MillionSpaces, the leading platform in the country to book the best workspaces for businesses, has recently announced the launch of flexible and ‘bleisure’ workspaces. This is a new category to their portfolio, where individual workers and organizations can rent out COVID-safe flexible spaces for a wide range of requirements in a variety of locations across the country.
The spaces are offered across main cities and key suburbs, both in Sri Lanka and Singapore, ranging from quiet co-working spaces, private offices, boardrooms, work-friendly cafes, to luxury hotels. Based on their concept of working from anywhere, the Flexible and Bleisure workspaces offer the convenience of simply making a booking online, walking into the space and getting to work.
Each of the venues on the platform can be rented out for one hour or a day to a full week or month. The combination of spaces is geared to cater to the specific needs of various organizations and their teams, with booking costs being simple, jargon-free, and all-inclusive, covering rent, business rates and service charges, fully backed-up with WiFi, reception services, cleaning and maintenance and office furniture.
This comes at no better time, than in the wake of an increasing number of remote workers across Sri Lanka, from entrepreneurs, individuals, SMEs and even multinationals, looking at new ways to adapt to the new remote working norm with restricted travel.
Speaking of the initiative, Prasath Nanayakkara, Chairman and CEO of MillionSpaces stated, “Today’s world is experiencing a shifting sentiment towards flexible working ever since the global pandemic has shaken up the way we socially interact and conduct our daily lives. Looking long term, decentralized flexible spaces that facilitate social distancing and help workers avoid public transport, while also allowing for greater agility in managing overheads, which can be flexed up or down to control costs and manage changing working patterns and requirements is quite an attractive option! I strongly believe flexible working is going to be an integrated piece of corporate life going forward and this is exactly what we aim to offer to our clients.
Outlining the concept in further detail, Head of Marketing at MillionSpaces, Azmina Rasheed explained, “Many Sri Lankans have been working from home since last March. That’s a very long time and for most people this is starting to take a toll on their mental and physical health. Working with children at home, not being able to leave the house, working with workstations that are not adapted to their needs, not being able to meet with colleagues on strategic projects are all factors that are pushing people to look at new remote working alternatives closer to their homes and families. A growing number of organizations are also realizing that it’s not worth keeping or investing in expensive, long-term leases when there are more viable options out there like with MillionSpaces.”
Vishmi Perera, who leads Sales for MillionSpaces, added, “Our flexible and bleisure spaces offered is designed to meet the varying needs of corporates from small team meetings to boardrooms to creative spaces for innovative thinking, strategizing and planning. These high-quality spaces enable workers to access and discover experiences that marry the functionality of a premium workspace with the luxury and comfort of a serene and safe atmosphere that is closely accessible to their homes, designed to perfectly match their own unique needs. All Spaces listed on our platform follow stringent COVID-19 safety protocols in accordance with Government regulations, to ensure that users remain safe and isolated from any risk.”
MillionSpaces is on a mission to fulfil growing post-Covid customer needs, to create great work environments through their collection of diverse spaces and to expand their coverage of spaces making them more accessible to anyone looking for a workspace close to home. This will be an epic convergence of people, spaces and technology to deliver secure, frictionless and amazing work experiences that will set a trend to the way the world will work in the future.