This week saw new plans in this regard, with a focus on attracting “digital nomads”, a type of traveller Sri Lanka is not very familiar with. Promoting digital tourism in Sri LankaIn a novel step, Sri Lanka’s tourism authorities said they were looking into promoting “digital tourism” to earn more foreign exchange, in a bid to uplift the tourism industry and strengthen the national economy. While Sri Lanka is making plans to attract digital nomads, a number of other countries have already taken steps to ease their travelling activities. Only 30% of digital nomads report working over 40 hours per week, and van lifers (those living out of their vehicles, either full or part time) constitute 17% of American digital nomads. However, now that many countries have initiated and are considering initiating relaxed requirements for digital nomads, Sri Lanka will have some competition.

Source: The Nation July 14, 2021 18:56 UTC