The rise of the 'half-tourist' who combines work with a change of scene
Covid-19 has accelerated the decline of the office, but not everyone wants to work from home. We look at travel firms catering to the growing number of nomadic workers
Destinations hit by the global halt in travel have already started to target nomadic workers to make up for the loss of tourist income. Barbados was one of the first to launch a "digital nomad" visa, in July. Since then, a wave of other countries have announced similar programmes, including Estonia, Georgia and Croatia. Most recently, Anguilla launched a visa scheme inviting visitors to live and work on the island for 12 months, "swapping grey skies and jumpers for tropical blues and daily temperatures reaching for the 30s".
Carolyn Brown, 58, is a first-time remote worker now considering make it longer term. After closing her office in London during lockdown, she swapped her south-west London flat for an apartment in Santorini, where she starts her day with a swim and spends nights with friends in tavernas. "I went out for a week's holiday but decided to extend it. It's the first time I can do everything online, so why not? With the time difference I usually start at around 6am but I don't mind getting up early when I get to watch the sun rise over a hilltop monastery."
Editor's Note: He estimates the losses for the ship-breaking industry at Rs 400 to Rs 500 crore ($53 million to $67 million) due to the lockdown. "While we had no earnings, we ensured that workers were paid. We also gave ration kits to those who stayed back. It added to our expenses," said Parmar. Alang has 132 working plots for dismantling ships and each plot employs around 200 to 300 workers.
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