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As borders closed and remote work boomed, the rules of the game changed overnight.

For digital nomads, this brought unexpected challenges and new opportunities.

Is the digital nomad dream dead?

Closed borders, national lockdowns, travel restrictions, fewer and more expensive flights.

It sure seems like a bad time to be a digital nomad.

So, how did we get hereand what happens next?

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A smaller number continued to travel, albeit more slowly and with new restrictions on where they could go.

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In the pandemics wake, he may be proven right.

Barbados and Estonia were among the first nations tolaunch nomad visasin response to the pandemic.

Subscription living

Hospitality brands have alsoresponded with experimental subscription products.

European hotel brands Zoku and citizenM launched room subscriptions, offering guests flexibility across their locations in different cities.

Tomorrows tourism may resemble a temporary expat life more than a two-week break in the sun.

As borders reopen, the digital nomad dream isnt dead.

In fact, its just getting started.

This story was originally published onlraz.io.

Lauren Razavi is an award-winning writer, speaker, and activist.

She was an early adopter of remote work and has been a digital nomad since 2013.

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