Ep 260: Rethinking Digital Nomadism & The Future of Borderless Travel, with Milos Pelucha, Destinova

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10 Jul 2025 β€’ 30m29s

What is the future of Digital Nomadism, Remote Work and Work from Anywhere? And should ASEAN destinations do more than issue Digital Nomad Visas to integrate remote workers into tourism economies? And who, actually, are digital nomads. Are they remote workers? Are they laptop backpackers? Is digital nomadism a lifestyle? Is it a tourism segment? What is borderless living? What are Micro-Societies? Why is global mobility developing as a hot topic? Are co-working and co-living compatible concepts for destination marketing?

This week, Gary is joined by Milos Pelucha, Co-Founder of Destinova, and an advocate for remote work as a high-yield travel segment. Milos and Gary’s conversation coincides with the climax of the 2025 Bansko Nomad Festival - the world’s largest digital nomad gathering - in Bulgaria. We take a global journey through the critical issues of the remote working economy and the future of “borderless” tourism, from Armenia to China, Azores to Bhutan, Thailand to the French Alps, Morocco to Georgia and Vietnam to India. En route we breakdown the key components for destination marketers seeking to engage the fast-evolving ‘work from anywhere’ movement - which is becoming more organised and more dynamic.

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