My coworkers and I will have productivity, creativity, or brainstorming sessions at each other’s homes every two or three months (sometimes less frequently) to help fulfill the desire for in-person collaboration. Work is willing to reimburse for travel time because we’re lucky enough to have an owner that sees the value in it. Also, we all live in the same region, so it’s a 3 hour drive at most for any one of us, depending on where we decide to meet.

You should consider something similar and propose it to management if you think it would benefit the team.