Analysis

September 5, 2022

Why are digital nomads critical of Sardinia’s plan to lure new residents?

As European countries make moves to attract digital nomads, Sardinia wants to draw in private homebuyers


Credit: Ivan Ragozin on Unsplash

Since the pandemic struck and remote work boomed, many European countries are incentivising digital nomadism to reinvigorate local economies with things like tax breaks and cheap visas.

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Gonçalo Hall, founder of the Digital Nomads Madeira project
Gonçalo Hall, founder of the Digital Nomads Madeira project
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A view of Pontremoli, the Tuscan village where a digital nomad community is being set up
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The coworking space in Pontremoli
The coworking space in Pontremoli
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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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