Since working from home became increasingly common, one rather sneaky holiday trend has really taken off.If you’ve found yourself frantically refreshing emails, checking your messages and logging onto Zoom calls from abroad (or even the airport), you might be guilty.’Hush holidays’, or ‘hush trips’, is a term that has risen to prominence on social media and describes when employees work remotely away from home.Except they do so without telling their bosses.You might want to work from your holiday destination to soak up an extra few days of sunshine, or perhaps you just want a change of scenery.Those embarking on hush trips will generally maintain their usual work routine, just from a different location.Indeed, searches for a ‘hush trip’ have surged by 243 per cent over the last three months as more employees look to work remotely from holiday destinations without telling their employer. A growing number of workers are opting for ‘hush holidays’ without informing their employer’They may go as far as to use a VPN to disguise their IP address and location,’ Gabby Beckford, a travel expert and founder of travel site Packs Light, told Huffington Post. The perks are evident: a better work-life balance, extra holiday time, and greater freedom and flexibility.One Reddit user wrote: ‘Who cares as long as the work is getting done effectively and efficiently?’Another echoed this sentiment, writing: ‘Are ‘hush trips’ the future of remote work?’However, there are risks involved. You can get in trouble with your employer even if you are working the right hours.There could also be security and compliance risks associated with working from another country. Travel blogger Esther Susag said: ‘HR teams already struggle tracking where remote workers are based. Hush trips make that borderline impossible and open up all sorts of potential tax, privacy and legal issues depending on where folks work from unannounced.’One LinkedIn user wrote: ‘Terms like “quiet quitting” and “hush trips” may seem like fleeting trends, but they often point to deeper issues within an organisation, such as burnout, disengagement, and unclear expectations.’At their core, these terms are not just headlines. They’re signals that something in the employee experience isn’t working as intended.’It’s always worth checking with your employer if you plan on working while travelling. This means they are logging on to work from a different locationThere are plenty of other potentially nefarious travel trends holidaymakers are attempting.’Seat squatters’ fall alongside ‘barebeaters’, those who listen to music or a video out loud, without headphones.Other bad habits include having loud conversations, as well as eating hot or strong-smelling food.’Gate lice’, those who cluster around the gate before it is even their turn to board the plane, are also among the most annoying travel habits – as well as ‘pocket pilers’, who don’t empty their pockets before security at the airport.Meanwhile, ‘aisle lice’ is the nickname that has been given to passengers who jump up the moment the plane reaches the gate – even, in some cases, before the seatbelt sign has turned off.