which cards get you different rewards
• Southwest Companion Pass - When you fly Southwest, you can take someone with you for free

Word to the Wise

• Jeremy: Pittsburgh  - Contemporary, affordable, lots of things to do and good places to eat
• Fred: Standing Desk - Stand up and work! It's great for your health and productivity

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