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"Should your community welcome digital nomads – individuals who work remotely,
allowing them freedom to bounce from country to country?
Our research has found that workers are eager to embrace the flexibility of not
being tied to an office. And after experiencing economic losses due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, cities and countries are concocting ways to entice visitors.
One idea involves stretching the meaning of tourism to include remote workers.
Today, a growing number of countries offer so-called “digital nomad visas.”
These visas allow longer stays for remote workers and provide clarity about
allowable work activities. For example, officials in Bali, Indonesia, are
looking to formalize a process for remote workers to procure visas – “the
faster, the better,” as the head of the island’s tourism agency put it.
Yet pushback from locals in cities ranging from Barcelona to Mexico City has
made it clear that there are costs and benefits to an influx of remote workers.
As we explain in our new book, “Digital Nomads: In Search of Freedom,
Community, and Meaningful Work in the New Economy,” the trend of “work tourism”
comes with a host of drawbacks."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
