Naslov
Digital nomads in Croatia – an ecosystem for foreign residents in the making?

Autori
Hornstein-Tomić, Caroline ; Kurilić, Maja ; Bagić, Dora

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, ostalo, znanstveni

Skup
Mediterranean Islands Conference

Mjesto i datum
Vis, Hrvatska, 14-17.09.2022

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Podatak o recenziji nije dostupan

Ključne riječi
Digital nomads, Dalmatia, ecosystem, remote work, tourism

Sažetak
Under the impact of the global COVID-19 health crisis a small but vocal community of temporary residents has emerged in Croatia commonly referred to as digital nomads. Supported by intense social media activity it has since attracted others to follow and join the community at the coastal regions and cities, as well as the capital Zagreb. New policy measures were laid out swiftly by the Croatian government to facilitate their sojourn and to put Croatia on the map as prime destination for digital nomads. Meanwhile, public / private partnerships, business and civic initiatives are developing offers to cater to these foreign residents, mostly early career remote workers engaged in a mobile lifestyle coined as “serious leisure” (B. Yuen Thompson 2018). Our contribution sketches the emergence of a digital nomad community and an industry catering to this target group in Croatia. Based on semi-structured interviews with public administration officials, representatives of local tourist agencies and businesses, and with digital nomads, and on social media discourse analysis, we describe an ecosystem in the making, its practices, aspirations, and we question its potential impacts on local contexts.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Interdisciplinarne društvene znanosti

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