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Are the travel costs footed by the remote worker? I'm trying to understand how Remote Year would make money off of this. Kind of like a programmer/recruiter/travel agent all in one?

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I would imagine the remote workers themselves are paid their normal salary by the company, or perhaps salary minus travel expenses. The company participates by footing the bill for travel expenses, and gets support and feedback from the firm behind Remote Year, who in turn get brand recognition and their name in the ears of executives.

I could be completely wrong, though. There isn't enough info on the website to make hard guesses.

The remote workers all have their own jobs that Remote Year can help them find. They then pay a fixed amount per month to Remote Year, which includes housing, travel, activities, programming and some meals.

Would you be willing to add this information to your site? You might find more people willing to sign up if they are better informed. See my above (wrong) conjecture as an example of how little can be extrapolated from what you have on display.

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