What Is ‘Deadzoning’? The 2026 Travel Trend All About Logging Off For Real

We’ve all seen it: the person at the airport gate loudly telling their boss their Wi-Fi isn’t strong enough for video calls, clearly pretending to be stuck at home. Or that friend who, between bottomless mimosas at brunch, is furiously tapping out Slack messages.

Welcome to the modern vacation: gate-checked by remote work.

Thanks to flexible schedules and “work-from-anywhere” policies, we technically can work from anywhere — even while on vacation. And yet that freedom has become a trap.