Remote Work Policies Offer New Opportunities for Corporate Housing

A fledgling UK booking platform has won a contract from the U.S. government to help it book short-term accommodations for federal agency workers, signaling a resilient sector for travel companies to turn to. Short-term rental specialist AltoVita, which specializes in corporate housing, has been selected by the U.S. Federal Employee Relocation Center as its official booking platform, replacing a relocation company specialist. The center itself is part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and it works with several federal agencies, “dedicated to supporting the recruitment, retention, and relocation of your most important asset: your people,” it says on its website. Corporate housing is a highly regulated area, but offers opportunities for growth for travel companies in the face of diminished traditional business travel. The U.S. Agriculture Department, for example, is now looking at “a broader array of new remote work policies, remote duty stations and other flexible sch