Digital nomads in Chiang Mai, Thailand, struggle to establish a coherent sense of self, work, and productivity amid intersecting mobility pathways involving Western backpackers, Chinese tourists, and other nomads.

Disruptions of self, place and mobility: digital nomads in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Digital nomads in Bali can play a significant role in the local digital ecosystem through knowledge transfer, but require improved coordination, cultural acceptance, and legal certainty to fully integrate into the local ecosystem.

Developing Digital Nomads as a New Market Segment and Their Role in the Local Digital Ecosystem

Digital nomads in Southeast Asia maintain a strong connection to their national identity and adopt a utility-oriented approach, making it a unique labor model reflecting the transformative nature of work in the digital era.

Digital nomadism in Southeast Asia: its cultural identities and the new labor model

Digital nomads use technology and internet access to explore the world, but their ethos of freedom is limited by structural constraints and their reliance on geoarbitrage and network capital.

Digital nomads: freedom, responsibility and the neoliberal order

Digital nomads, a new type of fluid workforce, use local coworking spaces to maintain a work-leisure balance and engage in creative tourism, but the motivations and benefits of these flexible office environments remain unclear.

Coworking environments and digital nomadism: balancing work and leisure whilst on the move

Digital nomads in Split, Croatia, experience significant benefits but face challenges due to seasonal tourism, increased living costs, and disruptions from crowds and noise.

DIGITAL NOMADS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN TOURISM HUB

Countries implement digital nomad visa systems and leisure policies to attract highly skilled remote workers, support business development, and position themselves as ideal territories for knowledge workers.

“Home office is the here and now.” Digital nomad visa systems and remote work-focused leisure policies

COVID-19 has challenged core practices of digital nomads, fostering appreciation for welfare state services and potentially increasing digital nomadism in the Global South.

Pandemics and geoarbitrage: digital nomadism before and after COVID-19

Digital nomads' social responsibility impacts their entrepreneurial self-efficacy and innovation, highlighting the need for tourism firms to focus on social responsibility levels to attract this niche.

Estimating the Impact of Digital Nomads’ Sustainable Responsibility on Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy

Digital nomadism has accelerated international migration, posing challenges and highlighting the need for policy-makers to consider sociological and geographical perspectives to address precarity and inequality.

Digital nomadism and global mobility: Challenges and suggestions for international migration policies

Local perceptions of foreign digital nomads in Bali are positive, with technology access playing a minor role in influencing attitudes towards them.

Local Perceptions Towards Foreigners Digital Nomads in Bali

Digital nomads are a growing tourist demographic, spending time and engaging in local activities, contributing to local development in Greece.

Greece as an Organic Space for the Development of Digital Nomadistry

Digital nomads value coworking spaces as a venue for lifestyle-based bonding with like-minded people during travel, highlighting their importance for tourism and hospitality research.

Digital nomads’ lifestyles and coworkation

Digital nomads are individuals who work while traveling and travel while working, driven by societal changes and flexible employment, but lack a comprehensive understanding and holistic perspective on the phenomenon.

In search of a digital nomad: defining the phenomenon

Digital nomadism is becoming increasingly institutionalized and professionalized, reducing its emancipatory dimension and extending capitalist logics rather than offering an alternative.

‘Becoming Mainstream’: The Professionalisation and Corporatisation of Digital Nomadism

Digital nomad research is in its early stages, but this study identifies 17 core concepts and key authors, providing a framework for future exploration and highlighting research topics for future exploration.

A research framework for digital nomadism: a bibliometric study

Digital nomads need high levels of discipline and self-discipline to manage work/leisure boundaries, as working in leisure and tourism sites can challenge the balance between work and non-work.

The freedom trap: digital nomads and the use of disciplining practices to manage work/leisure boundaries

Managers struggle with paradoxical attitudes towards integrating digital nomads into corporate structures, advocating flexibility but resisting cultural change.

Integrating Digital Nomads in Corporate Structures: Managerial Contemplations

Digital nomads combine digital work, gig work, nomadic work, and global travel, enabled by digital technologies, shaping the future of work and the digital native population.

Digital Nomads Beyond the Buzzword: Defining Digital Nomadic Work and Use of Digital Technologies

Digital Nomads research in information systems is insufficient, with only 10 papers directly addressing the topic, highlighting the need for further empirical studies on this topic.

Digital Nomads: A Systematic Literature Review

The impact of digital nomadism on local economies and cultural integration.

Some studies suggest digital nomadism can positively impact local economies through knowledge transfer and business development, while other studies highlight challenges in cultural integration, increased living costs, and structural constraints.