Being a digital nomad and traveling around for luxury doesn’t seem to be something that can sit together in a sentence.
Yet, the opposite is true.
Luxury digital nomads are a special class of traditional nomads. They are highly skilled and can work in any place. They have a high income that lets them travel and afford their stays at villas, and resorts. Most skilled digital nomads make six figures or more as they work and travel.
With companies hiring people remotely that kills the need of being confined to and working inside cities. Today, a digital nomad need not necessarily be a freelancer or work as a gig-based worker. Most companies now allow their employees to work from anywhere they want.
It doesn’t matter if digital nomads live a luxurious life or not, the digital nomad lifestyle is more popular than ever.
A big reason behind this is how the pandemic has made a big impact on our work lives. Remote and hybrid work is on the rise and people can increasingly work away from their desks. There’s no need to visit a workplace every day–just insure your phone to make sure you can work on the go. Do this before moving with relatives somewhere else to start working in another country and living in luxury hotels.
With this lifestyle, more countries are offering a new digital nomad visa that lets you stay longer in the country without a tourist visa. Also, you don’t need to face the hassles of a regular work visa.
The visas let you be a tax resident in your home country. Moreover, businesses of all sizes see potential in an extended team model when they employ staff members from offshore countries. Digital nomads can be employed in their home country and also do gigs from other countries.
Airbnb's statistics point to this. Over 100,000 guests booked stays for a period of 90 days or longer over a 12-month duration from September 2021. Three months isn’t your typical vacation time off. They are working at places they go for vacation.
Luxury digital nomads aren’t necessarily limited to those who recently reaped the benefits of newfound remote work. There are also digital nomads who did well in their niche and are starting to command higher freelance rates than when they initially started traveling. So digital nomads can be YouTube content creators who help businesses obtain social media marketing growth, bloggers, and other entrepreneurs who have access to a vast global audience and have the freedom to work from anywhere they want. They can be copywriters who steadily worked their way up from junior levels.
That means you don’t necessarily have to be a hotshot CEO to become a digital nomad. You only need to identify what you’re good at, what you can do remotely with the help of Zoom alternatives, and work by building your client base and being comfortable enough with your current income to leave your day job. Or pursue this lifestyle together with your day job.
Now that you understand what a luxury digital nomad lifestyle is and how you can live this life, you can get started with this approach. You may have money saved up and you might need some inspiration on what you can start to afford at this point.
A villa is what most people can start by booking if they’re not immediately comfortable with a luxury nomad lifestyle. A villa leaves you with the feeling of being pampered. At the same time, it also feels like your home. But without any of the hassles, you face at your home. You don’t have bills to pay, have to maintain stuff, or mow your lawns.
There’s no washing, no cleaning, or preparing your own food. You have access to pools and gyms and they never compromise on luxury.
Airbnb comes across as a cheaper alternative to a hotel at first sight. But Airbnb is also the place for luxury stays. There are plenty of luxury apartments and entire homes with pools, comfortable perks, and other benefits. These places are a luxurious alternative to your home. You have many amenities like the equipment you want for cooking and are for looking for different scenery.
Of late Bali has become the most popular spot for freelancers and other remote workers. There are plenty of places to stay and a huge number of luxury villas as well as high-end workspaces.
There are also five-star hotels where you can live a luxury lifestyle but you don’t have to break the bank for that.
The Caribbean islands offer 12-month digital nomad visas with the Barbados welcome stamp for that duration. You get access to luxurious villas and resorts in the island.
Author bio: George Mathew is a writer and blogger at Kamayobloggers, a site that talks about the struggles of freelance writers and other digital nomads.
