November 21, 2024

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Hotels for digital nomads are on the rise. How is it to stay in one?

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Hotels for digital nomads are on the rise. How is it to stay in one?  South China Morning Post

Tsugio Makimoto and David Manners coined the term “digital nomad” in their 1997 book of the same name, which predicted a future in which technological advances enabled people to live and work on the move.

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It would be another two decades before the concept really took off – during the Covid-19 pandemic – but today there are millions of digital nomads worldwide. Unsurprisingly, the trend is starting to shape the travel industry.

Aside from an increasing number of countries introducing remote-worker-friendly visas, there is a new generation of hotels designed with digital nomads in mind.

I checked into one such hotel to see if it would help a part-time nomad like me travel better and for longer.

The check-in counter at Lyf Collingwood doubles as a cafe to celebrate Melbourne’s coffee culture.
The check-in counter at Lyf Collingwood doubles as a cafe to celebrate Melbourne’s coffee culture.

My base was Lyf Collingwood, a co-living hotel in Melbourne, Australia, that I found through a digital nomad forum.

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