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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Travel
Jenny Valentish

Work therapy: can a cyber-commuter prepare a retail employee for life as a digital nomad?

Left: Luisa Tulouna Right: Wifi Tribe's Diego Bejarano-Gerke
Luisa Tulouna and WiFi Tribe's Diego Bejarano Gerke Composite: Luisa Tulouna and Diego Bejarano Gerke

We started a revolution from our beds during lockdown and now it’s spreading to the beach resorts. Having realised that remote working is entirely possible, many people are taking that ethos abroad. A 2021 report from Airbnb showed that 11% of the company’s long-term-stay bookers were living a nomadic lifestyle and 5% planned to give up their main homes.

Barbados, Malta, Iceland, Bermuda, Spain, Croatia, Greece, Estonia, Sri Lanka and Indonesia (specifically Bali) are among the countries setting up digital nomad visas and similar schemes for remote workers.

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