👩💻 New article in the Journal of Travel Research! This is the first publication of my amazing PhD supervisee Yunhao Xiao at BI Norwegian Business School. Big thanks for the great collaboration🙏 And congratulations on this achievement early in his PhD🎉🎊
https://doi.org/10.1177/00472875231224242
Summary🧵 below
1️⃣ We investigate evolving patterns of #work and #travel among #digital #nomads based on an analysis of Reddit's r/digitalnomad over 3.5 years. We show how these highly mobile professionals blend their #careers with their love for #exploration. 🧳💼
2️⃣ From #destination reviews to #emotional needs and #regulation, we identify 15 #topics across 7 #clusters that are top of mind for digital nomads. 🗺️⚖️ The impact of the pandemic is significant, yet the community has high #resilience and #adaptability.
3️⃣ Our findings come with relevant #insights for the #tourism industry, providing actionable strategies to engage this dynamic segment of travelers. We are also contributing to the #theory of #liquid #modernity by examining the role of global disruptions like pandemics. 📘🔍
The paper is available #openaccess: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00472875231224242
#Research #TourismIndustry #Pandemic #LiquidModernity #liquid #modernity #AcademicTwitter #digitalnomads #nomadidigitali #remotework #remote #work
Christoph Lutz