The number of digital nomads, or people who combine remote work with travel, has been increasing due to improved technology, changing job markets, and inexpensive flights. Two main groups driving this trend are millennials looking for non-traditional work and baby boomers with financial flexibility. A recent study found that most hiring managers believe location is unimportant for new hires and many companies have remote workers or difficulties finding local talent.

1. Digital nomads:
A growing global
trend
may / 2017

2. Combining work and travel was not
new, but interest has been increasing

3. The Digital Nomad Life:
Combining Work and Travel
“Travel has changed”
“Everyone wants to be a temporary
local.”

4. We can attributed the increase in the
number of remote workers to
improved technology, a changing job
market and inexpensive flights.
The two main groups fueling it are
millennials interested in taking time
off from traditional work and aging
baby boomers who have financial
resources and flexibility.

5. A new study, Future Workforce,
released in February by Upwork, a
marketplace for online work, surveyed
more than 1,000 hiring managers in
the United States.
It found that only one in 10 believed
location was important to a new hire’s
success; nearly two-thirds said they
had at least some workers who did a
significant portion of their work from a
remote location, and about half agreed
that they had trouble finding the talent
they needed locally.

9. References:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/03/business/digital-nomads-work-t
ourism.html
https://www.remotejobsolutions.com/digital-nomad-infographic-case-
study/