Latest news with #digital nomads
The Guardian
4 days ago
- Business
- The Guardian
Has the digital nomad dream turned sour?
When Alex Holder fled London's stressful work culture and hard edges for a family-friendly life in Lisbon, Portugal, she couldn't believe her luck. Living in a light-filled apartment in a beautiful building in a street with no cars, she appreciated the more balanced approach to life she had found in the Portuguese capital, along with the lower cost of living. But after a few years she began to grow increasingly uneasy. Looking around, she noticed an increase in people like her who were enjoying the cheaper costs of living in Portugal, but who might also be making life harder for locals. 'There was just this growing awareness that something doesn't feel right – there's this wealth gap growing. And perhaps I'm part of it,' she tells Helen Pidd. Was she pushing up prices and helping change the culture of the place she loved? Lauren Razavi runs a thinktank that explores the future of migration, citizenship and borders. She explains how countries have sought to attract remote workers, digital expats and digital nomads – and what has changed.
France 24
17-07-2025
- Politics
- France 24
Mexico City vows to tackle gentrification after protests
A demonstration against gentrification in the Mexican capital turned violent earlier this month, with businesses including a Starbucks coffee shop vandalized. Presenting her strategy to address the public anger, Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada said that gentrification was "one of the most important issues in the city today." "It's not only a city issue, but a global one," she said. "It means the displacement of thousands of families from their neighborhoods. It also represents the disappearance of local businesses," she added. Authorities would create legal instruments to enforce an existing rule that landlords cannot increase rents by more than inflation, she said. The city government would also propose a "fair, reasonable and affordable rent" law to regulate and stabilize rental prices and prevent displacement, Brugada said, without giving details. Regulation of short-term rentals through platforms such as Airbnb would be strengthened, and authorities would prioritize the construction of public housing in central areas, she said. Protesters complain that increased arrivals of remote workers, known as "digital nomads," since the Covid pandemic have driven up rent prices and displaced Mexicans. Some held signs at the recent rally saying "Gringo go home" or demanding that foreigners speak Spanish, pay taxes and respect Mexican culture. President Claudia Sheinbaum condemned what she called "xenophobic" behavior at the demonstration.
