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 "source": "The Sales Traveler — the Index Desk",
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 "slug": "road-office-index",
 "name": "The Road Office Index",
 "url": "https://thesalestraveler.com/road-office-index/",
 "entityNoun": "Network",
 "measures": "published commitments",
 "period": "2026-07",
 "methodology": "The hours between the 10am and the 4pm decide more deals than either meeting. We scored 10 US workspace networks on 15 published commitments a traveling seller needs: drop-in access, call privacy, connectivity, client hosting, and admin. Top score: 87 (WeWork). Average: 67. Once again, the quiet column is empty.",
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  {
   "id": "A",
   "label": "Access (drop-in)",
   "checks": [
    "Day pass bookable online, no membership",
    "Meeting rooms bookable by the hour",
    "Same-day booking supported"
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    "Wired or backup connectivity stated",
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   "id": "H",
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   "max": 3
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   "id": "X",
   "label": "Admin & pricing",
   "checks": [
    "Instant receipt or invoice",
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    "Day-pass pricing published"
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   "max": 3
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  {
   "rank": 1,
   "name": "WeWork",
   "category": {
    "A": 3,
    "P": 2,
    "C": 2,
    "H": 3,
    "X": 3
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   "score": 87,
   "note": "On Demand is the most complete published drop-in product in the category: pass, rooms, booths, price — all bookable, all stated.",
   "ruledBy": "Editor-in-Chief, The Sales Traveler",
   "ruledOn": "2026-07-22"
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  {
   "rank": 2,
   "name": "Industrious",
   "category": {
    "A": 3,
    "P": 2,
    "C": 1,
    "H": 3,
    "X": 3
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   "score": 80,
   "note": "Hospitality-first operator that publishes nearly the full set; video-equipped rooms aren't a stated standard.",
   "ruledBy": "Editor-in-Chief, The Sales Traveler",
   "ruledOn": "2026-07-22"
  },
  {
   "rank": 3,
   "name": "Regus",
   "category": {
    "A": 3,
    "P": 1,
    "C": 2,
    "H": 3,
    "X": 3
   },
   "score": 80,
   "note": "The biggest network and a fully published day product — docked for no phone-booth standard across a wildly varied estate.",
   "ruledBy": "Editor-in-Chief, The Sales Traveler",
   "ruledOn": "2026-07-22"
  },
  {
   "rank": 4,
   "name": "Spaces",
   "category": {
    "A": 3,
    "P": 1,
    "C": 2,
    "H": 3,
    "X": 3
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   "score": 80,
   "note": "IWG's design brand inherits the Regus commitments and the Regus gap: privacy on demand is not promised.",
   "ruledBy": "Editor-in-Chief, The Sales Traveler",
   "ruledOn": "2026-07-22"
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  {
   "rank": 5,
   "name": "Convene",
   "category": {
    "A": 2,
    "P": 1,
    "C": 3,
    "H": 3,
    "X": 2
   },
   "score": 73,
   "note": "Built for the client meeting, not the drop-in day: best-in-class stated AV and hospitality, no day pass, no published walk-in price.",
   "ruledBy": "Editor-in-Chief, The Sales Traveler",
   "ruledOn": "2026-07-22"
  },
  {
   "rank": 6,
   "name": "Office Evolution",
   "category": {
    "A": 2,
    "P": 1,
    "C": 1,
    "H": 3,
    "X": 2
   },
   "score": 60,
   "note": "Suburban and practical — day offices priced and bookable — with nothing stated on privacy or connectivity resilience.",
   "ruledBy": "Editor-in-Chief, The Sales Traveler",
   "ruledOn": "2026-07-22"
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  {
   "rank": 7,
   "name": "Venture X",
   "category": {
    "A": 2,
    "P": 1,
    "C": 1,
    "H": 3,
    "X": 2
   },
   "score": 60,
   "note": "Franchise polish with a published day product; booths, backup connectivity, and same-day certainty go unstated.",
   "ruledBy": "Editor-in-Chief, The Sales Traveler",
   "ruledOn": "2026-07-22"
  },
  {
   "rank": 8,
   "name": "Carr Workplaces",
   "category": {
    "A": 2,
    "P": 1,
    "C": 1,
    "H": 3,
    "X": 1
   },
   "score": 53,
   "note": "Professional-services DNA and published day rates; the digital self-service stack is thin.",
   "ruledBy": "Editor-in-Chief, The Sales Traveler",
   "ruledOn": "2026-07-22"
  },
  {
   "rank": 9,
   "name": "Serendipity Labs",
   "category": {
    "A": 2,
    "P": 1,
    "C": 1,
    "H": 3,
    "X": 1
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   "score": 53,
   "note": "Enterprise-grade positioning, member-first publishing — the walk-in seller can't find a committed price.",
   "ruledBy": "Editor-in-Chief, The Sales Traveler",
   "ruledOn": "2026-07-22"
  },
  {
   "rank": 10,
   "name": "Premier Workspaces",
   "category": {
    "A": 2,
    "P": 1,
    "C": 1,
    "H": 3,
    "X": 0
   },
   "score": 47,
   "note": "The day office exists; the commitments around it — price, receipts, self-service — mostly don't.",
   "ruledBy": "Editor-in-Chief, The Sales Traveler",
   "ruledOn": "2026-07-22"
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